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Compatible Discs

Any disc that displays one of the following logos should play in this system. Other formats, including DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Audio, SACD and CD-ROM(except those containing MP3 files) will not play.

DVD Video compatibility

Single-sided or double-sided discs.

Single layer or dual layer discs.

• Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio.

MPEG-2 digital video Discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

DVD-R compatibility

This unit can play DVD-R

discs recorded as DVD video format.

Audio CD compatibility

12cm or 8cm discs

Linear PCM digital audio

CD-Audio, CD-R and CD-RW

formatted CDs are divided into tracks.(This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video

CD format, or with MP3 audio files, or Kodak picture CD files.)

Video CD compatibility

12cm or 8cm discs

MPEG-1 digital audio

MPEG-1 digital video

• Video CDs are divided into tracks.

Super VCD compatibility

12cm or 8cm discs

MPEG-1 digital audio

MPEG-2 digital video

• Super VCDs are divided into tracks.

DVD Video regions

All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player. Discs marked ALL will play in any player.

MP3 compatibility information

The CD-ROM must be ISO 9660 compatible.

Mono or stereo MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format,

32 or 44.1 or 48kHz fixed bit-rate. Incompatible files will not play.

Compatible with variable bit-rate (VBR) files.

This player is compatible with multi-session discs.

Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular audio CD quality. Although this player will play 48K to 320K bit-rate.

MP3 tracks, the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bitrates.

DVD+R/RW compatibility

This unit can play DVD+R and

DVD+RW discs recorded as

DVD video format.

Also this unit can record the video and audio signal in

DVD+R or DVD+RW disc.

MPEG4 CD compatibility

Also this can play MPEG4 disc.

JPEG CD compatibility

JPEG Photo in Discs.

CAUTION

DVD-R and CD-R/RW discs recorded using a personal computer may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt or condensation on the player's lens.

If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc.

Some of MPEG4 movies could not be played depending on the encoding methods.

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H & B DRX-430 manual Compatible Discs, This unit can play DVD-R Discs recorded as DVD video format, DVD+R or DVD+RW disc