Harman-Kardon DMC 1000 manual Media Compatibility, Disc Formats Supported by This Player

MEDIA COMPATIBILITY

Disc Formats Supported by This Player

The DMC 1000 can play the following types of prerecorded discs:

ReWritable

The DMC 1000 will also play most recordable discs, but we cannot guarantee complete playback compatibility, due to the wide variation in recorders and blank discs.

Round 3" (8cm) or 5" (12cm) discs may be used. Do not use odd-shaped, noncircular discs.

DVD-Video Disc Compatibility:

•Single-sided or double-sided discs

•Single-layer or dual-layer discs

•Dolby® Digital, DTS®, MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio tracks

•MPEG-2 digital video

•Discs are generally divided into one or more titles, which may be further subdivided into chapters.

Audio CD Compatibility

•Linear PCM digital audio

•Audio CDs are divided into tracks

CD-R/RW Compatibility

•Linear PCM or MP3 (32kbps – 320kbps) digital audio

•May contain JPEG still images (up to 5 megapixels, file size up to 5MB, limit of approximately 250 files per disc).

•Linear PCM discs are generally divided into tracks like an audio CD. MP3 and JPEG discs (or discs that contain more than one of these formats) are divided into files, which may be organized into folders, depending on how the disc was created.

VCD Compatibility

•Linear PCM, MP1 (MPEG-1, Layer 1) or MP3 (MPEG-1, Layer 3) digital audio

•MPEG-1 digital video

•May contain JPEG still images (Video CD Version 2.0).

•Some discs may contain menus and chapters, while other discs simply contain tracks. Version 2.0 discs may offer interactive playback control (PBC).

•Some SVCD discs may play, depending on how they were recorded.

•CDs containing raw MPEG video files are not part of the VCD format, and cannot be played on the DMC 1000.

The DMC 1000 Will NOT Play the Following:

•DVD discs with a Region Code other than 1 or 0

•DVD-ROM data discs

•DVD-RAM discs

•DVD-Audio discs

•High-definition optical discs such as WMVHD, HD-DVD™and Blu-ray Disc™ formats (the “SD-DVD” side of dual format HD-DVD/DVD discs may be played)

•SACD™ discs

•CD-I discs

•CD-G discs

•Kodak® Photo CD™ and Picture CD discs

•Discs intended for use in video game consoles

•Discs recorded in the “VR” mode or at any speed other than “SP”

NOTES:

•Due to differences in the authoring of DVDs, it is possible that some discs may include features that are not compatible with the DMC 1000, and not all discs include every capability of the DVD system. Example: although the DMC 1000 is compatible with multiangle discs, that feature is available only with specially encoded discs. Check the disc jacket to make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is available.

•Playback of CD-R/RW and DVD±R/RW discs created on a computer requires proper formatting and finalization of the disc.

•The DMC 1000 is compatible with most files encoded using MP3. However, variations in the encoder or codec used and the bit rate of the encoding may affect the DMC 1000’s ability to play a specific file. As a result, we cannot guarantee complete compatibility with all encoders and versions of the codecs. For best results, we recommend that MP3 files be encoded at bit rates ranging between 32kbps and 320kbps.

•JPEG files should contain no more than 5 megapixels, and the file size should be no larger than 5MB.

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