Discs that cannot be played back

The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-ROM (except for MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/DivX/ MPEG1/MPEG2 format), DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, SACD, etc.

Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers.

Damaged discs and discs in an extraordinary shape (other than a disc of 12 cm or 8 cm in diameter) cannot be played back.

About MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/DivX/MPEG1/ MPEG2 discsPlayable MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2 discs and files

CDs recorded in the ISO 9660 format are playable (except CDs recorded in the “packet write” format (UDF format)).

CDs recorded with multiple sessions are also playable.

Files with an extension of “.mp3”, “.wma”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg”, “.asf”, “.divx”, “.div”, “.avi”, “.mpg” or “.mpeg” (extensions with uppercase and lowercase letters mixed are also acceptable) are playable.

Notes on MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF discs and files

A disc may not be played back, or reading it may take a long time depending on its recording conditions or properties.

The time needed for reading varies with the number of groups or tracks (files) recorded on the disc.

If a character other than single byte English characters is used in the file name of an MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF file, the track/file name will not be displayed correctly.

The order of tracks/groups displayed on the MP3/WMA control screen, and the order of files/groups displayed on the JPEG control screen may be different from that of files/folders displayed on a computer monitor screen.

A commercially available MP3/WMA disc may be played back in an order different from that indicated on the label attached to the disc.

Playing back an MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF disc may take a long time. The elapsed time is not displayed until playback starts. The elapsed time may also not be displayed correctly.

For an MP3/WMA file, a disc with a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz and transmission rate of 128 kbps is recommended.

This system can play back a baseline JPEG file, excluding monochromatic JPEG files.

This system can play back JPEG data taken with a digital camera conforming to the DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) standard (when a function such as the automatic image rotation function of a digital camera is applied, the data no longer complies with the DCF standard, so the image may not be displayed).

If data has been processed, edited and restored with computer image editing software, the data may not be displayed.

This system cannot play back animations such as MOTION JPEG, still images (TIFF etc.) other than JPEG, or image data with sound.

The resolution of 640 x 480 pixels is recommended for JPEG files. If a file has been recorded at a resolution of more than 640 x 480 pixels, display may take a long time. An image with a resolution of more than 8 192 x 7 680 pixels cannot be displayed.

The system supports ASF files recorded with the maximum bit rate of 384 kbps and an audio coder decoder of G.726.

The maximum size of the playback picture is 352 x 288 pixels (CIF).
Notes on DivX discs and filesThe system supports DivX 5.x, 4.x and 3.11.

The system supports DivX files with a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels or less (30 fps) and 720 x 576 pixels or less (25 fps).

Audio stream should conform to MPEG1 Audio Layer-2 or MPEG Audio Layer-3 (MP3).The system does not support GMC (Global Motion Compression).

Files encoded in the interlaced scanning mode may not be played back correctly.

Playing back a DivX disc may take a long time. The elapsed time is not displayed until playback starts. The elapsed time may also not be displayed correctly.

Notes on MPEG1/MPEG2 discs and files

The stream structure of MPEG1/MPEG2 discs and files should conform to MPEG system/program stream.

720 x 576 pixels (25 fps)/720 x 480 pixels (30 fps) is recommended for the highest resolution.

This system also supports the resolutions of 352 x 576/480 x 576/352 x 288 pixels (25 fps) and 352 x 480/ 480 x 480/352 x 240 pixels (30 fps).

The profile and level should be MP@ML (Main Profile at Main Level)/SP@ML (Simple Profile at Main Level)/ MP@LL (Main Profile at Low Level).

Audio streams should conform to MPEG1 Audio Layer- 2 or MPEG2 Audio Layer-2.Caution for DualDisc playback:

The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended.

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