Kenwood AX-7 Types of playable discs, Unplayable discs, 18 EN, VCD, DVD VIDEO, CD (CD-R, CD-RW), (DVD-R/RW,DVD+R/RW), Restrictions due to difference between discs

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Application section

Knowledge section

Types of playable discs

The system this unit is using does not only play music from CD but can also play the discs listed below to offer you high-quality entertainment of video of movies and live concerts.

	Playable Disc	DVD VIDEO		CD (CD-R, CD-RW)			VCD
		(DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW)
Logo mark on disc
	Disc size
		8cm	12cm	8cm	12cm	8cm	12cm
	Played sides	One or both	One or both	One side only	One side only	One side only	One side only
		Approx. 41 min.	Approx. 133 min.
		(1 side, 1 layer)	(1 side, 1 layer)
		Approx. 75 min.	Approx. 242 min.
Contents	Video + Audio	(1 side, 2 layers)	(1 side, 2 layers)			Max. 20 min.	Max. 74 min.
		Approx. 82 min.	Approx. 266 min.
		(2 sides, 1 layer)	(2 sides, 1 layer)
		Approx. 150 min.	Approx. 484 min.
		(2 sides, 2 layers)	(2 sides, 2 layers)
	Audio			Max. 20 min., digital	Max. 80 min., digital

Please refer to page 21 for the CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW file formats which can be played back by this unit.

÷Compatible with Dual Disc* playback

*A Dual Disc is a two-sided disc combining a DVD side according to the DVD standard and a music side.

The video content recorded on the DVD side can be played back. As the music side is not compatible with the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this unit is not assured.

÷This unit can play back DVD-R and DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD VIDEO format and DVD+R and DVD+RW discs, but depending on the recording unit, the disc manufacturer, etc., playback sometimes may not be possible.

÷This unit may also be incapable of playing certain CD-R/RW discs depending on their properties, recording condi- tions, etc.

÷This player cannot play back discs compatible with CPRM. CPRM is the abbreviation of Content Protection for Record- able Media, and it is a technique for copyright protection for recording media.

Unplayable discs

This player cannot play back any of the following discs.

DVD AUDIO discs	CDV discs (Only the audio part can be reproduced.)
DVD-RAM discs	CD-G/CD-EG/CD-EXTRA discs (Only the audio can be
SACD discs	reproduced.)
VSD discs	Photo CD discs (Never attempt to play them.)
SVCD discs

÷A DVD video disc with a region code which does not match this unit or without a region code. For details, see "Region Codes". (

÷When the video format of a disc differs from that of the TV in use, the disc cannot be played normally. For details, see "Video Formats". )

Restrictions due to difference between discs
Some DVD and VCD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the inten-
tions of the software producers. Depending on the condition of this unit, operation may be	Inhibition icon
restricted. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work
as intended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. When an
inhibition icon is displayed on the TV screen connected to the player, it indicates that the disc
being played is under the restriction as described above.

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