INFORMATION ON PLAYBACK

Unplayable Discs and Files

The following discs will not be played back in this unit.

• CD-ROM

• CD-I (compact disc-interactive)

• DVD-RAM

• VSD (video single disc)

• DVD-audio

• video CD

• HD DVD

• SVCD

•unfinalised disc

•SD Memory Card contains DivX® files.

•BD/DVD hybrid disc (played back as a BD-video only)

•BD that contains AVCHD files

•DVD-RW/-R recorded in VR mode or non compatible recording format.

•Super audio CD - Only the sound on the CD layer can be heard. The sound on the high-density super audio CD layer cannot be heard.

•Playability of dual discs are not guaranteed.

•BD-RE/-R recorded in BDAV format or non compatible recording format.

•This unit cannot play back the disc contents protected by Windows Media™ Digital Rights Management (DRM).

Colour Systems

BD and DVD are recorded in different colour systems throughout the world. The most common colour system, used primarily in the U.K. and other EU countries, is PAL. This unit uses the PAL system. However, it is also possible to play back BD and DVD using other colour systems, such as NTSC.

Structure of Disc / SD Memory Card Contents

The contents of BD/DVD are generally divided into titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

BD / DVD / AVCHD

 

title 1

 

 

 

 

title 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chapter

1 chapter 2

chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-Screen Display

You can check information about the current disc by pressing [DISPLAY].

To call the on-screen display menu, press [DISPLAY] during playback. Every time you press [DISPLAY], the information changes. Depending on the media, available information varies.

BD-V AVCHD

off ATitle / Chapter information

ATitle information (elapsed time)

ATitle information (remaining time)

ADecoding format information Aoff

DVD-V

off AChapter information (elapsed time) AChapter information (remaining time)

ATitle information (elapsed time)

ATitle information (remaining time)

ADecoding format information Aoff

CD

off (Track information (elapsed time)) ATrack information (remaining time)

ADisc information* (elapsed time)

ADisc information* (remaining time)

Aoff (Track information (elapsed time))

(* not available during programme/random playback)

DivX

off AFile information (elapsed time)

AFile information (remaining time)

AFile name information ADecoding format information

Aoff

MP3

off (File information (elapsed time))

AFile name information

Aoff (File information (elapsed time))

 

 

 

 

 

WMA

 

 

 

 

 

off (File information (elapsed time))

Audio CDs are divided into tracks.

 

 

AFile name information

 

 

audio CD

 

 

ATag information (title name)

track 1

track 2

track 3

track 4

track 5

ATag information (artist name)

 

 

 

 

 

Aoff (File information (elapsed time))

Data discs or SD Memory Cards containing DivX® / MP3 / WMA / JPEG are divided into folders, and the folders are subdivided into files.

DivX® / MP3 / WMA

/ JPEG

folder (group) 1 folder (group) 2

file 1

file 2

file 3

 

file 4

file 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPEG

off AFile information

AFile name information Aoff

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