Onkyo DR-C500 instruction manual Playable Discs, Structure of the Disc Content, About Video CDs

Notes on Discs

This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs.

Playable Discs

This DVD Changer Receiver can playback the following discs.

	Disc mark	Contents	Disc size
		Audio	12 cm
DVD-		+
Video		Video
		(moving	8 cm
		pictures)
Video		Audio +	12 cm
		Video
CD		(moving
			8 cm
		pictures)
CD			12 cm
CD-R*		Audio
			8 cm (CD single)
CD-RW*

*The DVD Changer Receiver can play CD-R/RW discs recorded in CD-DA format, or with MP3 audio files. Some CD-R/RW discs may not be able to be played back.

•You cannot play discs such as DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM etc., even if the marks in the above table are labeled on those discs.

•This DVD Changer Receiver uses the NTSC color system, and cannot playback video media recorded in any other color system (SECAM, etc.).

•Avoid using heart-shaped or octagonal discs. Playing irregularly shaped discs may damage the internal mechanism of the DVD Changer Receiver.

Discs with shapes such as these cannot be played.

The Structure of the Disc Content

DVD-Video

Normally, the contents of DVD-Video are divided into titles, and the titles are subdivided into chapters.

	Title 1		Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2		Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Video CD/CD

Video CD and CD are divided into tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

About Video CDs

This DVD Changer Receiver supports Video CDs equipped with the PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations depending on the type of disc.

•Video CD not equipped with PBC function (Version 1.1)

Sound and movies can be played on this DVD Changer in the same way as a CD.

•Video CD equipped with PBC function (Version 2.0)

In addition to operation of the Video CD not equipped with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback with interactive software and search function using the menu displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback). Some of the functions described in this Instruction Manual may not work with some discs.

•Do not use discs that have residue from adhesive tape, rental discs that have peeling labels, or discs that have custom labels or stickers. Otherwise, you may not be able to eject the discs or the DVD Changer Receiver may become inoperative.

•Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your CD audio files or MP3 files. The disc must be finalized in order to play.

MP3 Compatibility Information

•This system is not compatible with mult-session discs. If you try a multi-session disc, only the first session will be played.

•The CD-R or CD-RW must be ISO 9660 level 1 compatible.

•Files should be MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz (recomended) or 48 kHz, 32 kbps - 320 kbps (128 kbps recomended). Incompatible files will not play.

•This system only plays tracks that are named with the file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

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