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Introduction
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Supported Discs
The DV-SP403E supports the following discs.
•Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t
conform to the official CD standard. Since these are
nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the
DV-SP403E.
• The DV-SP403E supports CD-R and CD-RW discs
recorded in Video CD format, audio CD format, or
ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format with MP3, WMA, and
JPEG files. It also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs recorded in DVD-Video format. However, some
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs may not
work properly for any of the following reasons:
incomplete disc finalization, disc burner characteris-
tics, disc characteristics, the disc is damaged or dirty.
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for
more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical
pickup lens can also affect playback.
• The DV-SP403E supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.
• The DV-SP403E does not support disc types not
listed.
• Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those
shown below, because you may damage the
DV-SP403E.
• Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape,
rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custom-
made labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the
DV-SP403E and you may not be able to remove the
disc properly.
Discs Made on Personal Computers
Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
compatible format, may not work properly in the
DV-SP403E because of incorrect settings in the disc
burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your
disc burning software for additional compatibility infor-
mation.
CD-R/RW compatibility
•Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660
CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files
*ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:
Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems
are both compatible with this player.
• Multi-session playback: No
• Unfinalized disc playback: No
DVD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording
(VR)*
*Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go
momentarily blank at edited points.
• Unfinalized playback: No
• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/RW: No
Compressed audio compatibility
•Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),
Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz
• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)
• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No
• VBR WMA playback: No
• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No
• DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes
(DRM-protected audio files will not play in this
player—see also DRM in the “Glossary” on page 50)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for
the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not
use for other file types)
•File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and
files combined
Disc Notes
Disc Logo Format or file type
DVD-Video
See page 47 for
region information.
DVD-R
DVD-Video
DVD-RW
DVD-Video,
VR format
Video CD
Including PBC
Audio CD
PCM and DTS
CD-R
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG
CD-RW
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG
JPEG CD JPEG