Onkyo DV-SP502E instruction manual Disc Notes

Introduction—Continued

Disc Notes

Supported Discs

The DV-SP502/DV-SP502E supports the following discs.

Disc	Logo	Format or file type
DVD-Video		See page 55 for
		region information.
DVD-Audio		DVD-Audio
		Super Audio CD (sin-
SACD		gle layer, dual layer,
		hybrid)
DVD-R		DVD-Video
DVD-RW		DVD-Video,
		VR format
Video CD		Including PBC
Audio CD		PCM and DTS
		Video CD, audio CD,
CD-R		MP3, WMA, JPEG
		Video CD, audio CD,
CD-RW		MP3, WMA, JPEG
JPEG CD		JPEG

•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-SP502/DV-SP502E.

•The DV-SP502/DV-SP502E 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. How- ever, 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 characteristics, disc characteristics, the disc is dam- aged 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-SP502/DV-SP502E supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.

•The DV-SP502/DV-SP502E 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- SP502/DV-SP502E.

•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- SP502/DV-SP502E 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- SP502/DV-SP502E because of incorrect settings in the disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc burning software for additional compatibility information.

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 62)

•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

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