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Introduction
—Continued

Supported Discs

The DV-SP404/DV-SP404E 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-SP404/DV-SP404E.
• The DV-SP404/DV-SP404E 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-SP404/DV-SP404E supports 8 cm and 12 cm
discs.
• The DV-SP404/DV-SP404E 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-
SP404/DV-SP404E.
• 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-
SP404/DV-SP404E 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-
SP404/DV-SP404E 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,
DivX video 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

DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility

Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in “Video
Mode (DVD Video Mode)” which have been finalized,
can be played back. However, some editing made during
the recording may not be played back accurately.

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 52)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for
the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not
use for other file types)
Disc Notes
Disc Logo Format or file type
DVD-Video
See page 50 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,
DivX Video
CD-RW
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG,
DivX Video
JPEG CD
JPEG
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