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

•unfinalized disc

•BD-RE (ver.1.0)

•BD-RE (ver.2.1) (Recorded in BDAV format)

•BD-R (ver.1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3) (Recorded in BDAV format)

•BD that contains AVCHD files

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

•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.

Hint for Disc Playback

The contents of disc are generally divided into sections or folders (groups of titles / files) as shown below.

BD-video, DVD-video, AVCHD

title 1

 

title 2

 

chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 3

 

 

Audio CD

 

 

track 1

track 2

track 3

track 4

track 5

Color Systems

BD-videoand DVD-videoare recorded in different color systems throughout the world. The most common color system is NTSC (which is used primarily in the United States and Canada).

This unit employs NTSC color system, so the disc you play back must be recorded in the NTSC system. You cannot play back the disc recorded in other color systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DivX®, MP3,Windows Media™ Audio, JPEG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

folder (group) 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

folder (group) 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

file 1

 

 

 

 

file 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

file 1

 

 

 

 

file 2

 

file 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region Codes
Description for Icons

This unit has been designed to play back BD-videowith region “A”, DVD-videowith region “ALL” or “1” for BDP7520/F7 (USA / Canada) and region “ALL” or “4” for BDP7520/F8 (Mexico). You cannot play back BD-videoor DVD-videothat are labeled for other regions. Look for the symbols on the right on your BD-videoor DVD-video.

If these region symbols do not appear on your BD-videoor DVD-video,you cannot play back the disc in this unit. The letter or number inside the globe refers to region of the world. A BD-videoor DVD-videolabeled for a specific region can only be played back in the unit with the same region code.

BD-video

DVD-video

For BDP7520/F7 (USA / Canada)

For BDP7520/F8

(Mexico)

[ ] : group (folder) icon

[ ] : group (folder) return icon

[ ] : video file icon

[ ] : music file icon

[ ] : photo file icon

[ ] : information icon

[ ] : key icon

[ ] : signal icon

-“Folders” refers to the groups of files.

-“Tracks” refers to the contents recorded on the audio CD.

-“Files” refers to the contents on a disc which are recorded in DivX®, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio, JPEG file format.

Note

•Unrecognizable characters will be replaced by “…”.

•For BD, DVD and SD card, this unit can recognize up to 999 groups (folders), and 9,999 tracks / files.

•For CD, this unit can recognize up to 255 groups (folders), and 999 tracks / files.

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