Pioneer 655A Before You Start, PC Created Disc Compatibility, Titles, chapters, Groups and tracks

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•This player is compatible with multi- session discs, but only plays sessions that are closed.

•Use CD-R or CD-RW media for record- ing your MP3 files.

•This player can recognize a maximum of 250 folders or 250 tracks. Discs contain- ing more than 250 folders or 250 tracks will play, but only the first 250 folders / tracks.

•Folder and track names (excluding the “.mp3” extension) are displayed.

•There are many different recording bit- rates available to encode your MP3 files. This unit was designed to be compatible with all of them. Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD Audio quality. This player will play lower bit-rate MP3 tracks, but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit-rates.

PC Created Disc Compatibility

•If you record a disc using a Personal Computer, even if it is recorded in a “compatible format” as listed above, there will be cases in which the disc may not be playable in this machine due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular incidences, check with the software publisher for more detailed information.

•DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW software disc boxes also have additional compatibility information.

Titles, chapters, Groups and tracks

DVD-Video discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3

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

DVD-Audio discs are divided into one or more groups that can each contain a number of tracks.

Group 1			Group 2	Group 3
Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 1	Track 1	Track 2

CDs, SACDs and Video CD/Super VCDs are divided into tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

CD-ROMs containing MP3 files are divided into folders and tracks. Folders may also contain further subfolders.

mp3	mp3	mp3	mp3	mp3	mp3
Folder A			Folder B	Folder C
Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 1	Track 1	Track 2

DVD-Video regions

All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player. Discs marked ALL will play in any player.

The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of the world.

1

2	5
		1
	6
		2
4	5	3
2		4

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