Pioneer DV-989AVi-S General disc compatibility, CD-R/RW compatibility, Super Audio CD, ROM*1

Before you start

Disc / content format playback compatibility

General disc compatibility

This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos:

DVD-Audio DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW

Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW

Super Audio CD

• is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD standard. Compared to the Video CD stan- dard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.

Super VCD

Other formats, including but not limited to the following, are not playable in this player:

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Photo CD, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD-

ROM*1

*1 Except those that contain MP3 files formatted as specified in the Compressed Audio Compatibility section.

DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs (Audio CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs) recorded using a DVD recorder, CD recorder or personal computer may not be playable on this unit. This may be caused by a number of possibilities, including but not limited to: the type of disc used; the type of recording; damage, dirt or condensation on either the disc or the player’s pick-up lens. See below for notes about particular software and formats.

•About DualDisc playback

A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side of which contains DVD content video, audio, etc. while the other side contains non-DVD content such as digital audio material.

The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play.

The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product.

For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc retailer.

CD-R/RW compatibility

•This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD/Super VCD format, or as a CD-ROM containing MP3 audio files. However, any other content may cause the disc not to play, or create noise/distortion in the output.

•This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

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