Pioneer DVR-520H manual General disc compatibility, DVD-R/RW compatibility, CD-R/RW compatibility

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Disc / content format playback compatibility

General disc compatibility

This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable format—see below for further compatibility information.

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW

Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs.

Model	Playable	Recordable
DVR-7000	Yes1,2,3	No
DVR-3100/ DVR-5100H	Yes1	No

1Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.

2Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.

3Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW

Fujicolor CD

•Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

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

• is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

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

VIDEO

CD

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

DVD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder will play and record DVD-R/RW discs.

Compatible media:

•DVD-RW Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1 / 2x and Ver. 1.2 / 4x

•DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x Recording formats:

•DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode)

•DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVD- Video format (Video mode)

CD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

•Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/Super VCD, 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 recorder.

•Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and Video CD/Super VCD)

•Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

Compressed audio compatibility

•Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

•Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)

•Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz

•Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)

•Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes

•VBR WMA playback: No

•WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec 8 (files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR)

•DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No (see also DRM in the Glossary on page 122)

•File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not use for other file types)

•File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files (if these limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these limits are playable)

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