01Before you start

Disc/content format playback compatibility

This player is compatible with a wide range of audio disc types and media 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 CDs, may be in an unplayable format — see the Disc compatibility table below for further compatibility information.

Please also note that recordable discs cannot be recorded using this player.

Audio CD

CD-R

CD-RW Super Audio CD*

*“Super Audio CD” is a registered trademark.

Disc compatibility table

Media

Compatible formats

 

 

CD-R/-RWCD-Audio, ISO 9660 CD-ROM*

*ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible.

Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

Compressed MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),

audio Windows Media Audio (WMA)

Sampling rates: 44.1 kHz

Bit-rates: Any (128 kbps or higher recommended)

VBR (variable bit rate) playback: No

WMA lossless encoding: No

DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will not play in this player.)

File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these

must be used for the player to recognize MP3/WMA files)

File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders on a disc; up to 648 folders and files (combined) within each folder

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Media

Compatible formats

 

 

PC-created• Discs recorded using a PC may not

disc be playable due to the setting of the software used to create the disc. In these instances, check the software manual or disc boxes for more on compatibility.

Discs recorded in packet write mode are not compatible.

About WMA

This player can playback Windows Media Audio content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA files can be encoded by using Windows Media® Player 7 or later version, Windows Media® Player for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® Player 9 series, or later version.

Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing, Inc.

About DualDisc playback

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

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