Samsung AK68-01477B user manual HD DVD Disc Compatibility, Disc Types

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HD DVD Disc Compatibility

HD DVD is a new format, disc compatibility issues with new and existing format discs are possible. Not all discs are compatible. If you experience compatibility problems, please contact SAMSUNG Customer Service.

M Playback may not work for some types of discs, or when specific operations, such as angle change and aspect ratio adjustment, are being performed. Information about the discs is written in detail on the box. Please refer to this if necessary.

Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched. Fingerprints, dirt, dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the recording surface may make it impossible to use the disc for playback.

Discs with PAL programs recorded on them cannot be played using this product.

When a BD-Java title is played, loading may take longer than a normal title, or some functions may perform slowly.

Disks that are embedded with the networking features can display a download loading message in addition to the disk loading message at the start.

Disc Types

❖BD-ROM

Blu-ray Disc Read Only Memory. A BD-ROM disc contains pre-recorded data. Although a BD-ROM may contain any form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain movies in High Definition format, for playback on Duo HD player's. This unit can play back pre-recorded commercial BD-ROM discs.

❖HD DVD

•HD DVD or High-Definition DVD is a high-density optical disc format designed for the storage of data and high-definition video.

•HD DVD has a single-layer capacity of 15GB and a dual-layer capacity of 30GB.

❖DVD-Video

•A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135-minutes of images, 8 audio languages and 32 subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby Digital surround, allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theatre quality images.

•When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there may be momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.

•Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Pre-recorded (pre-stamped) commercial DVDs with movies are also referred to as DVD-Videos. This unit can play back pre-recorded commercial DVD discs (DVD-Video discs) with movies.

❖Audio CD

•An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.

•This unit can play back CD-DA format audio CD-R discs.

•The unit may not be able to play some CD-R discs due to the condition of the recording.

❖CD-R

•Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-R disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or above disc, as the disc may not play back.

•If the CD-R disc was not recorded as a closed session, you may experience delays when playing back the beginning of the disc or all recorded files may not play.

•Some CD-R discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-R media from CDs for your personal use,playability may vary depending on contents and discs.

❖DVD-R Disc Playback

•Once a DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.

•This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded and finalized with a Samsung DVD video recorder. It may not be able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the disc and the condition of the recording.

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