Enjoying DivX® Videos

About DivX Video Files

DivX® is a video file compression technology, developed by DivX, Inc. This product is an official DivX® Certified product.

You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contain DivX® video files.DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play

Playback of DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) on this system is subject to certain conditions:

–With DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contain DivX video files in addition to MP3 audiotracks or JPEG image files, the system plays only the DivX video files.

However, this system only plays DATA CDs whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk Format (UDF).

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc drives and the recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

About playback order of data on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs

See “Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files” (page 44). Note that the playback order may not be applicable, depending on the software used for creating the DivX video file, or if there are more than 200 albums and 600 DivX video files in each album.

Note

•The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format.

DivX video files that the system can play

The system can play data that is recorded in DivX format, and which has the extension “.AVI,” or “.DIVX.” The system will not play

files with the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if they do not contain a DivX video.

Tip

•For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs, see “Discs that the system can play” (page 43).

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The system may not play a DivX video file when the

 

file has been combined from two or more DivX video

 

files.

 

• The system cannot play a DivX video file of size

 

more than 720 (width) × 576 (height) or 2GB.

 

 

• Depending on the DivX video file, sound may skip or

 

not match the pictures on the TV screen.

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• The system cannot play some DivX video files that

 

are longer than 3 hours.

 

• Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may

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pause or be unclear. In which case, it is recommended

 

that you create the file at a lower bit rate. If the sound

 

is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format.

 

Note, however, this system does not conform to

 

WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.

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• Because of the compression technology used for

DivX video files, it may take some time after you

Playing

 

press H for the picture to appear.

 

Selecting an album

Discs

1 Press DVD MENU.

 

 

A list of albums on the disc appears. Only

 

 

albums that contain DivX video files are

 

 

listed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 Press X/x to select the album you want to play.3 Press H.

The system starts playing the selected album.

To select DivX video files, see “Selecting a DivX video file” (page 50).

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