Example of discs that the system cannot playThe system cannot play the following discs:•CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the formats listed on page 6•CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format•Data part of CD-Extras•DVD Audios•DVD-RAMsAlso, the system cannot play the following discs:•A DVD VIDEO with a different region code (page 8, 98).•A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart).•A disc with paper or stickers on it.•A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it.Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/ DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW

In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/ DVD+R/DVD+RW cannot be played on this system due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software.

The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

Note on DualDisc

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side.

However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback depending on the disc type.

Disc type

You can

VIDEO CDs

Enjoy video playback (moving

without PBC

pictures) as well as music.

functions

 

(Ver. 1.1 discs)

 

 

 

VIDEO CDs

Play interactive software using

with PBC

menu screens displayed on the

functions

TV screen (PBC Playback), in

(Ver. 2.0 discs)

addition to the video playback

 

functions of Ver. 1.1 discs.

 

Moreover, you can play high-

 

resolution still pictures, if they

 

are included on the disc.

 

 

About Multi Session CD

•This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

•This system can play Multi Session CDs when a JPEG image file is contained in the first session. Any subsequent JPEG image files recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

•If audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

About the Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling

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