About this manual

•The instructions in this manual are for models MHC-GNX900, MHC-GNX780, MHC-GNX880, MHC-GNX800 and MHC-GNX700. In this manual, the MHC-GNX880 is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise.

•This manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the unit, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the remote having the same or similar names or symbols.

Playable discs

You can play back the following discs on this system. Other discs cannot be played back.

List of playable discs

Format of

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discs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio CDs

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

CD-R/CD-RW

 

 

Audio

(Audio CDs/

 

 

 

CD Graphics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CDG)*/Discs

 

 

 

with MP3 audio

 

 

 

tracks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD Graphics

 

 

Audio +

(CDG)*

 

 

Video

* MHC-GNX880/GNX780 only

Discs that this system cannot play back

•CD-ROMs other than those has MP3 audio tracks that conforms to ISO 9660a) Level 1, Level 2, Joliet in expansion format.

•CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats:

–audio CD format

–data CD format with MP3 audio track in the format of MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3, MPEG 2 Audio Layer 3 and MPEG 2.5 Audio Layer 3 that conforms to ISO 9660a) Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in expansion format or Multi Sessionb).

•Data part of CD-Extras.

•Data part of Mixed CDs.

•A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart).

•CD-R and CD-RW discs that have not been correctly finalized (processing to allow play back by a normal CD player).

•CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multi- session that have not ended by “closing the session”.

•A disc recorded in packet write format.

•A disc with paper or stickers on it.

•A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it.

•Audio side of a DualDisc.

a)A logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROMs, defined by ISO (International Organization for Stardardization).

b)Multi Session

This is a recording method that enables adding of data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional discs begin at a disc control area called the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session disc is a disc having multiple sessions, with each segment from Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a single session.

4GB