Video CD (VCD)

A Video CD can contain both audio and visual data on a disc the same size as a regular Audio CD. The playing time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 cm CD.

Audio CD

An Audio CD containing audio data. The playing time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 cm CD.

CD-Recordable (CD-R)

With a CD-R, you can edit audio data. You can write information on a CD-R only once.

CD-Rewritable (CD-RW)

With a CD-RW, you can edit audio data. You can write information on a CD-RW again and again.

CD-Extra

ACD-Extra has two sections (sessions) for audio and data respectively. You can only play the section of audio on this unit.

Notes

•For customers in the region code 3 areas

This unit conforms to the PAL colour system. A disc recorded in a colour system other than PAL, such as NTSC or SECAM, cannot be played.

•For customers in the region code 4 areas

This unit conforms to the NTSC colour system. A disc recorded in a colour system other than NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM, cannot be played.

•You can play DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs and CD-Rs/CD-RWs designed for audio with this unit. However, depending on the recorded conditions, you cannot play some discs.

•You cannot play CD-Rs/CD-RWs, DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs or DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs that are not finalized.

•Discs created in Packet Write format cannot be played.

•Recordable discs may not play back correctly if the ambient temperature is high.

•The discs listed below cannot be played on this unit:

–8 cm discs

–CD-ROM (the data other than the MP3 or JPEG files)

–CD-G

–Photo-CD

–VSD (Video single disc)

–DVD-ROM (the data other than the MP3 or JPEG files)

–DVD-RAM

–DVD-Audio

–DVD+R DL (Dual Layer)

–Active-Audio (Data)

–CD-Extra (Data)

–Mixed CD

–SVCD (Super Video CD)

–CDV

–SACD (Super Audio CD)

Note on transparent discs

12 cm discs containing of only an inner 8 cm data portion (the rest is transparent) cannot be played on this unit.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection

This unit is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection 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 and recordable by this product.

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