Playable discsFormat of discs

DVD VIDEO

DVD-R*

DVD-RW*

DVD+R*

Video CD (VCD)

A Video CD can contain both audio and visual data on a disc with 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.

DVD+RW*

Video CD

Audio CD

CD-R*

CD-RW*

*Discs that are not finalized cannot be played. “DVD VIDEO”, “DVD-R”, “DVD-RW”, “DVD+R”, and “DVD+RW” are trademarks.

DVD

A DVD contains both audio and visual data. A 12-cm disc can hold 7 times the amount of data contained in a CD-ROM, which equals to 4 consecutive hours of playing time (8 hours for double-sided discs). DVDs are divided into 4 types: single sided single layer, single sided double layer, double sided single layer, and double sided double layer.

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

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

Notes

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.

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

CPRM

Active-Audio (Data)

CD-Extra (Data)

Mixed CD

SVCD (Super Video CD)

CDV

CD-F

SACD (Super Audio CD)

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