GETTING STARTED

Regarding BD-Video

Enjoy Final Standard Profile functions (] 11), such as picture-in-picture. The various functions differ depending on the disc.

When playing a set of two or more BD-Video discs, the menu screen of the previous disc may continue to display even if the disc has been ejected.

Regarding high specification audio (7.1ch) of BD-Video such as Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS- HD Master Audio (] 19)

they can be reproduced in the original format only when connected to a compatible amplifier/receiver with a HDMI AV OUT terminal (] 5) and when “BD- Video Secondary Audio” is set to “Off” and “Bitstream” is selected in each format.

they are output only as Dolby Digital bitstream when “BD-Video Secondary Audio” is set to “On” even when the unit is connected using the HDMI AV OUT terminal.

they are output only as Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream (depending to the original format) when the unit is connected using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal.

Note about using a DualDisc

The digital audio content side of a DualDisc does not meet the technical specifications of the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) format so play may not be possible.

Tips for making MP3/JPEG files

File format

MP3

JPEG

 

 

 

Playable media

CD-R/RW*1

CD-R/RW*1, DVD-RAM*2, BD-RE*3, SD card

Extension

Files must have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

Files must have the extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”.

 

 

 

Picture resolution

between 34 × 34 and 5120 × 3840 pixels

 

(sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)

 

 

 

 

 

Bit rates

32 kbps to 320 kbps

 

 

 

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz/48 kHz

 

 

 

Reference

ID3 tags: version 1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

• MOTION JPEG: not supported

 

ID3 is a tag embedded in MP3 track to provide

• SD card: JPEG conforming DCF*4 (Design rule for

 

information about the track.

Camera File system)

 

This unit supports the versions listed above but only titles

Thawing Time: approx. 2 sec. (7M pixels)

 

and the names of artists can be displayed.

 

 

• If there is a large amount of still picture data etc. within

 

 

a MP3 file, play may not be possible.

 

 

 

 

 

• English alphabet and Arabic numerals are displayed correctly. Other characters may not be displayed correctly.

 

• The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is displayed on a computer.

 

• Depending on how you create the media (writing software), files and folders may not play in the order you

 

numbered them.

 

 

• This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.

 

 

• Depending on the recording conditions, the media may not play.

 

• Operation may take time to complete when there are many files and/or folders and some files may not display or

 

be playable.

 

 

 

 

*1: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended formats), Joliet This unit is compatible with multi-session.

This unit is not compatible with packet writing. *2: Discs must conform to UDF 2.0.

*3: Discs must conform to UDF 2.5.

*4: Design rule for Camera File system: unified standard established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Structure of MP3 and still pictures (JPEG) folders

e.g.,

You can play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG) with this unit by making folders on disc as shown (] right).

• Folder structure created on a DVD-RAM, BD-RE or an SD card is not displayed.

MP3 files and folders in CD-R/RW

Prefix with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play them.

Still pictures (JPEG) in CD-R/RW

Files inside a folder are displayed in the order they were updated or taken.

When the highest level folders are “DCIM” folders, they are displayed first on the tree.

Discs that cannot be played

BD-RE with the cartridge

• Video CD and SVCD

• 2.6 GB and 5.2 GB DVD-RAM

WMA discs

• 3.95 GB and 4.7 GB DVD-R for Authoring

DivX discs

DVD-RAM that cannot be removed from their cartridges

PAL discs

• Version 1.0 of DVD-RW

HD DVD

• DVD+R 8 cm (3"), DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, Photo CD, MV-Disc and PD

BD-Video discs recorded at a rate of 50 frame per second

• SACD (except for CD layer)

• Other discs that are not specifically supported

DVD-Audio (except for DVD-Video part)

 

 

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English