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Before you start
About DualDisc playback
A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side
of which contains DVD content video, audio,
etc. while the other side contains non-DVD
content such as digital audio material.
The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not
compliant with the CD Audio specification and
therefore may not play.
The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this
product. DVD-Audio content will not play.
For more detailed information on the DualDisc
specification, please refer to the disc
manufacturer or disc retailer.
CD-R/-RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/
Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM*
containing MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC,
JPEG or DivX video/WMV files
* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD
physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.
Romeo and Joliet file systems are both
compatible with this player.
• Multi-session playback: No
• Unfinalized disc playback: No
• File structure (may differ): Up to 299
folders on a disc; up to 648 folders and files
(combined) within each folder
DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility
Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in
'Video Mode (DVD Video Mode)' which have
been finalized, can be played back. However,
some editing made during the recording may
not be played back accurately.
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DVD-R/-RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video
Recording (VR)*
* Edit points may not play exactly as edited;
screen may go momentarily blank at edited
points.
• Unfinalized playback: No
• MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG or DivX
video/WMV file playback on DVD-R/-RW:
No
Compressed audio compatibility
• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer
3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA),
MPEG-4 AAC
• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
• Bit-rates: Any (128 kbps or higher
recommended)
• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3/WMA/MPEG-4
AAC playback: No
• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No
• DRM (Digital Rights Management)
compatible: No (DRM-protected audio
files will not play in this player—see also
DRM in the Glossary on page 59)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma, .m4a (these
must be used for the player to recognize
MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC files – do not
use for other file types)
About MPEG-4 AAC
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is at the core of
the MPEG-4 AAC standard, which
incorporates MPEG-2 AAC, forming the basis
of the MPEG-4 audio compression technology.
The file format and extension used depend on
the application used to encode the AAC file.
This unit plays back AAC files encoded by
®
iTunes
bearing the extension '.m4a'. DRM-
protected files will not play, and files encoded
with some versions of iTunes
filenames may display incorrectly.
Apple and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., regis-
tered in the U.S. and other countries.
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may not play, or