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Additional Information
Learning More about This System
Introduction
(see pages 1 and 2)
Playable Disc Types:
• If you play back an NTSC disc with the color system set to
“PAL,” you can watch the playback picture (the disc will
be reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen
may not display properly.
• If you play back a PAL disc with the color system set to
“NTSC,” you can watch the playback picture, but the
following symptoms may occur:
– The items on the disc menu will be blurred, and be shown
slightly shifted when highlighted.
– The aspect ratio of the picture may differ from the
original aspect ratio.
– The picture movement is not smooth.
About audio format
–
Linear PCM:
Uncompressed digital audio, the same
format used for CDs and most studio masters.
–
Dolby Digital:
Compressed digital audio, developed by
Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel
encode to create the realistic surround sound.
–
DTS (Digital Theater Systems):
Compressed digital
audio, developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., which
enables multi-channel like Dolby Digital. As the
compression ratio is lower than for Dolby Digital, it
provides wider dynamic range and better separation.
Daily Operations—Playback
(see pages 8 to 11)
Listening to the Radio:
• If you store a new station into an occupied preset number,
the previously stored station in that number will be erased.
• When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure
occurs, the preset stations will be erased in a few days. If
this happens, preset the stations again.
Playing Back a Disc:
• On some DVD, SVCD, or VCD discs, the actual operations
may be different from what is explained in this manual, due
to the programming and disc structure; such differences are
not a malfunction of this System.
• This System can recognize up to 4 000 files in a disc. Also,
the System can recognize up to 150 files per group and up
to 99 groups in a disc.
– If there are any unplayable files in a folder, those files are
also counted in the total file number.
– Playable files which do not belong to any groups are
handled as Group 1.
• For DVD-VR playback...
– When making a disc, use the UDF-Bridge format.
– For details about DVD-VR format and playlist, refer to
the manual of the recording equipment.
– You cannot use reverse Slow-motion playback, Program
Play or Random Play.
• For MP3/WMA playback...
– This System can play back MP3/WMA files with the
extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> (regardless of the
letter case—upper/lower).
– MP3 discs require a longer readout time than regular
CDs depending on the complexity of the group/file
configuration.
– Some MP3/WMA files cannot be played back and will
be skipped. This results from their recording processes
and conditions.
– When making MP3/WMA discs, use ISO 9660 Level 1
or Level 2 for the disc format.
– It is recommended that you make each MP3/WMA file at
a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz and at bit rate of 128 kbps.
This System cannot play back files made at a bit rate of
less than 64 kbps.
• For MPEG-1/MPEG-2 playback...
– The stream format should conform to MPEG system/
program stream.
– 720 x 576 pixels (25 fps)/720 x 480 pixels (30 fps) is
recommended for the highest resolution.
– This System also supports the resolutions of 352 x 576/
480 x 576/352 x 288 pixels (25 fps) and 352 x 480/480 x
480/352 x 240 pixels (30 fps).
– The file format should be MP@ML (Main Profile at
Main Level)/SP@ML (Simple profile at Main Level)/
MP@LL (Main Profile at Low Level).
– Audio streams should conform to MPEG1 Audio layer-2
or MPEG2 Audio Layer-2.
• For JPEG files playback...
– This System can play back JPEG files with the extension
code <.jpg> or <.jpeg> (regardless of the letter case–
upper/lower).
– It is recommended that you record a file at 640 x 480
resolution. (If a file has been recorded at a resolution of
more than 640 x 480, it will take a long time to be
shown.)
– This System can play only baseline JPEG files*.
Progressive JPEG files* or lossless JPEG files* cannot
be played.
* Baseline JPEG format:
Used for digital cameras,
web, etc.
Progressive JPEG format: Used for web.
Lossless JPEG format:
An old type and rarely used
now.
– This System may not play back JPEG files properly if
they are recorded on devices other than digital still
camera.
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