Preliminary knowledge
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About discs
Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows:
Playable discs
The DVD Logo is a trademark.
• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded with the Audio CD format and CD-R discs recorded with the Audio CD, Video CD and
MP3 format can be played back, though some discs may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or
recording condition.
• DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers. This unit only can play back DVD
VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include “1”.
Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs:
This unit accommodates both the NTSC and PAL system and can playback discs recorded with either system.
Note that the PAL video signal on disc is converted to an NTSC signal and output.
Non-playable discs
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-ROM, PHOTO CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-G, CD-TEXT
• Playing back discs listed as “Non-playable discs” above may generate noise and damage speakers.
• This unit can play back audio recorded in CD-G, CD-EXTRA and CD-TEXT discs.
There are some formats of audio recorded on discs as shown below. The associated indicator lights up in the display
window when playing back a disc.
* When playing back a DVD AUDIO disc recorded by MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing; a lossless audio compression
system that can completely recreate the PCM signal), the signal is recognized as the linear PCM signal, however, no
indicator lights up in the display window.
Note that, with some formats and/or depending on the unit's “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” setting, digital audio signals are
not always output from the unit's DIGITAL output jacks as are recorded on the disc.
See “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” on page 59 for details.
Playable disc types
DVD AUDIO
DVD VIDEO
Video CD
Audio CD
Audio formats
Indicator
Audio format
LPCM*
Linear PCM
MPEG
MPEG Multichannel
DOLBY DIGITAL
Dolby Digital
DTS
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
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