86
US
Playable Discs
*1
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and
patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson.
*2
JPEG format conforming to UDF (Universal
Disk Format).
Notes about BD-ROM compatibility
Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new
and evolving, some discs may not be playable
depending on the disc type and the version.
The audio output differs depending on the
source, connected output jack, and selected
audio settings. For details, see page 89.
Type
Disc Logo
Icon used in
this manual
Characteristics
Blu-ray Disc
BD-ROMs and BD-REs/BD-Rs in
BDMV and BDAV mode, and DL discs
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented
DVD
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs in +VR mode or
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in video and VR
mode, and DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL
discs
DATA DVD
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs containing MP3*
1
audio tracks
and JPEG*
2
image files
CD
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music
CD format
DATA CD
—
CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3*
1
audio tracks and JPEG*
2
image files
BD
DVD
DVD
DATA DVD
CD
DATA CD