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Notes on finalizing discs
The following discs are required to be finalized to
play on this unit.
• DVD-R/DVD-R DL (in video mode/VR mode)
• DVD-RW in video mode
• DVD+R/DVD+R DL
• CD-R
• CD-RW
The following discs can be played without
finalization.
• DVD+RW – automatically finalized.
• DVD-RW in VR mode – finalization not required.
For details, refer to the manual supplied with the
disc.
Notes on Multi Session CDs/Multi
Border DVDs
This unit can play Multi Session CDs/Multi Border
DVDs under the following conditions. Note that the
session must be closed and the disc must be
finalized.
• When CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is
recorded in the first session:
The unit recognizes the disc as CD-DA and only
CD-DA of the first session is played, even if
another format (e.g., MP3) is recorded in other
sessions.
• When CD-DA is recorded other than in the first
session:
The unit recognizes the disc as a DATA CD or
DATA DVD, and all CD-DA sessions are skipped.
• When an MP3/WMA/AAC/Xvid/MPEG-4 is
recorded:
Only the sessions containing the selected file type
(audio/video)* are played (if CD-DA or other data
exists in other sessions, they are skipped).
*
For details on how to select the file type, see
page 24.
Playback order of MP3/WMA/AAC/
Xvid/MPEG-4 files
About WMA files
WMA*
1
files meeting the following
requirements can be played. Playback is not be
guaranteed for all WMA files meeting the
requirements.
Codec for Disc
• Media File format: ASF file format
• File extension: .wma
• Bit rate: 64 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR))
• Sampling frequency *
2
: 44.1 kHz
Codec for MSC
• Media File format: ASF file format
• File extension: .wma
• Bit rate: 64 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR)) *
4
• Sampling frequency *
2
: 44.1 kHz
About MP3 files
MP3 files meeting the following requirements
can be played. Playback is not be guaranteed for
all MP3 files meeting the requirements.
Codec for Disc
• Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file
format
• File extension: .mp3
• Bit rate: 48 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR))
• Sampling frequency *
2
: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Codec for MSC
• Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file
format
• File extension: .mp3
• Bit rate: 32 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR)) *
4
• Sampling frequency *
2
: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
About AAC files
AAC*
3
files meeting the following requirements
can be played. Playback is not be guaranteed for
all AAC files meeting the requirements.
Codec for Disc
• Media File format: MP4 file format
• File extension: .mp4, .m4a,
• Bit rate: 40 to 320 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR))
• Sampling frequency *
2
: 44.1, 48 kHz
Codec for MSC
• Media File format: MP4 file format
• File extension: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp
• Bit rate: 48 to 288 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR)) *
4
• Sampling frequency *
2
: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05,
24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
Folder
(album)
MP3/WMA/AAC/
Xvid/MPEG-4
file (track/
video)
MP3/WMA/AAC/
Xvid/MPEG-4
