Introduction
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Introduction
About discs
Playable disc types are as follows:
The DVD Logo is a trademark.
• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded with the SVCD, Video
CD, Audio CD, MP3 or JPEG format can be played back,
though some may not be played back because of the
disc characteristics or recording conditions.
Note that unfinalized discs cannot be played back.
• DVD-R discs recorded with the DVD VIDEO format can
be played back, though some may not be played back
because of the disc characteristics or recording
conditions.
Note that unfinalized disc cannot be played back.
• DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their
own Region Code numbers. This unit can play back
only DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers
include “1.”
Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs:
This unit accommodates the NTSC system, also can play
back discs recorded with PAL system whose Region
Code numbers include “1.”
Note that the PAL video signal on disc is converted to an
NTSC signal and output.
Non-playable disc types are as follows:
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-ROM,
PHOTO CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-G, CD-TEXT, SACD,
MIX-MODE CD
• Playing back discs listed as “Non-playable discs”
above may generate noise and damage speakers.
• This unit can play back audio signals recorded in CD-G,
CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT and MIX-MODE CD discs.
There are some audio formats recorded on discs as
shown below.
• Linear PCM
Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used on
CDs and most studio masters.
DVD AUDIO supports up to six channels at sample
rates of 48/96/192 kHz (also 44.1/88.2/176.4 kHz) and
sample sizes of 16/20/24 bits.
DVD VIDEO supports two channels at sampling rates
of 48/96 kHz and quantization of 16/20/24 bits.
Audio CD/Video CD is limited to two channels,
44.1 kHz at 16 bits.
• Dolby Digital
A surround audio format configured with six
channels. Because the “LFE (Low-Frequency Effect for
sub-woofer, etc.)” channel, one of the six channels, is
an auxiliary channel, this format is called “5.1-channel
system.”
Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six (5.1) channel
information.
• DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
A surround audio format configured with six (5.1)
channels, which is the same as Dolby Digital. Because
the compression ratio is lower than Dolby Digital, it
provides wider dynamic range and better separation.
Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channel
information.
• MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing)
A format for DVD AUDIO with the compression ratio
of about 2:1 while allowing the PCM signal to be
completely recreated by the MLP decoder (required in
all DVD AUDIO players). It supports up to 192kHz/24-
bit.
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), 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
OUT jacks as are recorded on the disc.
See “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” on page 60 for details.
Playable disc types
DVD AUDIO
DVD VIDEO
SVCD
Video CD
Audio CD
Non-playable discs
A U D I O
V I D E O
ALL
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Audio formats
Indicator*
Audio format
LPCM
Linear PCM
DOLBY DIGITAL
Dolby Digital
DTS
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
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