Discs which cannot be played on this player.
HD DVD
DVD+RW
DVD+R
DVD-RAM
CVD
CDV
CD-I
Super Audio CD(except CD layer)
CDGs play audio only, not graphics.
Discs which can be played on this player (For the following discs, the ability to play back may
recording conditions.)
BD-ROM
DVD-R
DVD-RW (V mode)
CD-RW/CD-R
The unit may not play certain CD-RW/CD-R and DVD-R due to the disc type or recording conditions.
Blu-ray is a new and evolving format. Accordingly, disc compatibility issues with new and
For additional information, refer to the Disc Type and Characteristics and Compliance and
depend on
existing format discs are possible. Not all discs are compatible and not every disc will
playback.
Compatibility Notice sections of this Manual. If you encounter compatibility problems,
please contact our customer care center.
Disc Types
BD-ROM
Blu-ray Disc Read Only Memory. A BD-ROM disc contains pre-recorded data. Although a
BD-ROM may contain any form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain movies in High
Definition format, for playback on Blu-ray Disc Player's. This unit can play back pre-recorded
DVD-Video
A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135-minutes of images, 8 audio languages and
32 subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby Digital
surround, allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theatre quality images.
When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there
may be momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.
Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is fnalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Pre-recorded
(pre-stamped) commercial DVDs with movies are also referred to as DVD-Videos. This unit
can play back pre-recorded commercial DVD discs (DVD-Video discs) with movies.
Audio CD
An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.
This unit can play back CD-DA format audio CD-RW and CD-R discs.
The unit may not be able to play some CD-RW or CD-R discs due to the condition of the
recording.
Introduction
Getting Started
commercial BD-ROM discs.
