About Discs
Discs that Cannot Be Used with This Player
In the cases below, even discs that can normally be played on this Player may not play at all or may not play normally.
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BD VIDEO
Discs other than those whose region code is “A (including A)” or “ALL” cannot be played.
Discs on which the region code is not indicated can sometimes be played, if they are recorded in NTSC format.
Discs in PAL or SECAM format
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BD-RE
BD-R
BD-RE Ver.1.0 discs cannot be played on this Player.
Cartridge type discs cannot be played.
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DVD VIDEO
Discs whose region code does not include “1” or “ALL” (discs not of offi cial sales regions)
Discs in PAL or SECAM format
Unauthorized discs (pirated discs)
Professional-use discs
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DVD-RW
DVD-R
DVD+RW
DVD+R
Discs on which no data is recorded
Discs recorded in AVCREC format
Some discs may not be playable, depending on the recorder used for recording them.
Discs that have not been fi nalized
In some cases it may not be possible to play discs containing both music/video fi les and still pictures (JPEG fi les).
Also, some discs are not playable under any circumstances.
It may not be possible to play the following discs
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DVD-R (VR format) discs
DVD-R DL (dual layer) discs
DVD+R DL (dual layer) discs
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CD-RW
CD-R
Discs on which no data is recorded
Discs that have not been fi nalized
Multisession discs
In some cases it may not be possible to play discs recorded in formats other than music CD, JPEG and MP3, or discs
containing both music/video fi les and still pictures (JPEG fi les).
Also, some discs are not playable under any circumstances.
Discs may not be playable due to the disc’s recording conditions or the conditions of the disc itself.
Discs may not be playable for reasons of compatibility with this Player or due to the recorder used for recording them.
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AUDIO CD
In some cases, CDs containing signals designed to protect copyrights (copy control signals) may not be playable.
In some cases, discs containing both DTS and linear PCM audio may not be playable.
This product is designed on the premise of playing music CDs that comply with CD (Compact Disc) standards.
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Video CD
Video CDs cannot be played on this Player.
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DTS CD
Some discs, such as discs containing linear PCM audio tracks in addition to other tracks, may not play normally.
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About discs with unusual shapes
Discs with unusual shapes (heart-shaped, hexagonal,
etc.), cannot be played on this Player. Attempting to
play such discs may damage the player. Do not use
such discs.
Discs other than the above that cannot be played
• CDG
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• Photo-CD
• CD-ROM
• CD-TEXT
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• CD-EXTRA
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• SACD
• PD
• CDV
• CVD
• SVCD
• DVD-RAM
• DVD-Audio
• HD DVD
• CD-WMA
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Only the audio can be played.
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