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“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks.
Discs that cannot be played
• PHOTO CDs
• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are
recorded in a format different from the
formats mentioned in the table above.
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/
DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs that do not contain
DVD Video or JPEG image files.
• DVD Audio discs
• Cartridge-only type DVD-RAMs and/or
DVD-RAMs that do not contain DVD
Video.
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(page 11).
• DVDs that were recorded on a different
recorder and not correctly finalized.
• A disc recorded in a color system other than
NTSC, such as PAL
Playable discs
Type
Disc Logo
Icon used in
this manual
Characteristics
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented
This recorder also recognizes DVD-
RAMs and DVD-R Dual Layer (Video
mode) discs as DVD Video compatible
discs. If the DVD-RAM has a
removable cartridge, remove the
cartridge before playback.
VIDEO CD
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD format
CD
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
music CD format
DATA DVD
—
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs/DVD-ROMs containing
JPEG image files
DATA CD
—
CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs
containing either MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files
8 cm DVD+RW/
DVD-RW/DVD-R
—
—
8 cm DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and
DVD-R recorded with a DVD video
camera
(Still images recorded with a DVD
video camera cannot be played.)
DVD
VCD
CD
DATA DVD
DATA CD