Alpine INE-W977HD Owners Manual - Page 101

Disc Accessories There are various accessories available on the market for protecting the disc surface and improving sound quality. However, most of them will influence the thickness and/or diameter of the disc. Using such accessories can cause operational problems. We recommend not using these accessories on discs played in Alpine DVD players. Transparent Sheet Disc Stabiliser Discs Playable on This Unit (X209D only) Playable Discs The discs listed below can be played on this unit. Mark (logo) Recorded Content Disc size DVD Video Audio + Video 12 cm* Music CD Audio 12 cm Video CD Audio + Video 12 cm * Two-layer DVD disc compatible Discs that cannot be played DVD-ROMs, DVD-RAMs, CD-ROMs (excluding MP3/WMA/ AAC/WAV files), photo CDs, etc. DualDisc This unit is not compatible with DualDisc. Using a DualDisc may cause unit malfunction, and may cause disc damage when the disc is inserted/ejected. DVD region number (playable region number) This DVD player will play back any disc whose region number is 2 (or All). DVDs with a region number other than those listed below, cannot be played on this DVD player. Video CDs This DVD unit is compatible with playback control (PBC) compatible video CDs (version 2.0). "PBC" is a function by which you can use menu screens recorded on the disc to find the scene you want to watch and view various types of information in dialog style. Using compact discs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) If you use unspecified compact discs, correct performance cannot be guaranteed. You can play CD-Rs (CD-Recordables)/CD-RWs (CDReWritables) which have been recorded only on audio devices. You can also play CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3/WMA/AAC/ WAV formatted audio files. • Some of the following discs may not play on this unit: Flawed discs, discs with fingerprints, discs exposed to extreme temperatures or sunlight (e.g., left in the car or this unit), discs recorded under unstable conditions, discs on which a recording failed or a re-recording was attempted, copy-protected CDs which do not conform to the audio CD industry standard. • Use discs with MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV files written in a format compliant with this unit. For details, see pages 102 and 103. To customers using CD-R/CD-RW • If a CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back, make sure the last recording session was closed (finalized). • Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW if necessary, and attempt playback again. Tips for making your own discs The unit plays DVD Video, Video CD, Audio CD and has a built in MP3/WMA/AAC decoder. The following information is designed to help you create your own music CDs (either Audio CD or MP3/WMA/AAC encoded CD-R/ RW files). What is the difference between an Audio and MP3/WMA/AAC CD? An Audio CD is the same format as the commercial CDs you buy in the store (also known as CD-DA). MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)/ WMA (Windows Media Audio)/AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is a data file that uses a compression scheme to reduce the size of the music file*. * If the first session on a disc containing both CD-DA data and MP3/WMA/AAC data is a CD-DA file, only CD-DA files will be played. Multisession CD-R/RW: Once a recording has been stopped, this is considered one session. If the disc is not closed (finalized), additional data may be added. Once this additional data has been recorded, this becomes a "multisession" CD. Properly formatted MP3/WMA/AAC Discs: Use ISO9660 formatting to insure proper playback. You may use standard ISO naming Level 1 (8.3 DOS standard), Level 2 (32 characters) or Joliet (Windows or Macintosh long filenames) file naming conventions*. * Please consult the Owner's manual for additional information. 101-EN