Pioneer DV-45A Owner's Manual - Page 10

01 Before You Start Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility General Disc Compatibility • This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software containing one or more of the following logos. DVD-Audio DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW Super Audio CD • Other formats, including but not limited to the following, are not playable in this player: Photo CD / DVD-RAM / DVD-ROM / CD-ROM (except those that contain MP3 files formatted as specified in the "Compressed Audio Compatibility" section) • DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs (Audio CDs and Video CDs) recorded using a DVD Recorder, CD Recorder or Personal Computer may not be playable on this machine. This may be caused by a number of possibilities, including but not limited to: the type of disc used; the type of recording; or damage, dirt or condensation on either the disc or the player's pick-up lens. Special note about particular formats or software follows below: CD-R/RW Compatibility • This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio, Video CD, or MP3 audio formatting. However, any other content may cause the disc not to play, or create noise/distortion in the output. • This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs. • Un-finalized CD-R/RW discs recorded in CD Audio can be played, but not all Table of Contents (playing time, etc..) will be displayed. DVD-R/RW Compatibility • This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs that were recorded using the DVD Video format. • This unit will play DVD-RW discs that were recorded using the Video Recording format. • This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs. • Un-finalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played in this player. Compressed Audio Compatibility • This unit will play compressed audio files formatted in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a 44.1 or 48kHz fixed bit rate. Incompatible files will not play and "UNPLAYABLE" will be displayed on the unit. • Variable Bit-Rate (VBR) files are playable, but playing time may not be shown correctly. • The CD-ROM used to compile your MP3 files must be ISO 9660 Level 2 compliant. • CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. • This player only plays tracks that are named with the file extension ".mp3" or ".MP3". 10 En