Pioneer DV-59AVi Owner's Manual - Page 11

Before you start 01 Disc / content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This player was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos: DVD-Audio DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW CD-R/RW compatibility • This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD/Super VCD format, or as a CD-ROM containing MP3 audio files. 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. • Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs recorded as CD Audio can be played, but the full Table of Contents (playing time, etc.) will not be displayed. Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW Super VCD*1 Super Audio CD *1 DV-S969Ai only Other formats, including but not limited to the following, are not playable in this player: Photo CD, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CDROM*2 *2Except 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 CD/Super VCDs) recorded using a DVD recorder, CD recorder or personal computer may not be playable on this unit. This may be caused by a number of possibilities, including but not limited to: the type of disc used; the type of recording; damage, dirt or condensation on either the disc or the player's pick-up lens. See below for notes about particular software and formats. DVD-R/RW Compatibility • This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs that were recorded using the DVD Video format or Video Recording format. • This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs. • Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played in this player. Compressed Audio Compatibility • This unit will play CD-ROM discs containing files saved in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a sampling rate of 44.1 or 48kHz. Incompatible files will not play and UNPLAYABLE will be displayed on the unit. • Fixed bit-rate files are recommended. 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". 11 En