Sony MEX-DV1700U Operating Instructions - Page 53

Note on playback operations of DVDs, and VCDs, Notes on DATA CDs and DATA DVDs

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• Discs that this unit CANNOT play - Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or paper attached. Doing so may cause a malfunction, or may ruin the disc. - Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star). Attempting to do so may damage the unit. - 8 cm (3 1/4 in) discs. Note on playback operations of DVDs and VCDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VCDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this unit plays DVDs and VCDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VCDs. Notes on DATA CDs and DATA DVDs • Some DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (depending on the equipment used for its recording, or the disc condition) may not play on this unit. • Finalization is required for some discs (page 53). • The unit is compatible with the following standards. For DATA CDs - ISO 9660 level 1/level 2 format, Joliet/Romeo in the expansion format - Multi Session For DATA DVDs - UDF Bridge format (combined UDF and ISO 9660) - Multi Border • The maximum number of: - folders (albums): 256 (including root and empty folders). - files (tracks/images/videos) and folders contained in a disc: 2,000 (if a folder/file names contain many characters, this number may become less than 2,000). - displayable characters for a folder/file name: 64 (Joliet/Romeo). Notes on finalizing discs The following discs are required to be finalized to play on this unit. • DVD-R/DVD-R DL (in video mode/VR mode) • DVD-RW in video mode • DVD+R/DVD+R DL • CD-R • CD-RW The following discs can be played without finalization. • DVD+RW - automatically finalized. • DVD-RW in VR mode - finalization not required. For details, see the manual supplied with the disc. Notes on Multi Session CDs/Multi Border DVDs This unit can play Multi Session CDs/Multi Border DVDs under the following conditions. Note that the session must be closed and the disc must be finalized. • When CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is recorded in the first session: The unit recognizes the disc as CD-DA and only CD-DA of the first session is played, even if an other format (e.g., MP3) is recorded in other sessions. • When CD-DA is recorded other than in the first session: The unit recognizes the disc as a DATA CD or DATA DVD, and all CD-DA sessions are skipped. • When an MP3/WMA/AAC/JPEG/Xvid/ MPEG-4 is recorded: Only the sessions containing the selected file type (audio/video/image)* are played (if CDDA or other data exists in other sessions, they are skipped). * For details on how to select the file type, see page 32. 53

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Discs that this unit CANNOT play
Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or
paper attached. Doing so may cause a
malfunction, or may ruin the disc.
Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,
square, star). Attempting to do so may
damage the unit.
8 cm (3
1
/
4
in) discs.
Note on playback operations of DVDs
and VCDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and VCDs
may be intentionally set by software
producers. Since this unit plays DVDs and
VCDs according to the disc contents the
software producers designed, some playback
features may not be available. Also, refer to the
instructions supplied with the DVDs or VCDs.
Notes on DATA CDs and DATA DVDs
• Some DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (depending
on the equipment used for its recording, or
the disc condition) may not play on this unit.
• Finalization is required for some discs
(page 53).
• The unit is compatible with the following
standards.
For DATA CDs
ISO 9660 level 1/level 2 format, Joliet/Romeo
in the expansion format
Multi Session
For DATA DVDs
UDF Bridge format (combined UDF and ISO
9660)
Multi Border
• The maximum number of:
folders (albums): 256 (including root and
empty folders).
files (tracks/images/videos) and folders
contained in a disc: 2,000 (if a folder/file
names contain many characters, this number
may become less than 2,000).
displayable characters for a folder/file name:
64 (Joliet/Romeo).
Notes on finalizing discs
The following discs are required to be finalized
to play on this unit.
• DVD-R/DVD-R DL (in video mode/VR
mode)
• DVD-RW in video mode
• DVD+R/DVD+R DL
• CD-R
• CD-RW
The following discs can be played without
finalization.
• DVD+RW – automatically finalized.
• DVD-RW in VR mode – finalization not
required.
For details, see the manual supplied with the
disc.
Notes on Multi Session CDs/Multi
Border DVDs
This unit can play Multi Session CDs/Multi
Border DVDs under the following conditions.
Note that the session must be closed and the
disc must be finalized.
• When CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital
Audio) is recorded in the first session:
The unit recognizes the disc as CD-DA and only
CD-DA of the first session is played, even if an
other format (e.g., MP3) is recorded in other
sessions.
• When CD-DA is recorded other than in the
first session:
The unit recognizes the disc as a DATA CD or
DATA DVD, and all CD-DA sessions are
skipped.
• When an MP3/WMA/AAC/JPEG/Xvid/
MPEG-4 is recorded:
Only the sessions containing the selected file
type (audio/video/image)* are played (if CD-
DA or other data exists in other sessions, they
are skipped).
* For details on how to select the file type, see
page 32.