Pioneer DVR-520H-S Owner's Manual - Page 11
Before you start, Disc / content format playback, compatibility - specifications
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Before you start 01 Disc / content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable format-see below for further compatibility information. DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW 1 Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play. 2 Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback. 3 Copy-once protected disc titles will not play. CD-R/RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs. • Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files * ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder. • Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and Video CD) • Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW Fujicolor CD • Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD • is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. • is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. DVD-R/RW compatibility This recorder will play and record DVD-R/RW discs. Compatible media: • DVD-RW Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1 / 2x and Ver. 1.2 / 4x • DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x Recording formats: • DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode) • DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVDVideo format (Video mode) Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. To share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs. The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs1. Model DVR-7000 DVR-810H/DVR-57H DVR-210/DVR-310/DVR-510H Playable Yes1,2,3 Yes1 Recordable No No Compressed audio compatibility • Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW • Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA) • Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz • Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended) • Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes • VBR WMA playback: No • WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec 8 (files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR) • DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No (see also DRM in the Glossary on page 116) • File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files - do not use for other file types) • File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files (if these limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these limits are playable) 11 En