Pioneer DVR-531H-S Owner's Manual - Page 11

Before you start 01 • Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD • is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. About DualDisc playback • 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, Ver. 1.2 / 2-4x and Ver. 1.2 / 2-6x • DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x / 16x, and Ver. 2.1 / 1-8x / 1-16x Recording formats: • DVD-R/RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVDVideo format (Video mode) Readable formats: • DVD-R/RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVDVideo format (Video mode) Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 discs and/or corrupt the data on the disc. If you want 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 recorders' limited compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 discs. Model DVR-7000 DVR-810H/DVR-57H DVR-210/DVR-310/DVR-510H Playable Yes1,2,3 Yes1 Recordable No No 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. • Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660 CDROM* 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 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 110) • 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) About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side of which contains DVD content -video, audio, etc. -while the other side contains non-DVD content such as digital audio material. The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play. It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc, the opposite side to that being played will be scratched. Scratched discs may not be playable. The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product. DVD-Audio content will not play. For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc retailer. 11 En