Sony BDPS2000ES Operating Instructions - Page 6

Examples of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs: • BDs with cartridge. • DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs of VR mode. • DVD-RAMs. • HD DVDs. • DVD Audio discs. • DATA CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than music CD format). • CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format. • Data part of CD-Extras. • VCDs/Super VCDs. • HD layer on Super Audio CDs. Also, the player cannot play the following discs: • A BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO with a different region code. • A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as PAL (this player conforms to the NTSC color system). • A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart). • A disc with paper or stickers on it. • A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it. Notes • Notes about BD-REs/BD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs, or CD-Rs/CD-RWs Some BD-REs/BD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs, or CD-Rs/CD-RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. The DVD disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, refer to the operating instructions for the recording device. Note that some playback functions may not work with some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, even if they have been correctly finalized. In this case, view the disc by normal playback. • Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are being marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product. • Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed. • Note about double-layer DVDs The playback pictures and sound may be momentarily interrupted when the layers switch. • Note about 8 cm BD-REs/8 cm BD-Rs Some 8 cm BD-REs/8 cm BD-Rs cannot be played on this player. About playback of discs recorded in AVCHD format This player can play AVCHD format discs. TM What is the AVCHD format? The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format used to record SD (standard definition) or HD (high definition) signals of either the 1080i specification*1 or the 720p specification*2 on DVDs, using efficient data compression coding technology. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is adopted to compress video data, and the Dolby Digital or Linear PCM system is used to compress audio data. The MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 format is capable of compressing images at higher efficiency than that of the conventional image compressing format. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format enables a high definition (HD) video signal shot on a digital video camera recorder to be recorded on DVD discs, in the same way as it would be for a standard definition (SD) television signal. "AVCHD" and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation. *1 A high definition specification which utilizes 1080 effective scanning lines and the interlace system. *2 A high definition specification which utilizes 720 effective scanning lines and the progressive system. Notes • Some AVCHD format discs may not play, depending on the recording condition. • The AVCHD format disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. 6