Sony CMT-HPZ9 Operating Instructions - Page 7

List of playable discs Format of discs Audio CDs Disc logo CD-R/CD-RW (audio data, ATRAC3plus files, MP3 files) Discs that this system cannot play • CD-ROMs • CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats: - music CD format - ATRAC3plus format and MP3 format that conform to ISO96601) Level 1/Level 2, Joliet or Multi Session2) • Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs. • A disc with paper or stickers on it. • A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it. • An 8 cm disc • An 8 cm disc with an adaptor. 1) ISO9660 Format The most common international standard for the logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROM. There are several specification levels. In Level 1, file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eight characters in the name, no more than three characters in the extension) and in capital letters. Folder names can be no longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested folder levels. Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder names up to 31 characters long. Each folder can have up to 8 trees. For Joliet in the expansion format (file and folder names can have up to 64 characters) make sure of the contents of the writing software, etc. 2) Multi Session This is a recording method that enables adding of data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions, with each segment from Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a single session. CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2. Mixed CD: This format records data on the first track and audio (audio CD data) on the second and subsequent tracks of a session. Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device. • Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be played back because of scratches, dirt, recording condition or the driver's characteristics. • CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multisession that have not ended by "closing the session" are not supported. • With formats other than ISO9660 Level 1 and 2, folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly. • The following discs take a longer time to start playback. - a disc recorded with complicated tree structure. - a disc recorded in Multi Session. - a disc to which data can be added (nonfinalized disc). continued 7GB