Sony TAV-L1 Operating Instructions - Page 28

Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/ DVD+RW In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/ DVD+RW cannot be played on this system due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device. Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played. Note that some playback functions may not work with some DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs, even if they have been correctly finalized. In this case, view the disc by normal playback. Also some DATA CDs/DATA DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played. Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are 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 DualDisc 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. About Multi Session CD • This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back. • This system can play Multi Session CDs when a JPEG image file is contained in the first session. Any subsequent JPEG image files recorded in later sessions can also be played back. • If audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back. About the Super Audio CD Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide dynamic range across the audible frequency range, and so provides music reproduction extremely faithful to the original sound. Types of Super Audio CDs There are two types of discs, depending on the Super Audio CD layer and CD layer combination. • Super Audio CD layer: A high-density signal layer for Super Audio CD • CD layer*1: A layer that is readable by a conventional CD player Single layer disc (a disc with a single Super Audio CD layer) Super Audio CD layer Hybrid disc*2 (a disc with an Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer) CD layer*3 Super Audio CD layer*3 *1 You can play the CD layer on a conventional CD player. *2 Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessary to turn the disc over. *3 To select a layer, see "Selecting a playback layer for a Super Audio CD (Super Audio CD only)" (page 33). Region code Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with the same region code. DVD VIDEOs labeled ALL will also play on this system. If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the message [Playback prohibited by area limitations.] will appear on the monitor screen. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region code indication may be given even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions. Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs 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 VIDEO CDs. 28 US