Sony XAV-63 Operating Instructions - Page 55

Notes on finalizing discs The following discs are required to be finalized to play on this unit. • DVD-R/DVD-R DL (in video mode/VR mode) • DVD-RW in video mode • DVD+R/DVD+R DL • CD-R • CD-RW The following discs can be played without finalization. • DVD+RW - automatically finalized. • DVD-RW in VR mode - finalization not required. For details, refer to the manual supplied with the disc. Notes on Multi Session CDs/Multi Border DVDs This unit can play Multi Session CDs/Multi Border DVDs under the following conditions. Note that the session must be closed and the disc must be finalized. • When CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is recorded in the first session: The unit recognizes the disc as CD-DA and only CD-DA of the first session is played, even if another format (e.g., MP3) is recorded in other sessions. • When CD-DA is recorded other than in the first session: The unit recognizes the disc as a DATA CD or DATA DVD, and all CD-DA sessions are skipped. • When an MP3/WMA/AAC/JPEG/Xvid/MPEG-4 is recorded: Only the sessions containing the selected file type (audio/video/image)* are played (if CD-DA or other data exists in other sessions, they are skipped). * For details on how to select the file type, see page 29. Playback order of MP3/WMA/AAC/ JPEG/Xvid/MPEG-4 files MP3/WMA/AAC/ JPEG/Xvid/ MPEG-4 Folder (album) MP3/WMA/AAC/ JPEG/Xvid/ MPEG-4 file (track/image/ video) About MP3 files • MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10 of its original size. • ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 apply to MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1.0 and 1.1), or 63/126 characters (2.2, 2.3 and 2.4). • When naming an MP3 file, be sure to add the file extension ".mp3" to the file name. • During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3 file, elapsed playback time may not display accurately. Note on MP3 If you play a high-bit-rate MP3, such as 192 kbps, sound may be intermittent. About WMA files • WMA, which stands for Windows Media Audio, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/22* of its original size. • WMA tag is 63 characters. • When naming a WMA file, be sure to add the file extension ".wma" to the file name. • During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) WMA file, elapsed playback time may not display accurately. * only for 64 kbps Note on WMA Playback of the following WMA files is not supported. - lossless compression - copyright-protected About AAC files • AAC tag is 126 characters. • When naming an AAC file, be sure to add the file extension ".m4a" to the file name. About JPEG files • JPEG, which stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, is an image file compression format standard. It compresses still images approximately 1/10 to 1/100 of original size. • When naming a JPEG file, be sure to add the file extension ".jpg" to the file name. Note on JPEG Playback of progressive JPEG files is not supported. 55