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Notes on Discs
This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs.
Playable DiscsThe Structure of the Disc Content
This DVD Player can playback the following discs.DVD-Video
Normally, the contents of DVD-Video are divided into titles, and
Disc markContentsDisc sizethe titles are subdivided into chapters.
Audio + Video12 cm
DVD-Title 1Title 2
Video(moving Chapter 1Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
pictures)8 cm
12 cm
Audio + Video
Video (moving
CDpictures)8 cm
Video CD/CD
Video CD and CD are divided into tracks.
CD12 cm
CD-R*AudioTrack 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5
CD-RW*8 cm (CD single)
* The DVD Player can play CD-R/RW discs recorded in
CD-DA format, with MP3/WMA audio files, or with
JPEG image files. Some CD-R/RW discs may not be
able to be played back.
You cannot play discs such as CD-ROM, DVD-Audio, About Video CDs
DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, etc., even if the marks in the above This DVD Player supports Video CDs equipped with the PBC
table are labeled on those discs.(Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback
DVD discs that use other video formats than NTSC or PAL Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations depending on the
(e.g., SECAM) cannot be played on this DVD Player.type of disc.
Avoid using heart-shaped or octagonal discs. Playing Video CD not equipped with PBC function
irregularly shaped discs may damage the internal mechanism (Version 1.1)
of the DVD Player..Sound and movies can be played on this DVD Player in
the same way as a CD.
Video CD equipped with PBC function (Version 2.0)
Discs with shapes such as
In addition to operation of the Video CD not equipped these cannot be played.
with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback with
interactive software and search function using the menu
Do not use discs that have residue from adhesive tape, rental displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback). Some of
discs that have peeling labels, or discs that have custom labels
the functions described in this Instruction Manual may
or stickers. Otherwise, you may not be able to eject the discs or not work with some discs.
the DVD Player may become inoperative.
About playing copy-controlled CDs
Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn?t conform to
the official CD standard. Since these are nonstandard discs, they
may not play properly in the DV-SP301.
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