Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility; General Disc Compatibility; Cd-R/Rw Compatibility; Dvd-R/Rw Compatibility - Pioneer DV-59AVi Operating Instructions Manual

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Disc / content format
playback compatibility

General disc compatibility

This player was designed and engineered to
be compatible with software bearing one or
more of the following logos:
DVD-Audio DVD-Video
Audio CD Video CD
*1
Super VCD
*1
DV-S969Ai only
Other formats, including but not limited to the
following, are not playable in this player:
Photo CD, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD-
*2
ROM
*2
Except those that contain MP3 files
formatted as specified in the Compressed
Audio Compatibility section.
DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs (Audio CDs
and Video CD/Super VCDs) recorded using a
DVD recorder, CD recorder or personal
computer may not be playable on this unit.
This may be caused by a number of
possibilities, including but not limited to: the
type of disc used; the type of recording;
damage, dirt or condensation on either the
disc or the player's pick-up lens. See below for
notes about particular software and formats.
DVD-R DVD-RW
CD-R CD-RW
Super Audio CD

CD-R/RW compatibility

• This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW discs
recorded in CD Audio or Video CD/Super
VCD format, or as a CD-ROM containing
MP3 audio files. However, any other
content may cause the disc not to play, or
create noise/distortion in the output.
• This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW
discs.
• Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs recorded as
CD Audio can be played, but the full Table
of Contents (playing time, etc.) will not be
displayed.

DVD-R/RW Compatibility

• This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs that
were recorded using the DVD Video
format or Video Recording format.
• This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs.
• Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be
played in this player.

Compressed Audio Compatibility

• This unit will play CD-ROM discs
containing files saved in the MPEG-1
Audio Layer 3 format (MP3) with a
sampling rate of 44.1 or 48kHz. Incompat-
ible files will not play and UNPLAYABLE
will be displayed on the unit.
• Fixed bit-rate files are recommended.
Variable bit-rate (VBR) files are playable,
but playing time may not be shown
correctly.
• The CD-ROM used to compile your MP3
files must be ISO 9660 Level 2 compliant.
• CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA
Form1.
• This player only plays tracks that are
named with the file extension ".mp3" or
".MP3".
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