Cautions On Handling Discs; Disc Storage - Samsung DVD-R170 User Manual

Cautions on handling discs

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Do not write on the printed side with a ball-point pen or pencil.
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Do not use record cleaning sprays or antistatic. Also, do not use volatile chemicals, such as benzene or
thinner.
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Do not apply labels or stickers to discs. (Do not use discs fi xed with exposed tape adhesive or leftover
peeled-off stickers.)
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Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers.
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Do not use discs printed with label printers available on the market.
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Do not load warped or cracked discs.

Disc Storage

Be careful not to damage the disc because the data on these discs are highly vulnerable to the environment.
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Do not keep under direct sunlight.
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Keep in a cool ventilated area.
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Store vertically.
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Keep in a clean protection jacket.
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If you move your DVD Recorder suddenly from a cold place to a warm place, condensation may generate
on the operating parts, including the lens, and cause abnormal disc playback. In this case, do not connect
the plug to the power outlet and wait for two hours. Then insert the disc and try to play back again. It will
work properly when condensation has evaporated.
Disc Specifi cations
DVD-Video
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A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135- minutes of images, 8 audio languages and 32 subtitle
languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby 3D surround, allowing you to enjoy
vivid and clear theater quality images in the comfort of your own home.
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When switching from the fi rst layer to the second layer of a double-layered DVD Video disc, there may be
momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.
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Once a DVD-RW(V)/-R(V)/+R recorded is fi nalized, it is playable in a standard DVD player.
Video CD
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Only CD-R disks made in the VCD format (ver 1.1 or 2.0) can be played back.
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The moving pictures for PCs can be played back only provided that they are recorded in VCD format in the
CD-Recording program.
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Please contact the CD-R maker for the inquiries related to discs.
Audio CD
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An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.
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Plays CD-DA format audio CD-R and CD-RW discs. This unit may not be able to play some CD-R or
CD-RW discs due to the condition of the recording.
CD-RW/-R
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MP3 CD-RW/-R
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Only CD-R discs with MP3 fi les recorded with ISO9660 or JOLIET format can be played back
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Only MP3 fi les with the "mp3" or "MP3" extension can be used.
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Playable bitrate range is from 32 Kbps to 320Kbps.
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The unit can handle a maximum of 499 fi les and folders.
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DVD-RAM/±RW/±R discs that contain MP3 fi les can be played back.
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