Notes About The Discs; Playable Discs - Sony BDP-BX38 Operating Instructions Manual

Notes About the Discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its
edge. Do not touch the surface.
Dust, fingerprints, or scratches on the disc
may cause it to malfunction.
• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or
heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave
it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the
temperature may rise considerably inside
the car.
• After playing, store the disc in its case.
• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe
the disc from the center out.
• Do not use solvents such as benzine,
thinner, commercially available disc/lens
cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for
vinyl LPs.
• If you have printed the disc's label, dry the
label before playing.
• Do not use the following discs.
– A lens cleaning disc.
– A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,
card, heart).
– A disc with a label or sticker on it.
– A disc that has cellophane tape or sticker
adhesive on it.
• Do not resurface the playing side of a disc
to remove surface scratches.
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Playable discs

Blu-ray
BD-ROM
*1
Disc BD-R
*3
DVD
DVD-ROM
DVD-R/DVD-RW
DVD+R/DVD+RW
*3
CD CD-DA (Music CD)
CD-ROM
CD-R/CD-RW
Super Audio CD
*1
Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new
and evolving, some discs may not be playable
depending on the disc type and the version.
The audio output differs depending on the
source, connected output jack, and selected
audio settings.
*2
BD-RE: Ver.2.1
BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including organic
pigment type BD-R (LTH type)
The BD-Rs recorded on a PC cannot be played if
postscripts are recordable.
*3
A CD or DVD disc will not play if it has not been
correctly finalized. For more information, refer
to the instruction manual supplied with the
recording device.
Discs that cannot be played
• BDs with cartridge
• BDXLs
• DVD-RAMs
• HD DVDs
• DVD Audio discs
• PHOTO CDs
• Data part of CD-Extras
• VCDs/Super VCDs
• Audio material side on DualDiscs
• A disc recorded in a color system other than
NTSC, such as PAL (this player conforms
to the NTSC color system).
Note on Discs
This product is designed to playback discs
that conform to the Compact Disc (CD)
standard. DualDiscs and some of the music
discs encoded with copyright protection
technologies do not conform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard, therefore, these discs
may not be playable by this product.
*2 *2
/BD-RE