Sony CDX-V3800 Operating Instructions Manual page 7

• Before playing, clean the discs with a
commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe
each disc from the centre out. Do not use
solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially
available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended
for analogue discs.
Music discs encoded with copyright
protection
This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with
copyright protection are marketed by some
record companies. Please be aware that among
those discs, there are some that do not conform to
the CD standard and may not be playable by this
product.
Notes on CD-Rs (recordable CDs)/CD-
RWs (rewritable CDs)
This unit can play the following discs:
Type of discs
Audio CD
MP3 files
• Some CD-Rs/CD-RWs (depending on the
equipment used for its recording or the
condition of the disc) may not play on this unit.
• You cannot play a CD-R/CD-RW that is not
finalized*.
• You can play MP3 files recorded on CD-
ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.
• A CD-R/CD-RW to which a session can be
added can be played.
* A process necessary for a recorded CD-R/CD-RW
disc to be played on the audio CD player.
Label on the disc
Notes on Video CDs
This unit can play the following discs:
Type of discs
Video CD
VCD
A compact disc that contains moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format (Video
CD), worldwide standards of digital compression
technology.
Video CDs also contain compact audio data.
Sounds outside the range of human hearing are
compressed while the sounds we can hear are not
compressed.
There are 2 versions of Video CDs.
• Version 1.1:
You can play only moving pictures and sounds.
• Version 2.0:
You can play hi-resolution still pictures and
enjoy PBC (Playback Control) functions.
This unit conforms to both versions.
Label on the disc
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