Disc Types; Disc Format - Curtis Mathes BLU-RAY DISC CMMBX72 Operation Manual

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Disc Types

BD-ROM
Blu-ray Disc Read Only Memory. A BD-ROM disc contains pre-recorded data. Although a BD-ROM may contain
any form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain movies in High Definition format, for playback on Blu-ray Disc
Players. This can play back pre-recorded BD-ROM discs.
DVD-Video
A digital versatile disc (DVD)can contain up to 135-minutes,8 audio languages and 32 subtitle languages. It is
equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby Digital surround, allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear
theatre quality images.
When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there may be
momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.
Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.Pre- recorded (pre-stamped)
commercial DVDs with movies are also referred to as DVD-Videos. This unit can play back pre-recorded
commercial DVD discs (DVD Video discs) with movies.
Audio CD
An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.
This unit can play back 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-R/-RW
Use a 700MB (80 minutes) CD-R/-RW disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB (90 minutes) or above disc, as the
disc may not play back.
If the CD-R/-RW disc was not recorded as a closed as a closed session, you may experience delays when playing
back the beginning of the disc or all recorded files may not play.
Some CD-R/-RW discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was used to burn
them. For contents recorded on CD-R/-RW media from CDs for your personal use, playability may vary
depending on contents and discs.
DVD-R Disc Playback
Once a DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.
This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded . It may not be able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the
disc and the condition of the recording.
DVD-RW Disc Playback
Playback can be performed with DVD-RW discs in the Video Mode and finalized only.
Once a DVD-RW recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Ability ro play back may depend
on recording conditions.

Disc Format

Using MP3 disc
CD-R/-RW,DVD-RW/-R recorded with UDF,ISO9660 or JOLIET format can be played back.
Only MP3 files with the ".mp3" or ".MP3" extension can be played.
Playable bit-rate range is from 56Kbps to 320 Kbps.
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