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Introduction
About discs
Playable disc types are as follows:
DVD AUDIO
DVD VIDEO
SVCD
Video CD
Audio CD
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• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded
with the SVCD, Video
CD, Audio CD, MP3 or JPEG format can be played back,
though
some may not be played back because of the
disc characteristics
or recording
conditions.
Note that unfinalized
discs cannot be played back.
• DVD-R discs recorded
with the DVD VIDEO format
can
be played back, though
some may not be played back
because of the disc characteristics
or recording
conditions.
Note that unfinalized
disc cannot be played back.
• DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their
own Region Code numbers.
This unit can play back
only DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers
include
"1."
Examples
of playable DVD VIDEO discs:
This unit accommodates
the NTSC system, also can play
back discs recorded
with PAL system whose Region
Code numbers
include "1."
Note that the PAL video signal on disc is converted
to an
NTSC signal and output.
There are some audio formats
recorded
on discs as
shown below.
Linear PCM
Uncompressed
digital audio, the same format
used on
CDs and most studio masters.
DVD AUDIO supports
up to six channels at sample
rates of 48/96/192 kHz (also 44.1/88.2/176.4
kHz) and
sample sizes of 16/20/24 bits.
DVD VIDEO supports
two channels at sampling
rates
of 48/96 kHz and quantization
of 16/20/24 bits.
Audio CD/Video CD is limited
to two channels,
44.1 kHz at 16 bits.
Dolby Digital
A surround
audio format configured
with six
channels.
Because the "LFE (Low-Frequency
Effect for
sub-woofer,
etc.)" channel,
one of the six channels,
is
an auxiliary
channel, this format
is called "5.1-channel
system."
Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six (5.1) channel
information.
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
A surround
audio format
configured
with six (5.1)
channels, which is the same as Dolby Digital. Because
the compression
ratio is lower than Dolby Digital, it
provides
wider dynamic
range and better separation.
Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channel
information.
MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing)
A format for DVD AUDIO with the compression
ratio
of about 2:1 while allowing
the PCM signal to be
completely
recreated
by the MLP decoder (required
in
all DVD AUDIO players). It supports
up to 192kHz/24-
bit.
Non-playable
disc types are as follows:
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM,
DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-ROM,
PHOTO CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-G, CD-TEXT, SACD,
MIX-MODE
CD
• Playing back discs listed as "Non-playable
discs"
above may generate
noise and damage speakers.
• This unit can play back audio signals recorded
in CD-G,
CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT and MIX-MODE
CD discs.
The associated
indicator
lights up in the display window
when playing
back a disc.
Indicator*
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Audio format
LPCM
Linear PCM
DOLBYDIGITAL
Dolby Digital
DTS
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
* When playing
back a DVD AUDIO disc recorded
by
MLP (Meridian
Lossless Packing; a Iossless audio
compression
system that can completely
recreate the
PCM signal), no indicator
lights up in the display
window.
Note that, with some formats
and/or depending
on the
unit's "DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT"
setting, digital audio
signals are not always output from the unit's DIGITAL
OUT jacks as are recorded
on the disc.
See "DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT"
on page 64 for details.
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