About Discs; Types Of Discs That Can Be Used With This Player; Discs That Cannot Be Used With This Player - Pioneer BDP-430 Operating Instructions Manual

About Discs

Types of Discs that Can Be Used with This Player

Use discs that conform to compatible standards as indicated by the presence of official logos on the disc label.
Playback of discs not complying with these standards is not guaranteed. In addition, the image quality or sound
quality is not guaranteed even if the discs can be played back.
Conditions for playback
Disc Type
For region code, see page 31.
BD
BD VIDEO
* 1
BD-RE
Ver. 2.1, SL (single layer)/DL (dual layer)
Ver. 1.1, SL (single layer)/DL (dual layer)
Ver. 1.2, SL (single layer)/DL (dual layer)
* Ver. 1.2, LTH TYPE
1
BD-R
Ver. 1.3, SL (single layer)/DL (dual layer)
Ver. 1.3, LTH TYPE
DVD For region code, see page 31.
* 4
DVD VIDEO
DVD-RW DVD-R
DVD-R DL
DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL
CD
AUDIO CD
CD-RW CD-R
* 1 BD-RE/BD-R discs containing both the BDMV and BDAV formats cannot be played.
* 2 Extended play (H.264 format) discs recorded on Pioneer BD recorders can also be played.
* 3 Finalized discs can be played.
* 4 96 kHz linear PCM audio is converted into 48 kHz linear PCM audio for output.
* 5 When playing a 8 cm disc, set the disc in the disc tray's 8 cm disc ring. No adapter is necessary.
NOTE
• Operation and functions of BD/DVD-Video discs may differ from the explanations in this manual. Furthermore, some functions
may not be usable, at the disc manufacturer's discretion.
• "Finalize" refers to a recorder processing a recorded disc so that it will play in other players/recorders as well as this player.
Only finalized discs will play back in this player. (This player does not have a function to finalize discs.)
4
Playable
Disc size Recording format
contents
BDMV
Audio + video
BDAV * 2, 3
(movie)
12 cm
BDMV
DivX
WMV
MKV
MP3
Audio
WMA
12 cm a Audio + video
Video
8 cm * 5 (movie)
VR
Video * 3
AVCHD Audio + video
DivX (movie)
WMV
12 cm a
MKV
8 cm * 5
MP3
Audio
WMA
JPEG Still picture
Video * 3
AVCHD
Audio + video
DivX
(movie)
WMV
12 cm a
MKV
8 cm * 5
MP3
Audio
WMA
JPEG Still picture
12 cm a
Music CD Audio
8 cm * 5
DivX
Audio + video
WMV
(movie)
MKV
12 cm a
Music CD
8 cm * 5
MP3 Audio
WMA
JPEG Still picture

Discs that Cannot Be Used with This Player

• In the cases below, even discs that can normally be played on this Player may not play at all or may not play normally.
• Discs with region codes other than those indicated on page 31 cannot be played.
BD VIDEO Discs on which the region code is not indicated can sometimes be played, if they are recorded in PAL or NTSC format.
• Discs in SECAM format
• Discs that have not been fi nalized
BD-RE
• BD-RE Ver.1.0 discs cannot be played on this Player.
BD-R
• Cartridge type discs cannot be played.
• Discs with region codes other than those indicated on page 31 (discs not of offi cial sales regions) cannot be played.
• Discs in SECAM format
DVD VIDEO
• Unauthorized discs (pirated discs)
• Professional-use discs
• Discs on which no data is recorded
• Discs recorded in AVCREC format
• Some discs may not be playable, depending on the recorder used for recording them.
DVD-RW
• Discs that have not been fi nalized
DVD-R
• In some cases it may not be possible to play discs containing both music/video fi les and still pictures (JPEG fi les).
Also, some discs are not playable under any circumstances.
DVD+RW
It may not be possible to play the following discs.
DVD+R
• DVD-R (VR format) discs
• DVD-R DL (dual layer) discs
• DVD+R DL (dual layer) discs
• Discs on which no data is recorded
• Discs that have not been fi nalized
• Multisession discs
CD-RW
• In some cases it may not be possible to play discs recorded in formats other than music CD, JPEG and MP3, or discs
containing both music/video fi les and still pictures (JPEG fi les).
CD-R
Also, some discs are not playable under any circumstances.
• Discs may not be playable due to the disc's recording conditions or the conditions of the disc itself.
• Discs may not be playable for reasons of compatibility with this Player or due to the recorder used for recording them.
• In some cases, CDs containing signals designed to protect copyrights (copy control signals) may not be playable.
AUDIO CD • In some cases, discs containing both DTS and linear PCM audio may not be playable.
This product is designed on the premise of playing music CDs that comply with CD (Compact Disc) standards.
Video CD • Video CDs cannot be played on this Player.
DTS CD • Some discs, such as discs containing linear PCM audio tracks in addition to other tracks, may not play normally.
Discs other than the above that cannot be played
• CDG
* 1
• Photo-CD
• CD-ROM
• CD-TEXT
* 1
• CD-EXTRA * 1
• SACD
• PD
• CDV
• CVD
• SVCD
• DVD-RAM
• DVD-Audio
• HD DVD
* 1 Only the audio can be played.
About discs with unusual shapes
Discs with unusual shapes (heart-shaped, hexagonal,
etc.), cannot be played on this Player. Attempting to
play such discs may damage the player. Do not use
such discs.