Super Audio Compact Disc (Sacd) - Sony DVP-NS300 Training Manual

Figure 1-5 also shows that the laser takes the least time to find a DVD disc (Figure 1-5, B, C, or D). If a second
focal point is also found, the disc is either a dual layer DVD (Figure 1-5 C) or SACD (Figure 1-5 D).
Disc Type
CD
1.2 CM
DVD/
SACD
0.6 CM
SL
DVD/
SACD
0.6 CM
DL
SACD-
Hybrid
0.6 CM

Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD)

There are three types of SACDs, all played from the bottom of the disc (disc is not flipped over): See Figure
1-6.
1. Single Layer: The single high-density (HD) layer can contain 2 channel and multi-channel DSD recordings,
text (such as song tiles and lyrics), video clips and graphics.
DISC IDENTIFICATION
INFO LAYER
INFO LAYER
2nd LAYER
1st LAYER
CD layer
HD LAYER
1.2 CM
FIGURE 1-5 - DISC IDENTIFICATION
A
DISC ENTRY
T
B
DISC ENTRY
T
C
DISC ENTRY
T
SACD layer
D
DISC ENTRY
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1. What's New?
2T
SL
DL
t
DL
t
hybrid
CD
CD layer