Sony MEX-R5 Operating Instructions Manual page 6

Video CD (VCD)
A Video CD can contain both audio and visual
data on a disc the same size as a regular Audio
CD. The playing time is 74 minutes for a
standard 12 cm CD.
Audio CD
An Audio CD containing audio data. The playing
time is 74 minutes for a standard 12 cm CD.
CD-Recordable (CD-R)
With a CD-R, you can edit audio data. You can
write information on a CD-R only once.
CD-Rewritable (CD-RW)
With a CD-RW, you can edit audio data. You can
write information on a CD-RW again and again.
CD-Extra
A CD-Extra has two sections (sessions) for audio
and data respectively. You can only play the
section of audio on this unit.
Notes
• For customers in the region code 3 areas
This unit conforms to the PAL colour system. A disc
recorded in a colour system other than PAL, such as
NTSC or SECAM, cannot be played.
• For customers in the region code 4 areas
This unit conforms to the NTSC colour system. A
disc recorded in a colour system other than NTSC,
such as PAL or SECAM, cannot be played.
• You can play DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs/
DVD+RWs and CD-Rs/CD-RWs designed for audio
with this unit. However, depending on the recorded
conditions, you cannot play some discs.
• You cannot play CD-Rs/CD-RWs, DVD-Rs/DVD-
RWs or DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs that are not finalized.
• Discs created in Packet Write format cannot be
played.
• Recordable discs may not play back correctly if the
ambient temperature is high.
• The discs listed below cannot be played on this unit:
– 8 cm discs
– CD-ROM (the data other than the MP3 or JPEG
files)
– CD-G
– Photo-CD
– VSD (Video single disc)
– DVD-ROM (the data other than the MP3 or JPEG
files)
– DVD-RAM
– DVD-Audio
– DVD+R DL (Dual Layer)
– Active-Audio (Data)
– CD-Extra (Data)
– Mixed CD
– SVCD (Super Video CD)
– CDV
– SACD (Super Audio CD)
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Note on transparent discs
12 cm discs containing of only an inner 8 cm
data portion (the rest is transparent) cannot be
played on this unit.
Music discs encoded with
copyright protection
This unit 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 and
recordable by this product.