Sony 3-097-196-14(1) Operating Instructions Manual page 10

Notes on CD-R/-RW and
DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW
 In some cases, CD-Rs/-RWs and
DVD-Rs/-RWs/+Rs/+RWs cannot be
played back on this system due to the
recording quality or physical condition
of the disc, or the characteristics of
the recording device and authoring
software. The disc will not be played
back if it has not been correctly
finalized. For more information, see
the operation instructions for the
recording device.
 Note that some playback functions
may not work with some DVD+Rs/
+RWs, even if they have been correctly
finalized. In this case, view the disc by
normal playback.
 A disc created in Packet Write format
cannot be played back.
Note on playback operations of
DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs
Some playback operations of DVD
VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs may be
intentionally set by software producers.
Since this system play back DVD
VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs according to
the disc contents the software producers
designed, some playback features may
not be available. Also, refer to the
instructions supplied with the DVD
VIDEOs or VIDEO CDs.
10
GB
Music discs encoded with
copyright protection technologies
This product is designed to play back
discs that conform to the Compact Disc
(CD) standard. Recently, various music
discs encoded with copyright protection
technologies 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 by this product.
Notes on Multi Session disc
 This system can play back Multi
Session discs when an MP3 audio
track, a JPEG image file or a DivX
video file is contained in the first
session. Any subsequent MP3 audio
tracks, image files or DivX video files
recorded in later sessions can also be
played back.
 If the first session is recorded in
AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD format,
only the first session will be played
back.
 The system will recognize a Multi
Session disc as an AUDIO CD if there
is a session recorded in AUDIO CD
format on the disc. However, the
system will only play back the disc if
the first session is recorded in AUDIO
CD format.
 With DATA CD or DATA DVD, the
system will only play back DivX video
files even if it contains MP3 audio
tracks or JPEG image files.