Types Of Playable Discs; Disc-Related Terms - Insignia IS-DVD040924 Installation And Operating Manual

Types of Playable Discs

DVD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Audio CD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
In addition, this unit plays DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW,
DVD+RW, and CD-R / CD-RW that contains audio
titles, MP3, WMA, and/or JPEG files.
Notes:
• Depending on the conditions of the recording
equipment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD -R, DVD +R,
DVD -RW, DVD +RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW
(or DVD -R, DVD +R, DVD -RW, DVD +RW) discs
cannot be played on the unit.
• Only plays if DVD-RW is recorded in Video mode
and has been finalized.
• Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the
labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.
• Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-
shaped or octagonal) since they may result in
malfunctions.
Notes on DVDs
Some playback operations of DVDs may be intention-
ally programmed by software manufacturers. This
unit plays DVDs according to disc content designed
by the software manufacturer, therefore some play-
back features may not be available or other functions
may be added.
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Disc-related terms

MP3
MP3 is a popular compression format used for digital
audio files that yields very high near-CD quality.
WMA
Windows media audio file. A type of coding / decoding
developed by Microsoft Corp.
JPEG
Joint Pictures Expert Group. JPEG is a compressed
file format that allows you to save images with no
limit on the number of colors.
Title (DVD only)
A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc.
For example the main feature could be title 1, a docu-
mentary describing how the film was made could be
title 2, and cast interviews could be title 3. Each title
is assigned a reference number enabling you to
locate it easily.
Chapter (DVD only)
A chapter is a segment of a title such as a scene in a
film or one interview in a series. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate
the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, chap-
ters may not be recorded.
Track
A distinct element of audiovisual information, such as
the picture or sound track for a specific language
(DVD), or a musical piece on a video or audio CD.
Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you
to locate the track you want. DVD discs allow one
track of video (with multiple angles) and several
tracks of audio.