Discs That Cannot Be Played - Sharp SD-HX500 Operation Manual

! DVD-R/DVD-RW playback
" You can play DVD-R and DVD-RW discs recorded in the video mode.
" Before playing DVD-R/DVD-RW discs with this unit, finalize them with the
equipment used for recording.
! SACD (Super Audio CD)
An SACD is a high-quality audio disc, capable of recording seven times as much data
as a CD. There are three types of SACD: single layer, dual layer and hybrid.
Hybrid disc contains both SACD and CD structures.
Some SACD discs contain multi channel audio recordings.
Track
SACD and music CD are composed of "tracks". Tracks are equivalent to songs on a
CD.
Track 1
! MP3 format on CD-R/CD-RW
An MP3 file is an audio data compressed in the MPEG 1 audio layer 3 format. MP3
files have the extension ".mp3". (Files with the extension ".mp3" may not play, or
noise may occur during playback if not recorded in the MP3 format.)
Folder and track
MP3 discs consist of "folders" and "tracks".
MP3
disc
Folder 1
Track 1 Track 2
Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
Folder 2
Track 3 Track 1 Track 2
! Icons used on DVD discs
Check the icons of the DVD jacket before playing your discs.
Display
Format recorded on the DVD
Type of subtitles recorded
Example:
2
1: English
2: Japanese
Number of camera angles
2
Number of audio tracks and audio
recording systems
Example:
1: Original <English>
(Dolby Digital 5.1 Sur-
round)
2: Japanese (Dolby Digi-
tal 2 ch)

! Discs that cannot be played

" DVDs without the region number "1" or
"ALL"
" DVDs with PAL system
" DVDs with SECAM system
" DVDs with MPEG sound
" DVD-ROM
" DVD-RAM
" The discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although images
appear on the screen or vice versa.
" Faulty playback may damage the speakers and can have an adverse effect on
your hearing when played at high volume settings.
" This DVD player adopts the NTSC system. Discs that were made in foreign
countries may not be played back. Check the recording system before pur-
chasing discs.
" You cannot play illegally produced discs.
Description
To adopt the video format to the connect-
ed TVs ("wide-screen TV" or "4:3 size
TV").
Recorded subtitle languages.
You can select a subtitle language.
Number of angles recorded on the DVD.
You can view scenes from different an-
gles.
The number of audio tracks and audio re-
cording systems are indicated.
" You can change the audio language.
" Audio and recording system vary de-
pending on the DVD. Check them in
the DVD's manual.
" CDG
" Video CD
" Photo CD
" CD-ROM
" Discs recorded in special formats, etc.
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