Notes On Discs - Sony MHC-GN660 Operating Instructions Manual

Discs that this system cannot
play
• CD-ROMs (except for extension ".MP3")
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in
the following formats:
– audio CD format
– MP3 audio track format that conforms to
ISO9660
expansion format or Multi Session
• Data part of CD-Extras
• Data part of Mixed CDs
• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,
card, heart).
• A disc with paper or stickers on it.
• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,
or a sticker still left on it.
a)
ISO9660 Format
The most common international standard for the
logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROM.
There are several specification levels. In Level 1, file
names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eight
characters in the name, no more than three characters
in the extension ".MP3") and in capital letters.
Folder names can be no longer than eight characters.
There can be no more than eight nested folder levels.
Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder
names up to 31 characters long. Each folder can have
up to 8 trees.
For Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format make
sure of the contents of the writing software, etc.
b)
Multi Session
This is a recording method that enables adding of
data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional
discs begin at a disc control area called the Lead-in
and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session
disc is a disc having multiple sessions, with each
segment from Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a
single session.
c)
CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD
data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks
in session 2.
d)
Mixed CD: This format records data on the first
track and audio (audio CD data) on the second and
subsequent tracks of a session.
6 GB
a)
Level 1, Level 2, Joliet in
c)
.
d)
.

Notes on discs

• This system can play CD-R/CD-RW discs
edited by the user. However, note that
playback of some discs may not be possible
depending on the recording device used for
recording or the disc condition.
• Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may
not be played back because of scratches, dirt,
b)
recording condition or the driver's
.
characteristics.
• CD-R and CD-RW discs that have not been
correctly finalized (processing to allow play
by a normal CD player) cannot be played
back.
• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multi-
session that have not ended by "closing the
session" are not supported.
• The system may be unable to playback MP3
format files that do not have the extension
".MP3".
• Attempting to playback non-MP3 format files
that have the extension ".MP3" may result in
noise or malfunction.
• The system can playback to a depth of
8 folders only.
• With formats other than ISO9660 level 1,
level 2 or Joliet in expansion format, folder
names or file names may not be displayed
correctly.
• The following discs take a longer time to start
playback.
– a disc recorded with complicated tree
structure.
– a disc recorded in Multi Session.
– a disc to which data can be added (non-
finalized disc).
• A disc recorded in packet write format cannot
be played back.