Cd-R/Rw Compatibility; Dvd-R/Rw Compatibility; Pc-Created Disc Compatibility; Compressed Audio Compatibility - Pioneer HTZ-830DV Owner's Manual

Before you start

CD-R/RW compatibility

• This system will play CD-R and CD-RW
discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD
format, or as a CD-ROM containing MP3
or JPEG files. However, any other content
may cause the disc not to play, or create
noise/distortion in the output.
• This system cannot record CD-R or CD-
RW discs.
• Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs recorded as
CD Audio can be played, but the full Table
of Contents (playing time, etc.) will not be
displayed.

DVD-R/RW compatibility

• This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs
recorded using the DVD-Video format that
have been finalized using a DVD-recorder.
• This unit will play DVD-RW discs recorded
using the Video Recording (VR) format.
• DVD-RW shows in the display when a VR
format DVD-RW disc is loading.
• When playing a VR format DVD-RW discs
that was edited on a DVD recorder, the
screen may go momentarily black at
edited points and/or you may see scenes
from immediately before the edited point.
• This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs.
• Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be
played in this player.

PC-created disc compatibility

• If you record a disc using a personal
computer, even if it is recorded in a
"compatible format" as listed above, there
will be cases in which the disc may not be
playable in this machine due to the
setting of the application software used to
create the disc. In these particular
instances, check with the software
publisher for more detailed information.
• Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW
software disc boxes for additional
compatibility information.

Compressed audio compatibility

• This unit will play CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-
RW discs containing files saved in the
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) format with
a sampling rate of 32, 44.1 or 48kHz.
Incompatible files will not play and the
message Can't play this format will be
displayed (No Play in the Display unit).
• Fixed bit-rate MP3 files are
recommended. Variable bit-rate (VBR)
MP3 files are playable, but playing time
may not be shown correctly.
• The CD-ROM used to compile your MP3
files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2
compliant. CD physical format: Mode1,
Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file
systems are both compatible with this
player.
• Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording
your files. The disc must be finalized (i.e.
the session must be closed) in order to
play in this unit. This player is not
compatible with multi-session discs. Only
the first session of a multi-session disc
will be recognized.
• This player only plays tracks that are
named with the file extension .mp3 or
.MP3.
• When naming MP3 files, add the
corresponding file name extension
(.mp3). Files are played according to the
file extension. To prevent noise and
malfunctions, do not use these
extensions for other kinds of files.
• This player can recognize up to 999 files
(MP3/JPEG) and up to 499 folders. If a
disc exceeds these limits, only files and
folders up to these limits will be playable.
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