Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility; General Disc Compatibility; Cd-R/Rw Compatibility; Dvd-R/Rw Compatibility - Pioneer DV-355 Operating Instructions Manual

01 Before You Start
Disc / Content Format Play-
back Compatibility

General Disc Compatibility

• This player was designed and engi-
neered to be compatible with software
containing one or more of the following
logos.
Audio CD
• This player supports the IEC's Super
VCD standard. Compared to the Video
CD standard, Super VCD offers superior
picture quality, and allows two stereo
soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD
also supports the widescreen size.
• Other formats, including but not limited
to the following, are not playable in this
player:
DVD-Audio / SACD / Photo CD /
DVD-RAM / DVD-ROM / CD-ROM
(except those that contain MP3 files
formatted as specified in the "Com-
pressed Audio Compatibility" section.)
• DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs (Audio
CDs and Video CDs) recorded using a
DVD Recorder, CD Recorder or Personal
Computer may not be playable on this
machine. This may be caused by a
number of possibilities, including but
not limited to: the type of disc used; the
type of recording; or damage, dirt or
condensation on either the disc or the
player's pick-up lens.
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Special note about particular formats or
En software follows below:
DVD-Video
Video CD CD-R CD-RW
VIDEO
CD
Super Video CD (Super VCD)

CD-R/RW Compatibility

• This unit will play CD-R and CD-RW
discs recorded in CD Audio, Video CD,
or MP3 audio formatting. However, any
other content may cause the disc not to
play, or create noise/distortion in the
output.
• This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW
discs.
• Un-finalized CD-R/RW discs recorded in
CD Audio can be played, but not all
Table of Contents (playing time, etc..)
will be displayed.

DVD-R/RW Compatibility

• This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs that
were recorded using the DVD Video
format.
• This unit will not play DVD-RW discs
that were recorded using the Video
Recording format.
• This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW
discs.
• Un-finalized 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 incidences, check with the
software publisher for more detailed
information.
• DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW software disc
boxes also have additional compatibility
information.