Notes On Discs; About Wma Files - Sony XAV-65 Operating Instructions Manual

File types
For details on compression formats, see page 17.
Audio MP3 file, WMA file
Video Xvid file
Photo jpeg file (.jpg)

Notes on discs

 Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or heat
sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car
parked in direct sunlight.
 Before playing, wipe the discs
with a cleaning cloth from the
center out. Do not use
solvents such as benzine,
thinner, commercially
available cleaners.
 This unit is designed to play
discs that conform to the
Compact Disc (CD) standard.
DualDiscs and some of the music discs encoded
with copyright protection technologies do not
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard,
therefore, these discs may not be playable by this
unit.
 Discs that this unit CANNOT play
 Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or
paper attached. Doing so may cause a
malfunction, or may ruin the disc.
 Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,
square, star). Attempting to do so may damage
the unit.
 8 cm (3
1 / in) discs.
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Note on playback operations of DVDs and
VCDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and VCDs may
be intentionally set by software producers. Since
this unit plays DVDs and VCDs according to the disc
contents the software producers designed, some
playback features may not be available. Also, refer
to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VCDs.
Notes on DATA CDs, DATA DVDs and USB
playback
 Some DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (depending on the
equipment used for its recording, or the disc
condition) may not play on this unit.
 Finalization is required for some discs (page 17).
 The unit is compatible with the following
standards.
For DATA CDs
 ISO 9660 level 1/level 2 format, Joliet/Romeo in
the expansion format
For DATA DVDs
 UDF Bridge format (combined UDF and ISO
9660)
 The maximum number of:
 folders (albums): 256 (including root and empty
folders).
 files (tracks/videos/photos) and folders
contained in a disc: 2,000 (if a folder/file names
contain many characters, this number may
become less than 2,000).
 displayable characters for a folder/file name:
32.
 Compatible codecs are MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma),
JPEG (.jpg), and Xvid (.avi).
 DRM (Digital Rights Management) files may not be
played.
Notes on finalizing discs
The following discs are required to be finalized to
play on this unit.
 DVD-R/DVD-R DL (in video mode)
 DVD-RW in video mode
 DVD+R/DVD+R DL
 CD-R
 CD-RW
DVD+RW can be played without finalization. The
disc is automatically finalized.
For details, refer to the manual supplied with the
disc.
Playback order of MP3/WMA/Xvid files
Folders and files are arranged in ascending order of
updated date and time.
MP3/WMA/Xvid

About WMA files

WMA* 1 files meeting the following requirements
can be played. Playback is not guaranteed for all
WMA files meeting the requirements.
Codec
 Media File format: ASF file format
 File extension: .wma
 Bit rate: 48 to 192 kbps (Supports variable bit rate
(VBR))* 2
Folder (album)
MP3/WMA/Xvid
file (track/video)
17
GB