Sharp SD-WH1000U Operation Manual page 20

About Media Types
The following CD-RW/R discs cannot be played.
• Discs on which data has not been recorded cannot be
played back.
• Discs recorded in a format other than an Audio CD and
JPEG/audio file format cannot be played back.
• Discs may not be played back depending on their
recording status or the status of the disc itself.
• Discs may not be played back depending on their
compatibility with this Player.
About the JPEG file format
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JPEG is a type of file format for storing still-image files
(photos, illustrations, etc.). The Player lets you play JPEG
format still-image files.
File formats that are not compatible.
• Still images in formats other than JPEG (such as TIFF)
cannot be played.
• There may be some files that cannot be played even if
they are in JPEG format.
• Progressive JPEG files cannot be played.
• Moving image files as well as Motion JPEG format files
cannot be played, even though they are JPEG files.
Other files that cannot be played back.
• You may not be able to play some still images which you
have created, touched up, copied or otherwise edited on
your computer.
• You may not be able to play some still images you have
processed (rotated or saved by overwriting other images
you have imported from the Internet or e-mail).
You may experience one or more of the following
symptoms when playing files.
• It may take some time to play files depending on the
number of folders, number of files and volume of data
involved.
• EXIF information will not be displayed. EXIF stands for
Exchangeable Image File Format, and is a standard for
storing interchange information in image files, especially
those using JPEG compression. (Refer to http://exif.org
for more information.)
About audio file format
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There are several audio file formats played on this player
below.
FLAC (***.flac), WAV (***.wav), DSF (***.dsf), DSDIFF (***.dff),
MP3 (***.mp3), WMA (***.wma), AIFF (***.aiff, ***.aif), ALAC
(***.m4a), AAC (***.mp4, ***.m4a, ***.aac, ***.m4b), see page
36 for detail.
Playing audio file
• Some files that have above extensions or files that have
not been recorded in above format will produce noise or
cannot by played.
• Audio files are not played in the order they were recorded.
• It is recommended to record data at a lower speed as
data recorded at a fast speed can produce noise and may
not be able to be played.
• The more folders there are, the longer the reading time.
• Depending on the folder tree, reading audio files can take
time.
• The playing time may not be correctly displayed during
audio file playback.
The following files cannot be played on this player.
• When both Audio CD [CD-DA] format and audio file
formats are recorded on a disc. (The disc is recognized to
be an Audio CD [CD-DA] only tracks in Audio CD [CD-DA]
format are played back.)
• Multi-session discs cannot be played.
• DRM encrypted WMA cannot be played.
• Compressed DSD format (DST) cannot be played.
About files/folders for Still images
(JPEG files) and audio data
You can play still images (JPEG files) /audio data (FLAC,
WAV, DSF/DSDIFF, AIFF, ALAC, AAC, WMA. MP3 files) with
this unit by making folder(s) on discs or USB devices as
shown below.
Example of a folder structure:
Root
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001.jpg/001.mp3 4
xxx.jpg/xxx.mp3
01 Folder Folder
001.jpg/001.mp3
255.jpg/255.mp3
001.jpg/001.mp3
xxx Folder
256.jpg/256.mp3
* Including the root directory, the maximum number of
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folders and files in each folder is limited to 256 in total.
File and folder requirements
• The discs or USB devices which this player can play back
(recognize) are limited to the following properties:
Contains EXIF format files (only JPEG files)
Picture resolution: Between 32 x 32 and 6528 x 3672
pixels (only JPEG files)
Maximum number of folders and files in each folder:
256
Maximum hierarchy level of folders: 5
File size: 8 MB or less (JPEG files)
200 MB or less (MP3 files)
NOTE
• File and folder names displayed on this player may differ
from those displayed on PCs.
• If an AIFF, ALAC, or AAC file cannot be played back,
update the software of this player (page 50).
DIVX
This DivX Certified device has passed rigorous testing to
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ensure it plays DivX video.
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To play purchased DivX movies, first register your device
at vod.divx.com. Find your registration code in the DivX
Registration of System Settings.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
This DivX Certified device must be registered in order to
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play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies. To
obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section
in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.com for more
information on how to complete your registration.
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