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Quick Guide to Disc Types
Playable Discs
“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos are trademarks.
* A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs,
defined by ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
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This recorder plays 12 cm/8 cm DVD-RAMs that contain
DVD Video, MP3, or JPEG files. Only discs without (or
removed from) the cartridge can be played.
Discs that cannot be played
• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not
recorded in music CD or Video CD format, or do
not contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image
files.
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-ROMs that are not recorded in DVD
Video format, or do not contain MP3 audio
tracks or JPEG image files.
• DVD Audio discs
• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs in VR mode
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(see page 34)
• Cartridge-only type DVD-RAMs and/or DVD-
RAMs that are not recorded in DVD Video
format, or do not contain MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files.
Disc Type Disc Logo
Icon Used
In this
Manual
Characteristics
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented
VIDEO CD
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD/
Super VIDEO CD format (with PBC function)
CD
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD
format that can be purchased
DATA CD
CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs created on a PC or
similar device in music format, or MP3 or JPEG
format that conforms to ISO9660* Level 1/
Level 2
DATA DVD —
DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD-Rs in MP3 or JPEG format conforming to
UDF.
8 cm DVD+RW/
DVD-RW/DVD-R
——
8 cm DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs, and DVD-Rs
recorded with a DVD video camera (Still images
recorded with a DVD video camera cannot be
played.)
DVD
VCD
CD
DATA CD
DATA DVD
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