- Blu-ray & DVD Players Manual

Chapter 4

Playing DVDs and CDs

DVD Regions. DVDs and DVD players are manufactured for different regions of the

world and are marked with corresponding “region codes.” To play a DVD, the DVD and

the DVD player must have compatible region codes. Discs marked with the region code

ALL will play in any DVD player.

A DVD’s case should be marked with a logo that indicates the region(s) in which the disc

is playable. This Recorder has a region code of “1,” which you can find on its back panel.

Discs that do not have region code 1 or region code “ALL” will not play in this Recorder.

Music and Other Audio Files

The Recorder can play music and other audio files that are in MP3 format. It will attempt

to play any file with an .MP3 file name extension (upper or lowercase). Make sure the

audio files on your discs are valid MP3 files and have an MP3 file name extension. A file

that is not an MP3 but has an MP3 file name extension may cause noise or unexpected

results when you try to play it. Other kinds of content may cause a disc not to play, or to

create noise, or distort the output.

The device used to create discs with MP3 files on them must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2

compliant, and the CDs must be created using physical format Mode1, or Mode2 XA

Form1. The Recorder is compatible with both Romeo and Joliet file systems.

Bit Rate. The Recorder is designed to playback MP3 files encoded at any bit rate. Audio

encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD quality. The quality of the sound

may become noticeably worse at lower bit rates.

This Recorder can play DVDs marked

with the region code “1” or “ALL.”

The “file name extension” is the last

four characters of a file name. All

MP3 files should end with the file name

extension “.MP3”, as in “ASong.MP3”.

Windows usually hides file name

extensions; to make them visible, see the

Help utility for your Windows operating

system.