Sony RDR-VX555 - Manual (Page 33)

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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).
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
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(see page 34)
• A disc recorded in a color system other than
NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM
Disc Type Disc Logo
Icon Used
in This
Manual
Characteristics
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented
DVD-RAM —
DVD-RAMs recorded by another recording
device. 12 cm discs without cartridges, or
removable from their cartridges can be played.
VIDEO CD
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in 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
Universal Disk Format (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
RAM
VCD
CD
DATA CD
DATA DVD
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