Harman-Kardon BDP 1 - Manual (Page 7)

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MEDIA COMPATIBILITY
Disc Formats Supported by This Player
The BDP 1 can play the following types of prerecorded discs:
The BDP 1 will also play most recordable discs, but complete playback
compatibility cannot be guaranteed, due to the wide variation in
recorders and blank discs.
Round 3" (8cm) or 5" (12cm) discs may be used. Do not use
odd-shaped, noncircular discs.
Blu-ray Disc Compatibility:
• Single-sided discs
• Single-layer or dual-layer discs
• Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio,
DTS ® , MPEG or linear PCM digital audio tracks
• MPEG-2, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1 digital video
• Discs are generally divided into one or more titles, which may be
further subdivided into chapters
DVD-Video Disc Compatibility:
• Single-sided or double-sided discs
• Single-layer or dual-layer discs
• Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio tracks
• MPEG-2 digital video
• Discs are generally divided into one or more titles, which may be
further subdivided into chapters
Audio CD Compatibility
• Linear PCM digital audio
• Audio CDs are divided into tracks
CD-R/RW Compatibility
• WMA or MP3 (32kbps – 320kbps) digital audio
• May contain JPEG still images (up to 10 megapixels, file size up to
5MB, limit of approximately 250 files per disc)
• MP3, WMA and JPEG discs (or discs that contain more than one
of these formats) are divided into files, which may be organized into
folders, depending on how the disc was created
The BDP 1 Will NOT Play the Following:
• BD-R/RE discs recorded in the BDAV format
• BD-RE v2.1 discs recorded in the BDMV format that are unclosed
• Blu-ray Disc media with a Region Code other than A that are not
Open Region
• DTS 96/24 discs
• DVD discs with a Region Code other than 1 or 0
• DVD-ROM data discs
• DVD-Audio discs
• WMVHD, and HD-DVD
™ discs (the “SD-DVD” side of dual-format
HD-DVD/DVD discs may be played)
• SACD ™ discs
• CD-I discs
• CD-G discs
• Kodak
® Photo CD ™ and Picture CD discs
• Discs intended for use in video game consoles
• Discs recorded at any speed other than “SP”
NOTES:
• Due to differences in the authoring of discs, it is possible that
some discs may include features that are not compatible with
the BDP 1, and not all discs include every system capability.
• Playback of recordable discs created on a computer requires
proper formatting and finalization of the disc.
• The BDP 1 is compatible with most but not all files encoded
using MP3. For best results, encode MP3 files at bit rates
ranging between 32kbps and 320kbps.
• JPEG files should contain no more than 10 megapixels, and the
file size should be no larger than 5MB
• Discs that are compatible with DVD-RAM Standard Version 2.0
may be played. The discs must be finalized, VR-mode only.
• MP3, WMA and JPEG files must be stored on the media with
the proper file extension.
USB Device Compatibility
USB client devices, such as flash drives and most external or portable
hard-disc drives that are formatted with the FAT32 file system, may
be connected to the BDP 1’s front-panel USB port. Due to the wide
variation in hard-disc drive technologies and formats, compatibility with
any particular device cannot be guaranteed.
Do not connect a personal computer directly to the BDP 1. Due to
their software design, the iPod, most other USB peripheral devices and
accessories – such as card readers, keyboards and pointing devices –
and software-specific digital media players are not compatible with the
USB port on the BDP 1, even when placed in disc mode.
A USB drive with greater than 1GB capacity is required for BD-Live
functionality. The drive is used for virtual storage. When BD-Live
functionality is not is use, audio and still-image files stored on the
drive may be played similarly to a data CD.
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