Marantz DV8300 - Manual (Page 9)

1 Before You Start
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Caution!
• DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may
not play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there
is dirt or condensation on the player’s lens.
• If you record a disc using a personal computer,
even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there
are cases in which it may not play because of the
settings of the application software used to create
the disc. (Check with the software publisher for
more detailed information.)
• Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played.
• Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs can be played, but not
all time information (playing time, etc.) will be
displayed.
• For more information on using DVD-R/RW and
CD-R/RW discs, see Handling discs starting on
page 58.
DVD Video regions
All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on
the case somewhere that indicates which
region(s) of the world the disc is compat-
ible with. Your DVD player also has a region
mark, which you can find on the rear panel.
Discs from incompatible regions will not
play in this player. Discs marked ALL will
play in any player.
MP3 compatibility information
• The CD-ROM must be ISO 9660 compatible.
• Files should be MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format, 44.1
or 48kHz. Incompatible files will not play and
“UNPLAYABLE MP3 FORMAT” will be displayed.
• Not compatible with some variable bit-rate (VBR)
files.
• VBR files may not show play times correctly.
• This player only plays tracks that are named with
the file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.
• This player is not compatible with multi-session
discs. If you try and play a multi-session disc, only
the first session will be played.
• Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your MP3
files. The disc must be finalized in order to play.
• Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to
regular audio CD quality. Although this player will
play lower bit-rate MP3 tracks, the sound quality
becomes noticeably worse at lower bit-rates.
• Only the first 8 characters of folder and track names
(excluding the “.mp3” extension) are displayed.
• This player can recognize a maximum of 250 folders
and 250 tracks. Discs containing more than 250
folders or tracks will play, but only the first 250
folders/tracks.