Marantz DV4001 - Manual (Page 9)

1 Before You Start
9
English
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
com pat i ble with. Your DVD player also has
a region mark, which you can fi nd on the
rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions
will not play in this player. Discs marked
ALL will play in any player.
General information
• This player can recognize in total about 650 fi les
per folders and 300 folder per disc for MP3/
DivX/WMA.
• When writing MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX fi les to CD-
R/RW discs, always be sure to set the writing
format to ISO 9660 Level 1.
• For MP3 and WMA fi les recorded in Variable Bit
Rate (VBR), the unit may not display the actual
elapsed time.
MP3 compatibility information
• Files should be MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format.
The sampling rate is 11 kHz to 48 kHz, but it is
depends on the bit rate. Incompatible fi les will
not play.
• Audio encoded at 128 kbps should sound close
to regular audio CD quality. Although this player
will play 32 kbps to 320 kbps, but it is depends
on the sampling rate.
• This player is compatible with ID3 ver.1.1 Tag.
• Maximum 30 characters can be displayed on TV
screen.
• This player cannot play DVD-R/RW discs with
recorded MP3 music data.
• This player only plays tracks that are named
containing the fi le extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.
• This player is not compatible with multi-session
discs. If you try and play a multi-session disc,
only the fi rst session will be played.
WMA compatibility information
• The sampling rate is 44.1 kHz (bit rate: 64
kbps-192 kbps) and 48 kHz (bit rate: 128
kbps-192 kbps).
• This player only plays tracks that are named with
the fi le extension “.wma” or “.WMA”.
• This player can not play the disc contents
protected by Windows Media Digital Right
Management (DRM).
JPEG compatibility information
• While this player is designed to be able to
handle image data recorded in JPEG format,
no assurances are given that the player will be
able to display image data recorded in all JPEG
formats.
• This player can display progressive JPEG images.
• This player can display HD JPEG images.
• Always be sure to specify a fi le extension of “.JPG”
or “JPEG” for JPEG fi les. The fi le will not be able
to be displayed if a fi le extension other than “.JPG”
or “JPEG” is specifi ed or if no fi le extension is
assigned to the fi le. (Note that this means that
JPEG fi les created on a Macintosh will not be able
to be displayed as is.)
• Depending on the fi le size and compression
ratio, some JPEG pictures cannot be displayed
correctly.
DivX compatibility information
• A fi le with an extension of “.avi” or “.divx” is called
a DivX fi le.
• Maximum 30 characters can be displayed on TV
screen.
• Maximum 4 Gbyte of fi le size can be displayed.
• File should be MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format and
MPEG2 format.
Caution!
• DVD
±
R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using
a per son al 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 in for ma tion.)
• There may be times when it is impossible
to replay a CD-R/RW disc because of the
characteristics of the disc being used or because
of dirt or scratches on the disc.
• Unfi nalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played.
• Unfi nalized CD-R/RW discs cannot be played.
• For more information on using DVD-R/RW and
CD-R/RW discs, see “Handling discs” on page
47.
• Never try to replay anything other than a music
CD (CDA format) or a CD-R/RW on which MP3
and/or JPEG fi les have been stored. Depending
on the type of fi le, there may be times when
doing so will result in problems or erroneous
operation.