Sony RDR-VX500 - Manual (Page 12)

12
12 cm/8 cm discs
Playable discs
* A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs,
defined by ISO (International Standard Organization).
Discs that cannot be played
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs, other than those recorded in
music CD format, MP3 or JPEG format, or
Video CD format
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-ROMs
• DVD Audio discs
• DVD-RAMs
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(see page 13)
• A disc recorded in a color system other than
NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM
z Hint
This DVD recorder can play 8 cm CDs and 8 cm DVDs
as well.
Operation
DVD+RW
DVD-RW
DVD+R DVD-R
VR mode Video mode
12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm
Playback Yes — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes — Yes Yes
Recording Yes — Yes No Yes No Yes — Yes No
Type Disc Logo
Icon used
in this
manual
Characteristics
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented
VIDEO CD
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD/
Super 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-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
DVD
VCD
CD
DATA CD