Handling and care of
discs
Some basic precautions are necessary
when handling your discs.
Built-in drive and care
• Use only conventional, fully circular discs.
Do not use shaped discs.
• Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or
otherwise damaged discs as they may
damage the built-in drive.
• Use 12-cm discs. Do not use 8-cm discs or
an adapter for 8-cm discs.
• When using discs that can be printed on
label surfaces, check the instructions and
the warnings of the discs. Depending on
the discs, inserting and ejecting may not
be possible. Using such discs may result
in damage to this equipment.
• Do not attach labels, write on or apply
chemicals to the surface of the discs.
• Do not attach commercially available
labels or other materials to the discs.
• To clean a disc, wipe it with a soft cloth,
moving outward from the center.
• Condensation may temporarily impair
the built-in drive's performance.
• Playback of discs may not be possible
because of disc characteristics, disc
format, recorded application, playback
environment, storage conditions and so
on.
• Road shocks may interrupt disc playback.
• Read the precautions for discs before
using them.
Ambient conditions for playing a
disc
• At extremely high temperatures, a
temperature cutout protects this product
by switching it off automatically.
• Despite our careful design of the product,
small scratches that do not affect actual
operation may appear on the disc surface
as a result of mechanical wear, ambient
conditions for use or handling of the disc.
This is not a sign of the malfunction of
this product. Consider it to be normal
wear and tear.
Playable discs
DVD-Video
•
is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo
Licensing Corporation.
• It is not possible to play DVD Audio discs.
This DVD drive may not be able to play all
discs bearing the marks shown above.
CD
AVCHD recorded discs
This unit is not compatible with discs
recorded in AVCHD (Advanced Video
Codec High Definition) format. Do not
insert in AVCHD discs. If inserted, the disc
may not be ejected.
Playing DualDisc
• DualDiscs are two-sided discs that have a
recordable CD for audio on one side and
a recordable DVD for video on the other.
• Playback of the DVD side is possible with
this product. However, since the CD side
of DualDiscs is not physically compatible
with the general CD standard, it may not
be possible to play the CD side with this
product.
• Frequent loading and ejecting of a
DualDisc may result in scratches to the
disc.
• Serious scratches can lead to playback
problems on this product. In some cases,
a DualDisc may become stuck in the disc-
loading slot and will not eject. To prevent
this, we recommend you refrain from
using DualDisc with this product.
• Please refer to the manufacturer for more
detailed information about DualDiscs.
Dolby Digital
This product will down-mix Dolby Digital signals
internally and the sound will be output in stereo.
• Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Audio and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
Detailed information
for playable media
Compatibility
Common notes about disc
compatibility
• Certain functions of this product may not
be available for some discs.
• Compatibility with all discs is not
guaranteed.
• It is not possible to play DVD-RAM discs.
• Playback of discs may become impossible
with direct exposure to sunlight, high
temperatures, or depending on the
storage conditions in the vehicle.
DVD-Video discs
• DVD-Video discs that have incompatible
region numbers cannot be played on this
DVD drive. The region number of the
player can be found on this product's
chassis.
DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R SL (Single
Layer)/DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs
• Unfinalized discs which have been
recorded with the Video format (video
mode) cannot be played back.
• Discs which have been recorded with the
Video Recording format (VR mode)
cannot be played back.
• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs which have
been recorded with Layer Jump
recording cannot be played back.
• For detailed information about recording
mode, please contact the manufacturer
of media, recorders, or writing software.
CD-R/CD-RW discs
• Unfinalized discs cannot be played back.
• It may not be possible to playback CD-R/
CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD
recorder or a computer because of disc
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