Sony XAV-60 - Manual (Page 50)

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XAV-60
4-164-312-22 (1)
Notes on finalizing discs
The following discs are required to be finalized to
play on this unit.
• DVD-R/DVD-R DL (in video mode/VR mode)
• DVD-RW in video mode
• DVD+R/DVD+R DL
• CD-R
• CD-RW
The following discs can be played without
finalization.
• DVD+RW – automatically finalized.
• DVD-RW in VR mode – finalization not required.
For details, see the manual supplied with the disc.
Notes on Multi Session CDs/Multi
Border DVDs
This unit can play Multi Session CDs/Multi Border
DVDs under the following conditions. Note that the
session must be closed and the disc must be
finalized.
• When CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is
recorded in the first session:
The unit recognizes the disc as CD-DA and only
CD-DA of the first session is played, even if an
other format (e.g., MP3) is recorded in other
sessions.
• When CD-DA is recorded other than in the first
session:
The unit recognizes the disc as a DATA CD or
DATA DVD, and all CD-DA sessions are skipped.
• When an MP3/WMA/AAC/JPEG/DivX/MPEG-4
is recorded:
Only the sessions containing the selected file type
(audio/video/image)* are played (if CD-DA or
other data exists in other sessions, they are
skipped).
* For details on how to select the file type, see
page 34.
Playback order of MP3/WMA/AAC/
JPEG/DivX
®
/MPEG-4 files
About MP3 files
• MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is
a music file compression format standard. It
compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10
of its original size.
• ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 apply to
MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1.0 and
1.1), or 63/126 characters (2.2, 2.3 and 2.4).
• When naming an MP3 file, be sure to add the file
extension “.mp3” to the file name.
• During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) MP3 file, elapsed playback
time may not display accurately.
Note on MP3
If you play a high-bit-rate MP3, such as 192 kbps,
sound may be intermittent.
About WMA files
• WMA, which stands for Windows Media Audio,
is a music file compression format standard. It
compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/22*
of its original size.
• WMA tag is 63 characters.
• When naming a WMA file, be sure to add the file
extension “.wma” to the file name.
• During playback or fast-forward/reverse of a VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) WMA file, elapsed playback
time may not display accurately.
* only for 64 kbps
Note on WMA
Playback of the following WMA files is not supported.
– lossless compression
– copyright-protected
About AAC files
• AAC tag is 126 characters.
• When naming an AAC file, be sure to add the file
extension “.m4a” to the file name.
About JPEG files
• JPEG, which stands for Joint Photographic
Experts Group, is an image file compression
format standard. It compresses still images
approximately 1/10 to 1/100 of original size.
• When naming a JPEG file, be sure to add the file
extension “.jpg” to the file name.
Note on JPEG
Playback of progressive JPEG files is not supported.
About DivX video
DivX
®
is a digital video format created by DivX,
Inc. This is an official DivX Certified device that
plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for more
information and software tools to convert files
into DivX video.
Folder
(album)
MP3/WMA/AAC/
JPEG/DivX/
MPEG-4 file
(track/image/
video)
MP3/WMA/AAC/
JPEG/DivX/
MPEG-4