Disc / content format playback compatibility, Before you start 01, English – Pioneer DVR-520H-S User Manual

Page 9: General disc compatibility, Dvd-r/rw compatibility, Cd-r/rw compatibility, Compressed audio compatibility

Before you start

English

Disc / content format playback
compatibility

General disc compatibility

This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc
types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally
feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc
packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as
recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable
format—see below for further compatibility information.

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

•

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing

Corporation.

•

is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

This recorder also supports the IEC’s Super VCD
standard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super
VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two
soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the
widescreen size.

DVD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder will play and record DVD-R/RW discs.

Compatible media:

• DVD-RW Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1 / 2x and Ver. 1.2 / 4x

• DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x

Recording formats:

• DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode)

• DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVD-

Video format (Video mode)

Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD
writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want
to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an
older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1
discs.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder
compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs.

Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized

VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.

Cannot read the CPRM information

will show in the display when

you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.

Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

CD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/Super

VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or
JPEG files
*

ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:

Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file
systems are both compatible with this recorder.

• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and

Video CD/Super VCD)

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),

Windows Media Audio (WMA)

• Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz

• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)

• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes

• VBR WMA playback: No

• WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec

(files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be

playable but some parts of the specification are not
supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR)

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No

(see also DRM in the

Glossary

on page 122)

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for

the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do
not use for other file types)

• File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files (if these

limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these
limits are playable)

DVD-Video

DVD-R

DVD-RW

Video CD

Fujicolor CD

Audio CD

CD-R

CD-RW

VIDEO

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

Model

Playable

Recordable

DVR-7000

Yes

1,2,3

DVR-3100/ DVR-5100H

Yes

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