Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility; Compressed Audio Compatibility - Pioneer DV-578A Operating Instructions Manual

Before you start
• Place on an unstable surface, or one that is
not large enough to support all four of the
unit's feet.
Disc / content format playback
compatibility
This player 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.
Please also note that recordable discs cannot be
recorded using this player.
DVD-Audio DVD-Video
Audio CD Video CD
*
Super VCD
Fujicolor CD
• is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD
* DV-676A-S only
CD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/
Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing
DVD-R DVD-RW
CD-R CD-RW
Super Audio CD
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 player.
• Multi-session playback: No
• Unfinalized disc playback: No
DVD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video
Recording (VR)*
* Edit points may not play exactly as edited;
screen may go momentarily blank at edited
points.
• Unfinalized playback: No
• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/
RW: No

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
(MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz
• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher
recommended)
• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No
• VBR WMA playback: No
• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No
• DRM (Digital Rights Management)
compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio
files will not play in this player—see also
DRM in the Glossary on page 53)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be
used for the player to recognize MP3 and
WMA files – do not use for other file types)
• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648
folders and files combined
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