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Additional Information
Learning More about This System
Before Operating the System
(see pages 10 to 13)
Playable Disc Types:
• If you play back an NTSC disc with this setting set to “PAL,”
you can watch the playback pictures (the disc will be
reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen may
roll over upward and downward rapidly.
• If you play back a PAL disc with this setting set to “NTSC,”
you can watch the playback pictures, but the following
symptoms may occur:
– The items on the disc menu will be blurred, and be shown
slightly shifted when highlighted.
– The aspect ratio of the picture may differ from the original
aspect ratio.
– The picture movement is not smooth.
• Notes on MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 discs
– MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 discs are required a longer
readout time than regular CDs. (It depends on the
complexity of the group/file configuration.)
– Some MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 files cannot be played
back and will be skipped. This results from their recording
processes and conditions.
– This system can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4
files with the extension code <.mp3>, <.wma>, <.jpg>, or
<.asf> (regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).
• About audio format
–
Linear PCM:
Uncompressed digital audio, the same
format used for CDs and most studio masters.
–
Dolby Digital:
Compressed digital audio, developed by
Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel encode to
create the realistic surround sound.
–
DTS (Digital Theater Systems):
Compressed digital
audio, developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., which
enables multi-channel like Dolby Digital. As the
compression ratio is lower than for Dolby Digital, it
provides wider dynamic range and better separation.
– When playing back a DVD Audio disc recorded by MLP
(Meridian Lossless Packing; a lossless audio compression
system that can completely recreate the PCM signal), the
signals recognized as the linear PCM signal, however, no
indicator lights up in the display window.
Daily Operations—Playback
(see pages 14 to 18)
Listening to the Radio:
• If you store a new station into an occupied preset number, the
previously stored station in that number will be erased.
• When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure
occurs, the preset stations will be erased in a few days. If this
happens, preset the stations again.
Playing Back a Disc:
• On some DVD, SVCD, or VCD discs, the actual operations
may be different from what is explained in this manual, due to
the programming and disc structure; such differences are not a
malfunction of this System.
• For MP3/WMA playback...
– When making MP3/WMA discs, use ISO 9660 Level 1 or
Level 2 for the disc format.
– It is recommended that you make each MP3/WMA file at a
sampling rate of 44.1 kHz and at bit rate of 128 kbps. This
System cannot play back files made at bit rate of less than 64
kbps.
Playing Back a Tape:
• In Relay Play, the reverse side of the tape in deck A does not
playback. If the playing time of the tape in deck A is less than
12 seconds, the System rewind the tape and playback again.
Daily Operations—Sound&Other Adjustments
(see pages 19 to 23)
Adjusting the Volume:
• Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting
the headphones.
Creating Your Own Sound Modes—User Mode:
• When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure
occurs, the USER mode settings will be erased in a few days.
If this happens, set the USER Modes again.
Using Surround Mode:
•
Dolby Pro Logic II modes:
Dolby Pro Logic II has developed multichannel playback
format to decode the 2 channel sources—Linear PCM digital
source, MP3 source, WMA source, Dolby Digital 2ch, DTS
2ch, and Dolby Surround encoded source—into 5.1 channel.
Dolby Pro Logic II enables to reproduce spacious sound from
original sound without adding any new sounds and tonal
colorations.
• While you use the headphones, the Surround Mode will
canceled temporarily (“STEREO” will appear on the display).
• Some DVD Audios prohibit downmix.
– When you change the Surround Mode while playing back
such a disc, “MULTI CH” appears on the display and you
cannot change the Surround Mode.
– When you select the Surround Mode to “STEREO” and start
playback such a disc, “LR ONLY” appears on the display
and the System plays back the left front and right front
signals.
– When you use the headphones while playing back such a
disc, “LR ONLY” appears on the display and the System
plays back the left front and right front signals.
• During MPEG-4 playback, Dolby Pro Logic II modes will be
canceled temporarily.
Changing the Scanning Mode:
• Do not change the progressive scanning mode in the following
cases:
– When your TV does not support the progressive video input.
– When you have not connected your TV to the unit using a
component video cord.
• When you play back an NTSC disc in progressive scanning
mode, the System output the NTSC signal though color system
settings.
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