Sony BDP - S1 User Guide

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This Player Can Play the Following Discs and Files
Examples of discs that the player 
cannot play
The player cannot play the following discs:
• All types of CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs, or the CD 
layer of hybrid discs, etc.).
• VCDs/Super VCDs.
• DVD Audio discs.
• Super Audio CDs.
• DVD-RAMs.
• HD DVDs.
• BDs with cartridge.
• BD-REs/BD-Rs.
• DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs of VR mode.
Also, the player cannot play the following discs:
• A BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO with a different region code.
• A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as 
PAL (this player conforms to the NTSC color system).
• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart).
• A disc with paper or stickers on it.
• A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still 
left on it.
Notes
• Notes about DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs
Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs cannot be played on this player due 
to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the 
characteristics of the recording device and authoring software.
The DVD disc will not play if it has not been correctly 
finalized. For more information, refer to the operating 
instructions for the recording device.
• Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD 
recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the 
other side.
This player plays the DVD material side only. The audio 
material side is not played.
• Note about double-layer DVDs
The playback pictures and sound may be momentarily 
interrupted when the layers switch.
About playback of discs recorded in 
AVCHD format
This player can play AVCHD format discs. 
What is the AVCHD format?
The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera 
format used to record SD (standard definition) or HD (high 
definition) signals of either the 1080i specification*
1
 or the 720p 
specification*
2
 on DVDs, using efficient data compression 
coding technology. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is adopted 
to compress video data, and the Dolby Digital or Linear PCM 
system is used to compress audio data. The MPEG-4 AVC/
H.264 format is capable of compressing images at higher 
efficiency than that of the conventional image compressing 
format. The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format enables a high 
definition (HD) video signal shot on a digital video camera 
recorder to be recorded on DVD discs, in the same way as it 
would be for a standard definition (SD) television signal.
“AVCHD” and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electric 
Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation.
*
1
:1080i specification — a high definition specification which utilizes 
1080 effective scanning lines and the interlace system.
*
2
:720p specification — a high definition specification which utilizes 
720 effective scanning lines and the progressive system.
Notes
• Some AVCHD format discs may not play depending on the recording 
condition.
• The AVCHD format disc will not play if it has not been correctly 
finalized.
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