Sony AVD-S500ES Portable DVD Player User Manual


 
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Note on PBC (Playback Control)
(VIDEO CDs)
This receiver conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0
of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two
kinds of playback depending on the disc type.
About Multi Session CD
This receiver can play Multi Session CDs
when an MP3 audio track is contained in the
first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio
tracks recorded in later sessions can also be
played back.
This receiver can play Multi Session CDs
when a JPEG image file is contained in the
first session. Any subsequent JPEG image files
recorded in later sessions can also be played
back.
If audio tracks and images in music CD format
or video CD format are recorded in the first
session, only the first session will be played
back.
Region code
Your receiver has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and will only play DVDs
labelled with the same region code.
DVDs labelled will also play on this
receiver.
If you try to play any other DVD, the message
“Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will
appear on the TV screen. Depending on the
DVD, no region code indication may be given
even though playing the DVD is prohibited by
area restrictions.
Examples of discs that the
receiver cannot play
The receiver cannot play the following discs:
CD-ROMs (except for extension “.MP3,”
“.JPG,” or “.JPEG”)
CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in
the following formats:
music CD format
video CD format
MP3/JPEG format that conforms to
ISO9660* Level 1/Level 2, or its extended
format, Joliet
Data part of CD-Extras
DVD-ROMs
DVD Audio discs
DVD-RAMs
DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode
DVD+RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode
Progressive JPEG file
* A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs,
defined by ISO (International Standard
Organization)
Disc type You can
VIDEO CDs
without PBC
functions
(Ver. 1.1 discs)
Enjoy video playback (moving
pictures) as well as music.
VIDEO CDs
with PBC
functions
(Ver. 2.0 discs)
Play interactive software using
menu screens displayed on the
TV screen (PBC Playback), in
addition to the video playback
functions of Ver. 1.1 discs.
Moreover, you can play high-
resolution still pictures, if they
are included on the disc.
DVD
structure
VIDEO
CD, Super
Audio CD,
or CD
structure
MP3
structure
Disc
Disc
Disc
Title
Chapter
Track
Index
Album
Track
JPEG
structure
Disc
Album
File
ALL