Region code, Examples of discs that the receiver cannot play – Sony AVD-S500ES Manuel d'utilisation

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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

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