About This Manual; Playable Discs - Sony GENEZI MHC-GNX660 Mode D'emploi

About this manual

• The instructions in this manual are for
models MHC-GNX660 and MHC-GNX600.
In this manual, the MHC-GNX660 is used for
illustration purposes unless stated otherwise.
• This manual mainly explains operations using
the buttons on the unit, but the same
operations can also be performed using the
buttons on the remote having the same or
similar names or symbols.
• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and
patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson.

Playable discs

You can play back the following discs on this
system. Other discs cannot be played back.
List of playable discs
Format of
Disc logo
discs
AUDIO CDs
CD-R/CD-RW
(AUDIO CDs/
Discs with MP3
audio tracks)
CD Graphics
(CDG)*
* MHC-GNX660 only
GB
4
Discs that this system cannot
play back
• CD-ROMs other than those has MP3 audio
tracks in the format of MPEG 1 Audio Layer
3, MPEG 2 Audio Layer 3 and MPEG 2.5
Audio Layer 3 that conforms to ISO 9660
Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in expansion format.
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in
the following formats:
– AUDIO CD format.
– data CD format with MP3 audio tracks in
• Data part of CD-Extras.
• Data part of Mixed CDs.
• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,
card, heart).
• CD-R and CD-RW discs that have not been
correctly finalized (processing to allow play
back by a normal CD player).
Contents • CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multi-
session that have not ended by "closing the
Audio
session".
• A disc recorded in packet write format.
• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,
or a sticker still left on it.
Audio
• Audio side of a DualDisc.
a)
A logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROMs,
defined by ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
b)
Multi Session
This is a recording method that enables adding of
Audio +
data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional
Video
discs begin at a disc control area called the Lead-in
and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session
disc is a disc having multiple sessions, with each
segment from Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a
single session.
the format of MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3,
MPEG 2 Audio Layer 3 and MPEG 2.5
Audio Layer 3 that conforms to ISO 9660
Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in expansion
format or Multi Session
a)
a)
b)
.