Sony BDP-BX38, Operating Instructions Manual

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• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its 

edge. Do not touch the surface. 
Dust, fingerprints, or scratches on the disc 
may cause it to malfunction.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or 

heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave 
it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the 
temperature may rise considerably inside 
the car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.
• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe 

the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, 

thinner, commercially available disc/lens 
cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for 
vinyl LPs.

• If you have printed the disc’s label, dry the 

label before playing.

• Do not use the following discs.

– A lens cleaning disc.
– A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., 

card, heart).

– A disc with a label or sticker on it.
– A disc that has cellophane tape or sticker 

adhesive on it.

• Do not resurface the playing side of a disc 

to remove surface scratches.

*1

Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new 
and evolving, some discs may not be playable 
depending on the disc type and the version.
The audio output differs depending on the 
source, connected output jack, and selected 
audio settings.

*2

BD-RE: Ver.2.1
BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including organic 
pigment type BD-R (LTH type)
The BD-Rs recorded on a PC cannot be played if 
postscripts are recordable.

*3

A CD or DVD disc will not play if it has not been 
correctly finalized. For more information, refer 
to the instruction manual supplied with the 
recording device.

Discs that cannot be played

• BDs with cartridge
• BDXLs
• DVD-RAMs
• HD DVDs
• DVD Audio discs
• PHOTO  CDs
• Data part of CD-Extras
• VCDs/Super VCDs
• Audio material side on DualDiscs
• A disc recorded in a color system other than 

NTSC, such as PAL (this player conforms 
to the NTSC color system).

Note on Discs

This product is designed to playback discs 
that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) 
standard. DualDiscs and some of the music 
discs encoded with copyright protection 
technologies do not conform to the Compact 
Disc (CD) standard, therefore, these discs 
may not be playable by this product.

Notes About the Discs

Playable discs

Blu-ray 
Disc

*1

BD-ROM
BD-R

*2

/BD-RE

*2

DVD

*3

DVD-ROM
DVD-R/DVD-RW
DVD+R/DVD+RW

CD

*3

CD-DA (Music CD)
CD-ROM
CD-R/CD-RW
Super Audio CD