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                             Readme
                      DSD Playback Plug-in                 Version 1.1
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This file describes the latest information for the DSD Playback Plug-in. 
Please read this before using the DSD Playback Plug-in. 

This Readme is divided into the following sections:
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1) About This Program
2) Before Using the DSD Playback Plug-in
   - System Requirements
3) Important Notes
   - DSD Files Playback
   - Output devices (for example, speakers or headphones)
   - Volume Adjustment
   - CD creation with Windows Media Player
   - Associating the DSF file extension with Windows Media Player
4) Known Issues
5) Legal Notice

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1) About This Program

- By installing this program, you can play DSD files (extension: *.dsf) 
  on Windows Media Player. 

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2) Before Using the DSD Playback Plug-in

- System Requirements
 
  - This program is designed to only run on a VAIO computer 
    with a standard installation of Windows Vista and Windows XP.
    The other systems are not guaranteed.

  - This program can be run only on a VAIO computer that supports 
    DSD playback.

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3) Important Notes

- DSD Files Playback

  - DSD files cannot be played on Windows Media Player in the following cases:

    - When a program other than Windows Media Player plays or records 
      a DSD format file

    - When Sound Reality is used in the ASIO mode with a program other than 
      Windows Media Player

    - The sound from this system or another program cannot be output 
      while playing a DSD file on Windows Media Player.

- Output devices (for example, speakers or headphones)

 - Windows Vista plays audio only through devices that have been selected.

   To view the selected output device for DSD playback:

   1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
   2. Click Additional Options.
   3. Click Sound Reality ASIO Settings.
   4. The device shown as the output device for DSD Mode is the currently 
      selected output device.

- Volume Adjustment

  - If an audio device other than Sound Reality is selected as 
    the default device for sound playback, the DSD playback volume cannot 
    be adjusted using the volume adjustment feature in Media Center.

    Confirm the selected audio device by doing the following:

   - When using Windows Vista
     1. Open the Windows Control Panel
     2. Click Hardware and Sound
     3. Click Sound
     4. The device with the check mark is currently selected

   - When using Windows XP
     1. Open the Windows Control Panel 
        (Below are menus when using Category View)
     2. Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
     3. Click Sounds and Audio Devices
     4. Click Audio, and the device in the Sound playback group box is 
        currently selected

- CD creation with Windows Media Player

  - When adding DSD files, you can create a data CD using the writing function 
    of Windows Media Player. However, this data CD is not compliant with 
    DSD Disc specifications.


- Associating the DSF file extension with Windows Media Player

  - If you install Windows Media Player after installing this program,
    Windows Media Player will not be registered as the player for DSF
    files (*.dsf).

    To make Windows Media Player the default player for DSF files, right- 
    click a DSF file in Windows Explorer, select Properties from the  
    shortcut menu, and, in the window that appears, select Windows Media  
    Player as the program to open DSF files.

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4) Known Issues

  - When playing a DSD file on Windows Media Player, visualization of 
    the Now Playing feature is not available.
   
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5) Legal Notice 

"Direct Stream Digital", DSD and their logos are trademarks of 
Sony Corporation.

ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media Player and Media Center are 
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States 
and/or other countries.

Other system names and product names appearing herein are generally trademarks 
or registered trademarks of their respective makers. These trademarks are not 
denoted in this document by means of the TM or (R) symbols. 

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  Readme.txt / Copyright 2007 Sony Corporation