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Disc Types
ABOUT THE DISCS
Playable Discs
The following discs can be played back on this
CAUTION:
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Use caution not to pinch your finger in the disc slot.
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Be sure to remove a disc and unplug the AC power cord
from the outlet before carrying the DVD player.
This player conforms to the PAL colour system. Also
you can play discs recorded with the NTSC system via
a PAL system TV set.
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Some discs include region codes as shown below.
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The number inside the symbol refers to a region of
the world, and a disc encoded in a specific region for-
mat can only be played back on DVD players with the
same region code.
The following discs cannot be played back on this
DVD player.
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DVD with region codes other than 2 or ALL.
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DVD-ROM
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DVD-RAM (Never play back, otherwise malfunc-
tion may result.)
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CD-ROM
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VSD
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CDV (Only plays back the audio part.)
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CD-G (Only plays back the sound.)
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CD-R/CD-RW (Only plays back the discs which
audio CD/MP3/JPEG/WMA is recorded.)
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CD-I (Never play back, otherwise malfunction
may result.)
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Photo CD (Never play back, otherwise malfunc-
tion may result.)
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SUPER AUDIO CD
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DVD-Audio
Any other discs without compatibility indications.
[DVD-Video]
Data on a DVD is divided into sections called "titles," and
then into subsections called "chapters," each of which is
given a title or chapter number. Playback conditions are
preset on some DVD-Video discs, and these playback
conditions take priority over user operations on this player.
If a function you selected does not run as desired, refer to
the manual accompanying the disc.
[Audio CD, Video CD]
Data on an Audio CD, or a Video CD is divided into sections
called “tracks,” each of which is given a track number.
[MP3, JPEG, WMA]
Data on a MP3 is divided into sections called "groups," and
then into subsections called "tracks," each of which is given an
album or track number.
Example
Title 1
Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Example
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Example
Group 1
Group 2
Track 1
Track 2
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
DVD-Video
(NOTE 1)
DVD-R
DVD-RW
(NOTE 2)
CD
CD-R
CD-RW
(NOTE 3)
Picture CD
Digital video
(MPEG2)
Digital audio
MP3
WMA
(NOTE 4)
Digital picture
(JPEG)
JPEG
Mark (logo)
Usable
discs
Recorded
signals
Disc Size
12 cm
12 cm
12 cm
8 cm
8 cm
NOTE 1: Some DVD-Video discs do not operate as described in this
manual due to the intentions of the discs’ producers.
NOTE 2: Playing DVD-R and DVD-RW discs
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs on a DVD recorder can be played.
Discs that have not be finalized cannot be played.
Depending on the disc’s recording status, the disc may not be
accepted or may not be played normally (the picture or sound
may be not be smooth, etc.).
NOTE 3: Some of CD-R/CD-RW discs may be incompartible because
of “scratch and stain of disc”, “Recording condition”, and
“Characteristic of Recorder”.
NOTE 4:
Windows Media and the Windows logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
Sound
and
Pictures
12 cm
8 cm
(Singles)
Video
CD
DIGITAL VIDEO
ABOUT THE PBC FUNCTION OF VIDEO CD
This unit conforms to ver.1.1 and ver.2.0 of Video CD stan-
dard, with PBC function.
Ver.1.1 (without PBC function): You can enjoy playback pic-
ture as well as music CD.
Ver.2.0 (with PBC function): While using a Video CD with PBC
function, “PBC” appears on the screen and the display.
NOTE:
When playing Video CDs with PBC function, some operations
(e.g., select and repeat tracks) cannot be performed unless the
function is cancelled temporarily (refer to page 15).
What is PBC? “PBC” stands for the Playback Control. You
can play interactive software using menu screens. Refer to
instructions in the Video CD.
