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Chapter 3
Playing Discs
Regional Coding
Both the DVD Player and the discs are coded by region.These regional codes must match in
order for the disc to play.This player’s code is
Region 1
. ALL means all regions. Other regions
are: 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Africa, Japan - 3: Southeast Asia,Taiwan - 4: Central
America, South America, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand - 5: Russian Federation, Africa (except
Egypt and Rep. of South Africa), India, Pakistan - 6: China.
How to load and play a disc
Turn on your DVD Player and your TV.
1.
If necessary, tune the TV to its Video Input channel (for help, go to
page 9).
2.
Place a disc gently into the slot with the disc’s label facing up (double-sided discs have content
on both sides, so you can place the disc with either side up).
3.
The DVD Player reads the disc’s table of contents, and then one of three things happens
depending on how the disc was programmed:
• The disc starts playing
• The disc menu appears. One of the options will start playing the disc. Highlight that option
and press OK.
• The DVD Player’s main menu appears (since the
Play
menu is already highlighted, just
press the OK button).
Compatible discs
This DVD Player is capable of playing the following types of discs: DVDs,
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Audio DVDs, Audio CDs, CD-R, CD-
RW,Video CDs (VCDs), SVCDs. CDs with mp3 files,WMA files (Windows
Media Audio), JPEG files and properly encoded DivX discs. Before you put a
disc in the player, make sure it is compatible.
You can’t play the following types of discs: Laserdiscs, CD-I, CD-ROM
(computer-only discs), DVD-ROM,discs recorded using other broadcast
standards (i.e. PAL or SECAM), or CD-G discs.
In spite of progress made to ensure playability of all discs types, it is not
possible to guarantee playback of discs which are not in conformity with
DVD, CD,VCD or SVCD standards.This unit may not play some recordings
or files on CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R. DVD+RW due to
differences in recording formats, software used and disc types.
Note: Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and design.
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