7
Introduction
DIGITAL VIDEO
SUPER VIDEO
Notes on Discs (continued)
DVDs
Disc Mark
Contents
Disc
Size
Maximum
playback time
VIDEO
CDs
Approx. 4 hours
(single sided disc)
Approx. 8 hours
(double sided disc)
Approx. 80 minutes
(single sided disc)
Approx. 160 minutes
(double sided disc)
Approx. 74 minutes
Approx. 20 minutes
8 cm
12 cm
8 cm
12 cm
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
Audio
CDs
Approx. 74 minutes
Approx. 20 minutes
8 cm
(CD
single)
12 cm
Audio
SUPER
VIDEO
CDs
DivX
®
35 min.
10 min.
8 cm
12 cm
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
It depends on DivX
®
quality
8 cm
12 cm
About this owner’s manual
This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of this
DVD player. Some DVDs are produced in a manner that
allows specific or limited operation during playback. As
such, the DVD player may not respond to all operating
commands. This is not a defect in the DVD player. Refer
to instruction notes of discs.
“
” may appear on the TV screen during operation.
A “
” means that the operation is not permitted by the
DVD player or the disc.
Notes on region numbers
The region number of this DVD player is 2. If region
numbers, which stand for their playable area, are printed
on your DVD and you do not find
or
, disc
playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this case,
the DVD player will display a message on-screen).
On VIDEO CDs
This DVD player supports VIDEO CDs equipped with the
PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of
Playback Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations
depending on types of discs.
• VIDEO CD not equipped with PBC function (Version 1.1)
Sound and movie can be played on this DVD player in
the same way as an audio CD.
• VIDEO CD equipped with PBC function (Version 2.0)
In addition to operation of a VIDEO CD not equipped
with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback of
interactive software with search function by using the
menu displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback).
Some of the functions described in this owner’s manual
may not work with some discs.
Playable discs
This DVD player can play the following discs.
• You cannot play discs other than those listed above.
• You cannot play DVD-RAM discs or non-standardized discs,
etc., even if they may be labeled as above.
• This DVD player uses the NTSC/PAL colour system, and
cannot play DVDs recorded in any other colour system
(SECAM, etc.).
Because of problems and errors that can occur during the
creation of DVD and CD software and/or the manufacture of
DVD and CD discs, Toshiba cannot assure that this DVD player
will successfully play every disc bearing the DVD and CD logos.
If you happen to experience any difficulty playing a DVD and/
or CD disc on this DVD player, please contact Toshiba Customer
Service.
is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.
The following discs are also available.
DVD
±
R/
±
RW and DVD-ROM discs of DVD format
CD-R/CD-RW discs of CD-DA, Video CD, MP3 or JPEG
format
Official DivX
®
Certified product
Plays all versions of DivX
®
video (including DivX
®
6) with
standard playback of DivX
®
media files
Some of these discs may be incompatible.
About
The
icons on the heading bar show the playable
discs for the function described under that heading.
DVD
: You can use this function with DVD video discs.
: You can use this function with Video CDs.
CD
: You can use this function with Audio CDs/CD-R/RW
CDs.
