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Disc Operations
IMPORTANT!
– If the inhibit icon (ø or X) appears
on the TV screen when a button is
pressed, it means the function is not
available on the current disc or at
the current time.
– DVD discs and players are designed
with regional restrictions. Before
playing a disc, make sure the disc is
for the same zone as your player.
– Do not push on the disc tray or
put any objects other than discs on
the disc tray. Doing so may cause
the disc player to malfunction.
Playable discs
Your DVD home theatre system will
play:
– Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs)
– Video CDs (VCDs)
– Super Video CDs (SVCDs)
– Super Audio CDs (SACDs)
– Finalised DVD+Recordable[Rewritable]
(DVD+R[W])
– Audio Compact Discs (CDs)
– MP3 discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG) files
on CD-R(W).
– JPEG/ISO 9660/UDF format
– JPEG resolution support up to
3072 x 2048
– Supported sampling frequencies :
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
– Supported Bit-rates : 32~256 (kbps),
variable bit rates
– Windows Media™ Audio discs
– MPEG-4 files on CD-R[W]:
– Simple profile
– Advanced simple profile (640-480)
– DivX disc on CD-R[W]/DVD+R[W]:
– DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x
– GMC (Global Motion Compensation)
and QP (Quarter Pixel) not supported
Region Codes
DVDs must be labelled for
ALL
regions or
Region 4
in order to
play on this DVD system. You
cannot play discs that are labelled
for other regions.
Helpful Hints:
– It may not be possible to play CD-R/RW or
DVD-R/RW in all cases due to the type of
disc or condition of the recording.
– If you are having trouble playing a certain
disc, remove the disc and try a different one.
Improperly formatted discs will not play on
this DVD system.
Playing discs
1
Press
SOURCE
control until “
DISC
”
appears on the display panel (or press
DISC
on the remote).
2
Turn on the TV power and set to the
correct Video In channel. (See page 17
“Setting the TV”).
➜
You should see the blue DVD
background screen on the TV.
3
Press
OPEN CLOSE
0
to open the
disc tray and load a disc, then press the
same button again to close the disc tray.
➜
Make sure the disc label is facing up.
For double-sided discs, load the side you
want to play facing up.
4
Playback will start automatically.
➜
If a disc menu shows on the TV, see
page 23 “Using the Disc Menu”.
➜
If the disc is locked by parental control,
you must enter your six-digit password.
(See pages 36~37).
TIPS:
Some discs cannot be played on this DVD system due to the configuration and characteristics
of the disc, or due to the condition of recording and authoring software that was used.
ALL
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