About Discs
Discs that Cannot Be Used with This Player
In the cases below, even discs that can normally be played on this Player may not play at all or may not play normally.
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BD VIDEO
Discs other than those whose region code is “A (including A)” or “ALL” cannot be played.
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Discs on which the region code is not indicated can sometimes be played, if they are recorded in NTSC format.
Discs in PAL or SECAM format
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BD-RE
BD-R
Discs that have not been fi nalized
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BD-RE Ver.1.0 discs cannot be played on this Player.
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Cartridge type discs cannot be played.
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DVD VIDEO
Discs whose region code does not include “1” or “ALL” (discs not of offi cial sales regions)
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Discs in PAL or SECAM format
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Unauthorized discs (pirated discs)
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Professional-use discs
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DVD-RW
DVD-R
DVD+RW
DVD+R
Discs on which no data is recorded
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Discs recorded in AVCREC format
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Some discs may not be playable, depending on the recorder used for recording them.
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Discs that have not been fi nalized
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In some cases it may not be possible to play discs containing both music/video fi les and still pictures (JPEG fi les).
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Also, some discs are not playable under any circumstances.
It may not be possible to play the following discs
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DVD-R (VR format) discs
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DVD-R DL (dual layer) discs
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DVD+R DL (dual layer) discs
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CD-RW
CD-R
Discs on which no data is recorded
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Discs that have not been fi nalized
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Multisession discs
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In some cases it may not be possible to play discs recorded in formats other than music CD, JPEG and MP3, or discs
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containing both music/video fi les and still pictures (JPEG fi les).
Also, some discs are not playable under any circumstances.
Discs may not be playable due to the disc’s recording conditions or the conditions of the disc itself.
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Discs may not be playable for reasons of compatibility with this Player or due to the recorder used for recording them.
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AUDIO CD
In some cases, CDs containing signals designed to protect copyrights (copy control signals) may not be playable.
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In some cases, discs containing both DTS and linear PCM audio may not be playable.
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This product is designed on the premise of playing music CDs that comply with CD (Compact Disc) standards.
Video CD
Video CDs cannot be played on this Player.
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DTS CD
Some discs, such as discs containing linear PCM audio tracks in addition to other tracks, may not play normally.
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About discs with unusual shapes
Discs with unusual shapes (heart-shaped, hexagonal,
etc.), cannot be played on this Player. Attempting to
play such discs may damage the player. Do not use
such discs.
Discs other than the above that cannot be played
• CDG*
1
• Photo-CD
• CD-ROM
• CD-TEXT*
1
• CD-EXTRA*
1
• SACD
• PD
• CDV
• CVD
• SVCD
• DVD-RAM
• DVD-Audio
• HD DVD
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1
Only the audio can be played.
Icons Used on DVD Video Disc
Cases
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16:9
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LB
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5
4 6
1. English
2. Chinese
1. English
2. Chinese
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2
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Audio tracks and audio formats
DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with
a different language on each. The first in the list is the
original track.
This section also details the audio format of each
soundtrack — Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG etc.
Dolby Digital
A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when
the Player is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or
amplifier.
DTS
DTS is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for
use in cinemas.
Linear PCM
Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio
CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound
on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits.
(Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96
kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48
kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video
discs.)
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Subtitle languages
This indicates the kind of subtitles.
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Screen aspect ratio
Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.
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Camera angle
Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have
been simultaneously shot from up to 9 different angles
(the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side,
from the right side, etc.).
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Region code
This indicates the region code (playable region code).
BD Video
Enjoy BD-specific functions including BONUSVIEW (BD-ROM
Profile 1 Version 1.1), such as picture-in-picture, and BD-LIVE
(page 15).
For the BD video discs compatible with BONUSVIEW/BD-
LIVE, you can enjoy additional contents by copying the data
from the discs or downloading it via the internet. For instance,
this function is capable of playing the original movie as the
primary video while playing video commentary from the film
director on a small screen as a secondary video.
NOTE
The available functions differ depending on the disc.
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Title, Chapter and Track
Blu-ray discs and DVDs are divided into “Titles” and
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“Chapters”. If the disc has more than one movie on it, each
movie would be a separate “Title”. “Chapters”, on the other
hand, are subdivisions of titles. (See Example 1.)
Audio CDs are divided into “Tracks”. You can think of a
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“Track” as one tune on an Audio CD. (See Example 2.)
Example 1: Blu-ray disc or DVD
Example 2: Audio CD
Title 1
Title 2
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 1
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
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