Owner's Manual

4
Before Use
Playable
Discs
DVD
(8cm/12cmdisc)
Video CD
(VCD)
(8cm/12cmdisc)
Audio CD
(8cm/12cmdisc)
In
addition,
this unit can
play
a
DVD±R, DVD±RW,
SVCD,
and CD-R or CD-RW that contains audio
titles,
MP3, WMA,
JPEG or
DivX
files.
Notes
--
Depending
on the conditions of the
recording equip-
ment or the CD-R/RW
(or DVD±R/RW)
disc
itself,
some CD-R/RW
(or DVD±R/RW)
discs cannot be
played
on the unit.
--
Do not attach
any
seal or label to either side
(the
labeled side or the recorded
side)
of a disc.
--
Do not use
irregularly shaped
CDs
(e.g., heart-shaped
or
octagonal).
It
may
result
in
malfunctions.
Notes on DVDs and Video CDs
Some
playback operations
of DVDs and Video CDs
may
be
intentionally
fixed
by
software manufacturers.
As this unit
plays
DVDs and Video CDs
according
to
disc content
designed by
the software
manufacturer,
some
playback
features of the unit
may
not be available
or other functions
may
be added.
Refer also to the instructions
supplied
with
the DVDs
and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for business
pur-
poses may
not be
played
on the unit.
Regional
code of the
DVD
player
and DVDs
Your
system
has a
region
code
printed
on the back of the
unit and
will
only play
DVDs labelled
with
the same
region
code.
DVDs labelled
will
also
play
on this
system.
If
you try
to
play any
other
DVD,
the
message
"Check
Regional
Code"
will
appear
on the
TV
screen.
Depending
on the
DVD,
no
region
code indication
may
be labelled even
though playing
the
DVD
is
prohibited by
area restrictions.
Disc-related terms
Title
(DVD only)
The main
film
content or
accompanying
feature content
or additional feature
content,
or music album.
Each title is
assigned
a title reference number
enabling
you
to locate
it
easily.
Chapter (DVD only)
Sections of a
picture
or a musical
piece
that are smaller
than titles.
A
title is
composed
of one or several
chap-
ters. Each
chapter
is
assigned
a
chapter
number,
enabling you
to locate the
chapter you
want.
Depending
on the
disc,
chapters may
not be recorded.
Track
(Video
CD and audio CD
only)
Sections of a
picture
or a musical
piece
on a video CD
or an audio CD. Each track is
assigned
a track
number,
enabling you
to locate the track
you
want.
Scene
On a video CD
with
PBC
(Playback control)
functions,
moving pictures
and still
pictures
are divided into sec-
tions called "Scenes". Each scene is
displayed
in
the
menu screen and
assigned
a scene
number,
enabling
you
to locate the scene
you
want.
A
scene is
composed
of one or several tracks.
Types
of video CDs
There are two
types
of video CDs:
Video CDs
equipped
with
PBC
(Version 2.0)
PBC
(Playback control)
functions allow
you
to interact
with
the
system
via
menus,
search
functions,
or other
typical computer-like operations.
Moreover,
still
pictures
of
high
resolution can be
played
if
they
are included
in
the disc.
Video CDs not
equipped
with
PBC
(Version 1.1)
Operated
in
the same
way
as audio
CDs,
these discs
allow
playback
of video
pictures
as well as
sound,
but
they
are not
equipped
with
PBC.
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