Preliminary knowledge
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About discs
Playable disc types
Playable and
Playable discs
DVD AUDIO | DVD VIDEO | Video CD | Audio CD |
A U D I O | V I D E O |
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The DVD Logo is a trademark.
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•DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers. This unit only can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include “1”.
Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs:
ALL | 1 | 1 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 2 3 | |
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This unit accommodates both the NTSC and PAL system and can playback discs recorded with either system. Note that the PAL video signal on disc is converted to an NTSC signal and output.
Non-playable discs
•Playing back discs listed as
•This unit can play back audio recorded in
Audio formats
There are some formats of audio recorded on discs as shown below. The associated indicator lights up in the display window when playing back a disc.
Indicator
Audio format
LPCM
Linear PCM
MPEG
MPEG Multichannel
DOLBY DIGITAL Dolby Digital
DTS
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
Note that, with some formats and/or depending on the unit's “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” setting, digital audio signals are not always output from the unit's DIGITAL output jacks as are recorded on the disc.
See “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” on page 56 for details.
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