Region code table

The video signals used to display TV pictures and video disc pictures are mainly based on two types of signal formats (PAL and NTSC), which are assigned to each country or area as shown on-the right. As a result, it is required to select discs according to the video format used with your TV monitor (in your country or area).

TV formats of major countries

Japan,Taiwan,Korea,U.S.A.,Canada,Mexico,

China,U.K.,Germany,Australia,New Zealand,

1	District 0	1District e-1	1 District O-2	1 District	O-3	I District 0	1 District O-1	IDistrict O-2	I District 0	1 District Q 1
Area or	North	Europe	Japan	MIddIe	East	Southeast	Oceania	South	Russia	China
Country	America					Asia		America
Name,	America					Asia		America
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Set the video formats of the DVD discs to be played on this unit as described below.

q Check the video format(s) used by your n/monitor.

*Refer to the operating lnstructlons of your TV monitor for details.

H Select DVDdiscs recorded with the playable video format by referring to the following table.

@See tile region code table on this page for details on dlstrlcts 0 to 0.

Your TV				Playable Disc		Formats

format	District 0	District O-1	District o-2 District O-3		District	0	District O-1 District O-2		District 0	District 0

NTSC only	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC		NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC
		PAL*		PAL*	PAL*		PAL*		PAL*	PAL*

PAL only	NTSC’	NTSC”	NTSC”	NTSC”	NTSC*		NT%*	NTSC”	NTSC”	NTSC”
		PAL		PAL	PAL		PAL		PAL	PAL

NTSCIPAL	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC		NTSC	NTSC	NTSC	NTSC
switchable		PAL		PAL	PAL		PAL		PAL	PAL

Normal video may not be reproduced when a disc recorded wth the video format marked * in the above table ISplayed. See “Examples of TV
screen display of each vtdeo format”			for cietalls							-@a

H When your TV is switchable between NTSC and PAL,

l Dlstrlcts 0, O-2 and O-2 Set the TV to NTSC

.D~str~c~s O-1, O-1 and 0 Set the TV to PAL

.D~strlcts O-3, 0 and 0 Set the TV according to each disc to be played

Restrictions due to difference between discs

Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software	Inhibition	icon

producers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as
intended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. When an inhibition icon
is displayed on the lV screen connected to the player, it indicates that the disc being played is under the

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