Discs

Type of discs that can be played on this system

This player can playback discs bearing any of the following logos:

DVD Video:

•Single-sided or double-sided discs

•Single layer or dual layer discs

•Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio

•MPEG-2 digital video

•This unit can play DVD-R discs recorded in

DVD video format.

•This unit can play DVD-RW discs recorded in DVD video format or DVD video recording format.

Discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

DVD Audio:

•Single sided discs

•Single layer or dual layer discs

•Linear or packed PCM digital audio

•Some discs may contain MPEG-2 video, and

Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG digital audio. Discs are generally divided into one or more groups. Groups may be further subdivided into tracks.

Audio CD:

• 12cm or 8cm discs

• Linear PCM digital audio Audio CDs are divided into tracks.

Video CD:

• 12cm or 8cm discs

• MPEG-1 digital audio

• MPEG-1 digital video

Video CDs are divided into tracks.

Super Audio CD:

• Single layer, dual layer or Hybrid layer

• 12cm or 8cm discs

• Digital audio (DSD)

Super Audio CDs are divided into tracks.

Region Number of DVD Video discs:

DVD players and discs are designed with region numbers that dictate the regions in which a disc can be played. If the region number on the disc you want to play does not match the region number of your DVD player, you will not be able to play the disc. In that case, an error message will appear on the screen.

The region number is printed on the rear panel of this unit.

U.S.A./Canada model

Europe model

Korea model

About DVD-RW

<DVD-RW discs that were recorded with copy-once only permission cannot be played.

<When playing a DVD-RW disc that was edited on a DVD recorder, the screen may momentarily black out at the edited point.

<When playing a DVD-RW disc that was edited on a DVD recorder, you may see scenes from just before the edited point.

About CD-R/CD-RW

CD-R/RW discs recorded in Audio CD format and finalized correctly are playable. But depending on the quality of the disc and/or the condition of the recording, some CD-R & CD- RW discs may not be playable.

Caution:

<If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed information.)

<Unfinalized CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played.