Philips DVD712 owner manual Playable Discs, Region Codes, Color Systems

Playable Discs

This DVD Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs), Video CDs, Super Video CDs, and Audio CDs. This Player also supports the MP3 format, or music tracks that are compressed with MPEG Audio Layer 3 technology. In order to play a Disc on this DVD Player, make sure the Disc meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems described below. The Discs should have the following logos and should meet these standards.

Disc	Logo	Contents	Disc Size	Maximum	Disc
Type				Playback Time	Segments
				Approx. 4 hours	DVDs are
			12 cm	(single-sided)
					divided into Titles,
				Approx. 8 hours
Digital		Sound			which are divided
				(double-sided)
Video		and			into Chapters.
				Approx. 80 minutes
Disc		Pictures			Titles and Chapters
			8 cm	(single-sided)	are numbered.
				Approx. 160 minutes
				(double-sided)
Audio			12 cm	74 minutes	Audio CDs are
		Sound			divided into numbered
			8 cm
CD				20 minutes	Tracks, i.e., a track
			(singles)		may be one song.
Video		Sound			Video CDs are
CD		and			divided into Tracks.
		Pictures

Region Codes

DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on this DVD Player. You can not play Discs that are labeled for other regions.

Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region symbols do not appear on your DVD, you cannot play the DVD in this DVD Player.

The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world. Region 1 represents the United States, Canada, upper regions of North America, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and small regions near Australia.

A Disc encoded in a specific region format can play only on DVD Players with the same region code. For example, if a Disc is labeled for Region 2, you can not play the DVD on this DVD Player. A mes- sage will appear on the TV screen, but not the DVD Player display panel. The DVD Player may appear to be off.

Color Systems

Different color systems are available throughout the world. The most common color systems are NTSC, which is used primarily in the United States and North America, PAL, and SECAM.

This DVD Player can use either the NTSC or PAL color system. Follow the steps on page 15 to select NTSC or PAL for the DVD Player. Choose a setting that matches the color system of your TV. Make sure the Discs you play are in NTSC or PAL. The color system of the DVD may appear on the DVD or on the Disc case.

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Helpful Hints

•Super Video CDs are based on the Super VCD IO Standard, referring to the Standard of Electronics Industry of the People’s Republic of China.

•On multi-session discs, this DVD Player supports only the first session.