Sharp DV-SL1200W Description of discs, Discs that cannot be played Icons used on DVD discs

Description of discs

DV-SL1200W DV-SL2200W

HDiscs that cannot be played

HIcons used on DVD discs

I DVDs without the region number on the back of the unit or “ALL”.

I DVDs with SECAM system

IDVD-ROM I DVD-RAM I DVD-Audio

ICDG I CDV

I Photo CD I CD-ROM I SACD

I Discs recorded in special formats, etc.

Check the icons on the DVD case before playing your discs.

	Display		Description
Region number			DVD discs are programmed with
(playable area number)			region numbers indicating countries
			in which they can be played. This
2	3	5	system can play discs with region

IThe discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although images appear on the screen or vice versa.

IYou cannot play illegally produced discs.

Notes:

IA disc which has scratches or fingerprints may not play properly. Refer to

“Care of DVD/CD discs (page 4)” and clean the disc.

IDo not play the discs of special shapes (heart or octagon shaped) as they can be ejected whilst rotating and cause injury.

HTitle, chapter and track

DVDs are divided into “titles” and “chapters”. If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie is a separate “title”. “Chapters” are subdivisions of titles.

Title 1	Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3	Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Audio CDs consist of “tracks”.

A “track” is each tune on an audio CD.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

Note:

Title, chapter, or track numbers may not be recorded on some discs.

				number on the back of the unit.
Format recorded on the DVD				To adopt the video format to the
				connected TVs (“wide-screen TV” or
				“4:3 size TV”).
			Recorded in 4:3.
			You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and
			letterbox size images on the 4:3 size TV.
			You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV and
			4:3 images with the side edges cut on the 4:3 size TV.
Type of subtitles recorded				Recorded subtitle languages.
			Example:	Language can be selected with the
	2
			1: English
				SUBTITLE button.
			2: French
Number of camera angles				Number of angles recorded on the
				DVD.
2				Angles can be selected with the
				ANGLE button.
Number of audio tracks and audio				The number of audio tracks and
recording systems				audio recording systems		are
		Example:		indicated.
		1: Original <English>		I The audio recorded on the DVD
		(DTS 5.1 Surround)		can be switched by using the
		2: English (Dolby		AUDIO button.
		Digital 5.1 Surround)		I The number of audio tracks and
				recording	systems	vary
				depending on the DVD. Check
				them in the DVD’s manual.

General Information

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