Samsung BD-D8500M/XU manual Region Code, Avchd Advanced Video Codec High Definition

Getting Started

CD-RW/-R

•Use a 700MB (80 minute) CD-RW/-R disc.

If possible, do not use an 800MB (90 minute) or larger disc, as the disc may not play back.

•If the CD-RW/-R disc was not recorded as a closed session, you may experience delays when playing back the beginning of the disc or all recorded files may not play.

•Some CD-RW/-R discs may not play on this product, depending on the device which was used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-RW/-R media from CDs for your personal use, playability may vary depending on the contents and discs.

AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High

Definition)

•This product can play back AVCHD format discs. These discs are normally recorded and used in camcorders.

•The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format.

•The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format compresses images with greater efficiency than the conventional image compressing format.

•Some AVCHD discs use the “x.v.Colour” format. This product can play back AVCHD discs that use “x.v.Colour” format.

•“x.v.Colour” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

•“AVCHD” and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd. and Sony Corporation.

✎NOTE✎

`` Some AVCHD format discs may not play, depending on the recording condition.

AVCHD format discs need to be finalized.

`` “x.v.Colour” offers a wider colour range than normal DVD camcorder discs.

`` Some DivX, MKV and MP4 format discs may not play, depending on the video resolution and frame rate condition.

Region Code

Both products and discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match for a disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.

The Region Number for this product is displayed on the rear panel of the product.

Disc Type	Region		Area
		Code
		a	North America, Central America,
			South America, Korea, Japan,
			Taiwan, Hong Kong and South
			East Asia.
Blu-ray Disc		b	Europe, Greenland, French
			territories, Middle East, Africa,
			Australia and New Zealand.
		c	India, China, Russia, Central
			and South Asia.
			The U.S., U.S. territories and
		1
			Canada
			Europe, Japan, the Middle East,
		2
			Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
			Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines,
		3
			Indonesia, Hong Kong
DVD-VIDEO			Mexico, South America,
			Central America, Australia,
		4
			New Zealand, Pacific Islands,
			Caribbean
			Russia, Eastern Europe, India,
		5	most of Africa, North Korea,
			Mongolia
			China
		6

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