Toshiba SD-V57HTSU owner manual Before Use, Playable Discs, Disc-related Terms, Types of Video CDs

Before Use

Playable Discs

DVD

(8 cm/12 cm disc)

Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Audio CD

(8 cm/12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit can play a DVD-R/±RW, SVCD and CD-R or CD-RW that contains audio titles, MP3, WMA or JPEG files.

Notes

Depending on the conditions of the recording equip- ment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD-R/±RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD-R/±RW) discs cannot be played on the unit.

Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart- shaped or octagonal). It may result in malfunctions.

Notes on DVDs and Video CDs

Because of problems and errors that can occur during the creation of DVD and Video CD software and/or the manufacture of DVD and Video CD discs, Toshiba can- not guarantee that this DVD/VCR Receiver will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD logo and/or every Video CD bearing the CD logo. As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba DVD players are manufactured using the highest standards of quality, and as a result, such incompatibilities are rare. If you happen to experience any difficulty playing a DVD or a Video CD on this DVD/VCR Receiver, please feel free to call our Consumer Solution Center (see page 49).

Notes on copyright

The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revi- sion of television programs, videotapes, DVDs and other materials, is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may sub- ject you to civil and/or criminal liability.

This product incorporates copyright protection technolo- gy that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be author- ized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless other- wise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Regional code of the DVD/VCR Receiver and DVDs
This DVD/VCR Receiver is designed and man-
ufactured for playback of region “1” encoded
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DVD software. The region code on the labels of
some DVDs indicates which type of player can

play those discs. This unit can only play DVDs labelled “1” or “ALL”. If you try to play any other discs, the mes- sage “Check Regional Code” will appear on the TV screen. Some DVDs that have no region code label may still be subject to area restrictions and therefore not playable.

Note on DTS-encoded CDs

When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise may be exhibited from the analog stereo output. To avoid possible damage to the audio system, turn down the volume before playing back such discs, adjust the vol- ume gradually, and keep the volume level low. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround® playback, an external 5.1 chan- nel DTS Digital Surround® decoder system must be con- nected to the digital output of the unit.

Disc-related Terms

Title (DVD only)

The main film content or accompanying feature content or additional feature content, or music album.

Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling you to locate it easily.

Chapter (DVD only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of one or several chap- ters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, chapters may not be recorded.

Track (Video CD and Audio CD only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you to locate the track you want.

Scene

On a video CD with PBC (Playback control) functions, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec- tions called “Scenes”. Each scene is displayed in the menu screen and assigned a scene number, enabling you to locate the scene you want.

A scene is composed of one or several tracks.

Types of Video CDs

There are two types of Video CDs:

Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)

PBC (Playback control) functions allow you to interact with the system via menus, search functions, or other typical computer-like operations. Moreover, still pictures of high resolution can be played if they are included in the disc.

Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1) Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as sound, but they are not equipped with PBC.

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