PLAYING DISCS—PREPARATORY INFORMATION

Read the following information before playing discs.

Supported disc formats

This unit plays discs with the following logos.

DVDs

(12 cm disc)En Video CDs (VCDs)(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)Audio CDs

(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)

•The unit may not play a CD-R/RW disc recorded on personal computers or certain kinds of CD-R/RW recorders.

•Do not attach adhesive label, etc. to either side of a CD-R/ RW disc, as doing so may cause malfunction.

•Do not load an unrecorded CD-R/RW disc. The disc may be damaged.•Do not use irregular-shaped CDs.Color system for DVDs and VCDsThis unit conforms to the NTSC color system.If the VCD of PAL color system is played, sometimes the picture is distorted.

DVD region code

This unit is designed and manufactured for playback of region “1” encoded DVD software. Region code appears on most DVD labels to indicate which type of player can play the disc.

•A DVD without a “1” or “ALL” on its disc label cannot be played on this unit. If you try to play such a disc, the message “REGIONAL CODE VIOLATION” will appear on the TV screen.

•Some DVDs may not be properly labeled with a region code, although they may in fact be region encoded and thus limited in its playback area.

Software dependent features of DVDs and VCDs

Since playback operations of DVDs and video CDs may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers, some playback features of this player may not be available. For example, some DVDs may not allow the pressing of STOP, r, t, or other buttons at certain points in the disc. “” appears on the TV screen if you press a button that cannot be used.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc.

Subdivision of discs

Title (DVD only)

Largest subdivision of a DVD; a movie for video software, or an album for audio software.

Chapter (DVD only)Sections within a title. A title is usually made up of several chapters.Track (audio CD and VCD only)Sections within an audio or video CD.Scene (VCD with PBC only)

Sections within a VCD with the PBC function. Scenes are displayed in tiles on the menu screen, each with a scene number for easy selection.

Types of VCDs

Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)

PBC (PlayBack Control) allows you to select and play back tracks via menu operations. High-resolution stills can also be played back if available.

Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)These older types of VCDs are operated in the same way as audio CDs.

•In some cases, you may want to play back VCDs equipped with PBC with the PBC feature off. This is because some disc playback features can only be used for VCDs without PBC. See "Disabling PBC", page 16.

Copyright protection

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyright material without permission.

Copy protection signals are included in some DVD and VCD discs. If video recording equipment is connected directly or indirectly to the video output of this unit, picture noise may appear when playing back such discs. Recording of such discs made on a VCR will also have picture noise.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology 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 authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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