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5. DVD VIDEO SYSTEM

DVD video is a high-quality digital video source that provides crisp and clear images. One 12 cm disc contains either one film or four hours of music.

●DVD Video Features

This unit provides the following functions in addition to the high image quality and sound quality of DVD video.

Notes:

•The functions, for example, the recorded language, subtitles, angles, etc. differ with the DVD video disc. Refer to the instructions provided with the DVD video.

•Some disc functions may operate differently than described in this manual.

●Multi-sound function

DVD video can store up to 8 languages for one film; select

the language of your preference.

 

• The languages stored on the disc are indicated

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by the icon as shown.

●Multi-angle function

A DVD video that is filmed from multiple angles allows you to select the angle of choice.

•The number of recorded angles are indicated by the icon as shown.

●About CD Extra discs

A CD Extra disc is a disc in which a total of two sessions have been recorded. The first session is Audio session and the second session Data session.

Your personally-created CDs with more than second data sessions recorded cannot be played on this DVD video player.

●About playing a CD-R/CD-RW, DVD±R/RW disc

This player can play CD-R/CD-RW, DVD±R/RW discs previously recorded in music CD format or video CD format.

●Discs that cannot be played back

This DVD video player cannot play back DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, Photo CDs, etc.

Notes:

•It may also not be possible to play back CDs recorded on a CD-R unit and CD-RW unit. (Cause: disc characteristics, cracks, dust/dirt, dust/dirt on player’s lens, etc.)

•If a CD-R or CD-RW disc that has not been finalized is played, it will take a long time to start playing. Also, it may not be possible to play depending on its recording conditions.

●Subpicture (subtitles) function

A DVD video can record subtitles for up to 32 languages and you can select the language of the subtitles you wish to see.

• The number of recorded subtitle languages are indicated

by the icon as shown.

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● Multi-story function

 

When a DVD video contains more than one story for a film, you can select the story you wish to enjoy. The operation procedures vary with the disc; observe the instructions for selecting a story provided during playback.

●Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital enables up to 5.1 independent multi-channel audio reproduction, the same type of surround system that is also used in movie theaters.

●DTS

DTS (Digital Theater System) is a sound system that differs from the Dolby Digital system. DTS provides a larger amount of data than Dolby Digital enabling high-quality surround playback and incorporates a DTS-CD software for music like a DVD software allows 5.1 channel independent multi- channel audio reproduction.

•You cannot play Super Audio CDs. Playback of the CD layer is not supported even if it is a hybrid disc.

●Note on region numbers

The DVD video system assigns a region number to DVD video

players and DVD discs by sales area.

 

 

 

This player can play “ALL” and “2” (and “2” inclusive). For

 

 

information checking on the recognition of “2” , see page 39

 

“Country code list”. The DVD video

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region number is marked on the ALL

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disc jacket as shown.

PAL

 

 

●TV color system

This DVD player plays PAL discs and NTSC discs only and cannot be used for playback of SECAM discs.

●About MP3/WMA playback

This unit can play back CD-R/CD-RW discs on which MP3/ WMA music data have been recorded. For a detailed information, see the page entitled “Listening to an MP3/ WMA”.

About the registered marks etc.

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology

●Menu screens

Menus can be called up during DVD video playback to perform menu setting.

Discs

●Playable discs

This DVD video player can play the following discs.

Note:

• When you play a CD Extra disc, only the first session will be recognizesd.

Main Menu

Playable disc

DVD video discs

video CDs

Audio CDs

MP3 ID3 TAG

 

 

 

WMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 tecnology 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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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”,

 

“Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

 

Laboratories.

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Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,

 

Inc.U.S. Pat. No’s. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380;

 

5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-

 

wide patents issued and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital

 

Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater

 

Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2003 Digital Theater

 

Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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