NOTES:

1. ®,HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital® and Pacific MicrosonicsTM are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. HDCD system manufactured under license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered by one or more of the following: In the USA: 5,479,168, 5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274, 5,854,600, 5,864,311, 5,872,531, and in Australia: 669114. Other patents pending.

2.Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished work. ©1992 – 1998 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

3.“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

4.“Pure Progressive” is a trademark of Silicon Image, Inc.

5.“NSV” is a trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.

6.“KODAK” is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

2DISCS

•The types of discs listed on the table below can be used on the DVD-3800.

The marks are indicated on the disc labels or jackets.

Usable

 

Mark (logo)

 

Recorded

Disc

discs

 

 

signals

size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD video

 

 

 

 

12 cm

DVD audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital audio

 

(NOTE 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-R

R

R

 

digital video

 

 

 

 

(MPEG2)

 

DVD-RW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 cm

(NOTE 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R W

R W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital audio

12 cm

Video CD

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

(NOTE 1)

 

 

 

digital video

8 cm

 

 

 

 

(MPEG1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

Digital audio

12 cm

CD-R

 

 

 

MP3

 

CD-RW

 

Recordable

ReWritable

Digital picture

 

(NOTE 3)

 

(JPEG)

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture CD

 

 

 

JPEG

12 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

2The following types of discs cannot be played on the DVD-3800:

•For European model:

DVDs with region numbers other than “2” or “ALL”

For Oceanian, South American model:

DVDs with region numbers other than “4” or “ALL”

•DVD-ROM/RAMs

•DVD+RW/DVD+R

•SACD

•CD-ROMs

•CDVs (Only the audio part can be played.)

•CD-Gs (Only the audio is output.)

•Photo CDs

NOTE 1: Some DVD audio, DVD video and video CD discs do not operate as described in this manual due to the intentions of the discs’ producers.

NOTE 2: Playing DVD-R and DVD-RW discs

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs recorded in video format on a DVD recorder can be played on the DVD-3800.

Discs that have not be finalized cannot be played.

Depending on the disc’s recording status, the disc may not be accepted or may not be played normally (the picture or sound may be not be smooth, etc.).

NOTE 3: According to recording quality, some CD- R/RW cannot be played.

2Disc terminology

•Groups and tracks (DVD-audios)

DVD-audios are divided into several large sections called “groups” and smaller sections called “tracks”.

Numbers are allotted to these sections. These numbers are called “group numbers” and “track numbers”.

For example:

 

Group 1

Group 2

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

Track 1 Track 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Titles and chapters (DVD-videos)

DVD-videos are divided into several large sections called “titles” and smaller sections called “chapters”.

Numbers are allotted to these sections. These numbers are called “title numbers” and “chapter numbers”.

For example:

Title 1

Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Tracks (video and music CDs)

Video and music CDs are divided into sections called “tracks”.

Numbers are allotted to these sections. These numbers are called “track numbers”.

For example:

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

•Playback control (video CDs)

Video CDs including the words “playback control” on the disc or jacket are equipped with a function for displaying menus on the TV screen for selecting the desired position, displaying information, etc., in dialog fashion.

In this manual, playing video CDs using such menus is referred to “menu playback”.

Video CDs with playback control can be used on the DVD-3800.

ENGLISH

NOTE:

•This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information that is recorded on a DVD disc.

If the Region number described on the DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD player, this DVD player cannot play this disc.

For European model:

The Region number for this DVD

2

player is 2.

For Oceanian, South American

model:4 The Region number for this DVD

player is 4.

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