Grundig GDP 1600P manual Introduction, About DVD

About DVD

DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital video medium under the MPEG II format, featuring a variety of revolutionary entertainment capabilities. The MPEG II video compression technology provides capacity for an excellent picture of minimum 500 lines resolution on screen, up to 8 language soundtracks, up to 9 views from different camera angles and up to 32 language subtitles (provided by the DVD disc itself which supports these features).

Disc information

Disc types	DVD	CD
Decoding	Digital / MPEG II	Digital
Method
Capacity	Single-layer / Single side	650MB = 74min
	4.7GB = 2 hr
	Single-layer / Double sides
	8.5GB = 4 hr
	Double-layers / Single side
	9.4GB = 4.5 hr
	Double-layers / Double sides
	17GB = 8 hr
Disc size	12cm / 8cm	12cm / 8cm
Horizontal	500 lines up	-
Resolution
Sub-titles	32	-
Sound tracks	8	1
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DVD features symbols

Each DVD disc contains various features depending on production of the disc. Below are some of the symbols representing the features:

INTRODUCTION

Select a DVD disc

DVD Region Code

DVD discs and DVD players are manufactured under the worldwide agreed DVD Regional Code System that the player will operate only with corresponding disc of the same Regional Code.

Region code Region

1Canada, USA

2Europe (incl. Poland, Romania, The Czech republic), Japan, Middle East (incl. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, South Africa)

3East Asia (incl. Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea),

South-East Asia

4Australia, Caribbean, Central & South America, Mexico,

New Zealand

5Africa, Former Soviet Union, India, North Korea, Pakistan, Turkmenistan

6China

Maintenance

Precautionsforhandlingandcleaningdiscshandling discs.

Tokeepadiscclean,donottouchtheplayside (Non-Labelside)ofthedisc. Donotattachpaperortapetothedisc.

2 Number of Audio Tracks

2Number of Subtitles

2 Angle Indicator

The player has built in copyright protection technology that prevents copying from a DVD disc to any media.

If a video recorder is connected to the player, the video output image will be distorted during recording.

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Screen Format

Zoom

Keepthediscawayfromdirectdirectsunlightor heatsources. Storethediscinadisccaseafterplayback. Cleaningdiscs. Beforeplayback,wipethediscoutwardsfromthe centerwithclearcloth.

Keep dust from the pickup lens by keeping the disc tray closedafter use. If there is dust on the pickup lens, use a cleaning disc to clean it. Refer to the

REMARK

Some features contained in this DVD player are related to the DVD disc's software.

Some features cannot be performed if the disc does not

support the feature, or requires special settings.

Check the features printed on the disc's packing or follow the instructions of the Disc's on screen menu.

operating instructions of the cleaning disc you bought.

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