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VM9512
General Disc Information

Table 5: Disc Properties

Symb

ol 12cm Disc Properties Max Play

Time

Single side single layer (DVD-5)
Single side double layer (DVD-9)
Double side single layer (DVD-10)
Double side double layer (DVD-18)
(MPEG 2
Method)
133 minutes
242 minutes
266 minutes
484 minutes
Single side single layer (VCD) (MPEG 1
Method)
74 minutes
Single side single layer 74 minutes

Table 6: Disc Symbols

Symbol Meaning

Number of voice languages recorded. The num-
ber inside the icon indicates the number of lan-
guages on the disc (maximum of 8).
Number of subtitle languages available on the
disc (maximum of 32).
Number of angles provided (maximum of 9).
Aspect ratios available. “LB” stands for Letter Box
and “PS” stands for Pan/Scan. In the example on
the left, the 16:9 video can be converted to Letter
Box video.
Indicates the region code where the disc can be
played.
• Region 1: USA, Canada, East Pacific Ocean
Islands
• Region 2: Japan, Western Europe, Northern
Europe, Egypt, South Africa, Middle East
• Region 3: Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea,
Thailand, Indonesia, South-East Asia
• Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Middle and
South America, South Pacific Ocean Islands/
Oceania
• Region 5: Russia, Mongolia, India, Middle
Asia, Eastern Europe, North Korea, North
Africa, North-West Asia
• Region 6: Mainland China
• ALL: All regions