FAQ

■About Disc

Q:Can I play DVD videos or video CDs I purchased in foreign countries?

A:If the region number (local number) includes "ALL" or "1", and the video format is NTSC, you can play DVD videos. About video CDs, if the video format is NTSC, you can do it.

Check the cover of your disc.

Q:Is it possible to play a DVD video without a region number (local number)?

A:Discs with region numbers (local numbers) show that they meet standard requirements. DVD videos that do not meet standard requirements cannot be played.

■About Sound

Q:Can I play discs with "Dolby Digital EX" printed?

A:You can, as Dolby Digital EX is compatible with Dolby Digital.

However, if you wish to obtain the original effect, you need to connect the unit to a com- patible amplifier or a receiver with a built-in surround decoder or decoder, by using the unit's digital output terminal. To do this, set [Digital OUT] to "Stream/PCM" in the sound setting screen of the unit.

Q:Can I play discs with "DTS ES" printed?

A:Yes you can.

However, if you wish to obtain the original effect, you need to connect the unit to a DTS ES enabled amplifier or a receiver with a built-in surround decoder or decoder, by using the unit's DVD digital output terminal. To do this, set [Digital OUT] to "Stream/PCM" in the sound setting screen of the unit.

Q:What sort of disc has "THX" printed on it? Can I play that disc on this unit?

A:Yes you can.

"THX" is a name of an original division and standard for high quality recording of pic- tures/sounds or playback established by Lucasfilm Ltd in the U.S. It designates the discs and equipment that meet that standard, but it does not designate a recording format type.

Q:When both MP3/WMA format and audio CD format are recorded on a single CD, can I

play both of them?

A:In that case, because the tracks have been recorded with data CD format, the tracks on the audio CD cannot be played back. You can play back only the MP3/WMA format tracks.

Q:Dolby digital discs sometimes contain two types of surround sounds; 5.1-channel surround and Dolby surround. What is the difference?

A:Both are surround sound standards devel- oped by Dolby Institute in the U.S. Dolby sur- round is created by recording the surround components (2ch) on top of the regular ana- log stereo sounds (left/right), and then sepa- rates and plays back the sounds using Dolby surround and Dolby Pro Logic decoder.

With Dolby digital (5.1ch-surround), a maxi- mum 6-channel system in total, which includes the front left, the front right, the cen- ter, the rear left, the rear right, and LFE (Low Frequency effect: for lower sound signals such as sub-woofers) can be digitalized, compressed and independently recorded before they are played back using Dolby Dig- ital decoder.

Although it depends on how the sounds are recorded, generally speaking, Dolby digital produces better a sound field effect.

■About Picture

Q:I can see small mosaic-like patterns on the screen of DVD videos or video CDs. Does this mean there is something wrong with the unit?

A:This is something unique to digitally recorded moving pictures (block noise) and that does not mean there is something wrong with the unit.

■Others

Q:Some discs do not respond to the operations

explained in this Users Manual.

A:Some discs may not respond to the opera- tions on this unit, because of reasons such as the contents creators' intentions or struc- tural limitations.

Q:Can I record DVD video contents onto a videotape?

A:Since most DVD contents are copy pro- tected, you cannot record the contents to a videotape.

Q:Can I record with this unit?

A:No you cannot.

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