Before Operating the System

Playable Disc Types

This unit has been designed to play back the following discs:

 

 

Video

Region

Disc Type

Mark (Logo)

Code*

Format

 

 

Number

DVD Video

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

DVD Audio

 

 

ALL

 

 

 

Video CD

 

NTSC

 

 

 

 

(VCD)

DIGITAL VIDEO

 

 

Super Video

 

 

 

CD (SVCD)

SUPER VIDEO

 

 

Audio CD

COMPACT

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL AUDIO

 

 

CD-R

The System can play back CD-R or CD-RW

CD-RW

recorded in the Audio CD, Video CD, SVCD,

MP3, WMA, and JPEG formats.

 

 

 

DVD-R

The System can play back DVD-R or DVD-

DVD-RW

RW recorded in the video format.

 

In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra.

•The following discs cannot be played back:

DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), CD-ROM, Photo CD, etc.

Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers.

•In this manual, “file” and “track” are interchangeably used for MP3/WMA/JPEG operations.

*Note on Region Code

DVD players and DVDs have their own Region Code numbers. This System can play back only DVDs recorded with the NTSC color system whose Region Code numbers including “1.” EX.:

If a DVD with the improper Region Code numbers is loaded, “RGN ERR (REGION CODE ERROR)” appears on the display and playback will not start.

DVD Video—digital audio formats

The System can play back the following digital audio formats.

•Linear PCM: Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used for CDs and most studio masters.

•Dolby Digital: Compressed digital audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel encode to create the realistic surround sound.

•DTS (Digital Theater Systems): Compressed digital audio, developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., which enables multi-channel like Dolby Digital. As the compression ratio is lower than for Dolby Digital, it provides wider dynamic range and better separation.

When playing a multi-channel encoded DVD, the System properly converts these multi-channel signals into 2 channels, and emits the downmixed sound from the speakers.

•To enjoy the powerful sound of these multi-channel encoded DVDs, connect a proper decoder or an amplifier with a proper built-in decoder to the digital output terminal on the rear.

IMPORTANT: Before playing a disc, make sure of the following...

•Turn on the TV and select an appropriate input mode on the TV to view the pictures or on-screen displays on the TV screen.

•For disc playback, you can change the initial setting to your preference. See “Setup Menu Operations” on page 37.

If “” appears on the TV screen when you press a

button, the disc cannot accept the operation you have tried to do, or data required for that operation is not recorded on the disc.

•Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “MLP Lossless”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

•“DTS” and “DTS2.0+DIGITAL OUT” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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