About discs

Playable disc types

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

DVD VIDEO

DVD AUDIO

VCD/SVCD

Audio CD

•DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

•The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended.

•This system accommodates the PAL system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system. Note that an NTSC video signal on a disc is converted to the PAL60 signal and output.

•On some DVD VIDEOs, DVD AUDIOs, VCDs or SVCDs, their actual operation may be different from what is explained in this manual. This is due to the disc programming and disc structure, not a malfunction of this system.

•Before playing back discs, read their instructions or cautions carefully.

Region code of DVD VIDEO

This system can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include the system’s Region Code, which is indicated on the rear panel.

Example of playable DVD:

ALL

2

2 5

2

3

4

5

 

 

 

If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded, “REGION CODE ERROR!” appears on the TV screen and playback cannot start.

Notes on DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM

•This system can also play finalized DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format and DVD-RWs or DVD-RAMs recorded in DVD VR format.

•This system can also play DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs if MP3, WMA, and JPEG files are recorded on them with UDF Bridge format. This system does not support “multi-border” discs.

Notes on CD-R and CD-RW

•This system can also play CD-Rs or CD-RWs if MP3, WMA and JPEG files are recorded on them with ISO 9660 format.

•This system supports “multi-session” discs (up to 20 sessions).

•This system cannot play “packet write” discs.

Some discs may not be played back because of their disc characteristics, recording conditions, or damage or stain on them.

Unplayable discs:

SACD, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc.

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

Notes on file types

For all playable files

•The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lower case;

MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3”

WMA: “.WMA” , “.wma”

JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JPEG”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg”

•The system recognizes up to 150 tracks (files) per group, 99 groups per disc, and the total number of the tracks (files) that the system can play is 4000.

•Some files may not be played back normally because of their disc characteristics or recording conditions.

For MP3/WMA files

•The system supports MP3/WMA files recorded with a bit rate of 32 – 320 kbps and a sampling frequency of 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz*, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 48 kHz.

•If the tag information (album name, artist, and track title, etc.) is

recorded on a disc, it appears in the file control display on the TV screen. (A pg. 25)

•We recommend to record each piece of material (song) at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and at a data transfer rate of

128 (96*) kbps.

*For WMA only

For JPEG files

•We recommend to record a file at 640 x 480 resolution.

•This system can only play baseline JPEG files.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

“CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.”

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