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Before Use
Region codes in the world
The DVD players are given a region code according to the country or area it is marketed, as shown in the following map.
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2
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5
2
1
2
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3
This player has been designed to play back the DVD software which has been encoded for specific
region areas. It cannot play back the DVD software encoded for other region areas than the region areas
for which it has been designed.
The KVT-911DVD will playback any disc whose region number is 1 (or All).
Restrictions due to difference between discs
Some DVD and VCD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the
software producers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work
as intended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. When an inhibition
icon is displayed on the monitor, it indicates that the disc being played is under the restriction as
described above.
Unplayable discs
This player cannot play back any of the following discs.
• MP3 recorded CD • DVD-ROM discs
• SVCD/HQVCD discs • DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM discs
• VSD discs • CDV discs (Only the audio part can be reproduced.)
• CD-G/CD-EG/CD-EXTRA discs (Only the audio can be reproduced.)
• Photo CD discs (Never attempt to play them.)
Icons on the DVD discs
Icon Description
Indicates the region code where the disc can be played.
Number of voice languages recorded with the audio function. The number in the icon indicates the number
of voice languages. (Max. 8 languages)
Number of subtitle languages recorded with the subtitle function. The number in the icon indicates the
number of subtitle languages. (Max. 32 languages)
Number of angles provided by the angle function. The number in the icon indicates the number of angles.
(Max. 9 angles)
Aspect ratios that can be selected. “LB” stands for Letter Box and “PS” for Pan/Scan. In the example on the
left, the 16:9 video can be converted into letter box video.
ALL
8
32
16:9 LB
Inhibition icon
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