About the Symbol Display
“ ” may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the
function explained in this owner’s manual is not available on that disc.
Regional Codes
This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit. This unit can play
only DVD discs labeled same as the rear of the unit or “ALL”.
•Most DVD discs have a globe with one or more numbers in it clearly visible
on the cover. This number must match your unit’s regional code or the disc
cannot play.
•If you try to play a DVD with a different regional code from your player, the
message “Check Regional Code” appears on the TV screen.
Copyrights
It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in
public, or rent copyrighted material without permission. This product features
the copy protection function developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals
are recorded on some discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these
discs picture noise will appear. “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 disas-
sembly is prohibited.”
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THATNOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVI-
SION SETS ARE FULLYCOMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCTAND MAY
CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525
PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, ITIS RECOMMENDED THAT
THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’
OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SETCOMPAT-
IBILITYWITH THIS MODEL 525p UNIT, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUS-
TOMER SERVICE CENTER.
DVD-VIDEO: Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented
DVD-RW: VR mode,Video mode and finalized only
Audio CD: Music CDs or CD-R/CD-RW in music CD
format that can be purchased
This unit plays DVD±R/RWand CD-R/RW that contains audio titles, MPEG4,
MP3, WMAand/or JPEG files. Some DVD±RW/DVD±R or CD-RW/CD-R cannot
be played on this unit due to the recording quality or physical condition of the
disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software.
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Types of Playable DiscsType
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Types of Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Hooking up the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Adjust the settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10
Displaying Disc Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Playing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Playing MPEG4 movie file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13
Listening to Music Disc or files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Viewing photo files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14
Using an USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Language Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Area Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
ContentsManufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trade-
marks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
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“DVD Logo” is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.