Magnavox MRD500VR owner manual Playable Discs and Video Cassettes

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Playable Discs

The DVD Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs);Audio Compact Discs (CDs); Video CDs; finalized Digital Video Discs Rewritable (DVD+RW); and finalized Compact Discs Rewritable (CD-RW) and Compact Discs Recordable (CD-R), including Picture CDs.

To play a DVD, make sure it meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems as described below. Discs that have the following logos will play on the DVD Player. Other Disc types are not guaranteed to play.

	DIGITAL VIDEO		Recordable
			ReWritable
DVD	Video CD	Audio CD	CD-RW/CD-R	DVD+RW	Picture CD

Region Codes

This System has a Region One (1) DVD Player. DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on the DVD Player.You cannot play DVDs that are labeled for other regions. Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region symbols do not appear on your DVD, you cannot play the DVD in this DVD Player.

The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world. Region 1 represents the United States, Canada, upper regions of North America, Bermuda, the U.S.Virgin Islands, and small regions near Australia.

A DVD labelled for a specific region can only play on DVD Players with the same region code.

Color Systems

DVDs are recorded in different color systems throughout the world.The most common color systems are NTSC (which is used primarily in the United States and North America), PAL, and SECAM.

This DVD Player uses NTSC, so DVDs you play must be recorded in the NTSC system.You cannot play DVDs recorded in other formats.The color system of the DVD may be listed on the DVD or on the Disc case.

Playable Video Cassettes

The VCR of this System has a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible with existing Video Home System

(VHS) equipment. Use only video cassettes that have the mark.The use of other tapes may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

The VCR also has a 19 micron head, which provides a better picture when you view tapes recorded in slow speed (SLP).

Kodak Picture CD

This product complies with the KODAK Picture CD format and will display KODAK Picture CDs.The “KODAK Picture CD Compatible” logo is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company and is used with permission.