Notes on Discs

This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs.

Playable Discs

This DVD Player can playback the following discs.

Disc mark

*1*2

DVD videos

DVD Audio

VIDEO CDs

*3

*3

Audio CDs

*1 This unit can play DVD-R discs recorded as DVD video format.

*2 This unit can play DVD-RW discs recorded as DVD video format. DVD-RW discs that were recorded with only one- generation copy permission cannot be played.

*3 This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format, or with MP3 audio files.

•You cannot playback discs other than those listed above.

•You cannot play discs such as CD-ROM etc., even if the marks in the above table are labeled on those discs.

•This DVD Player uses the PAL/AUTO color system, and cannot playback DVD videos recorded in any other color system (SECAM, etc.).

•Avoid using heart-shaped or octagonal discs. Playing irregularly shaped discs may damage the internal mechanism of the DVD Player.

•Do not use discs that have residue from adhesive tape, rental discs that have peeling labels, or discs that have custom labels or stickers. Otherwise, you may not be able to eject the discs or the DVD Player may become inoperative.

The Structure of the Disc Content

DVD-Video

Normally, the contents of DVD-Video are divided into titles, and the titles are subdivided into chapters.

 

 

Title 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

 

 

 

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-Audio

The contents of DVD-Audio are divided into groups, and the groups are subdivided into tracks.

 

 

Group 1

 

 

 

 

Group 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 1 Track 2

 

 

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video CD/CD

Video CD and CD are divided into tracks.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

About VIDEO CDs

This DVD Player supports VIDEO CDs equipped with the PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations depending on the type of disc.

•VIDEO CD not equipped with PBC function (Version 1.1) Sound and movies can be played on this DVD Player in the same way as an audio CD.

•VIDEO CD equipped with PBC function (Version 2.0)

In addition to operation of the VIDEO CD not equipped with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback with interactive software and search function using the menu displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback). Some of the functions described in this Instruction Manual may not work with some discs.

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