18 CQ-VW100U
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English
Before Disc PlaybackDiscs that can be Played Back
❒About DivX
¡DivX files recorded on CD-Rs/RWs and DVD-Rs/RWs
are playable. Refer to “Notes on MP3/DivX” for further
information. (apage 24)
❒Symbols used on jackets
(Examples of such symbols include)
¡: Number of subtitle languages
¡: Number of audio tracks
¡: Number of angles
The numbers indicate the number of languages, tracks,
angles, etc., recorded on the disc.
Screen size (H:V aspect ratio)
¡: 4:3 standard size
¡: Letterbox (apage 36)
¡ 16:9 wide size
: Playback in letterbox format on a standard
screen (4:3).
: Playback in (pan and scan)
(apage 36) format on a standard screen
(4:3).
Note:
¡
The size of the image that is displayed on the screen
depends on the screen mode (
a
page 34), and
on the screen size for the content on the disc.
❒Region Management Information
This product is designed and manufactured to respond to
the Region Management Information that is recorded on
a DVD disc. If the Region number described on the DVD
disc does not correspond to the Region number of this
product, this product does not play the disc.
*2The Region number for this product is “1” or “ALL”.
Aspect
Pan & Scan
PS16:9
LB16:9
LB
4:3
3
2
2
1ALL
12
34
Example:
❒Notes on DVD-Rs/RWs
¡Do not mix DVD-Video formatted data and other format-
ted data on the same disc.
¡Discs in the video recording (VR) format are
unplayable.
¡Unfinalized discs are unplayable.
¡Use disc-at-once recording for DVD-R DL (double-layer).
¡Some discs are unplayable depending on the disc itself,
device, drive and software that are used for disc recording.
❒Discs not supported
The following discs are not played back on this product.
¡DVD-Audio ¡DVD-ROM ¡DVD-RAM
¡DVD+R ¡DVD+RW
¡VSD ¡CVD
¡CD-G ¡CD-ROM (except MP3)
¡CD-RW (except MP3/DivX and CD-DA)
¡CD-R (except MP3/DivX and CD-DA)
¡SACD ¡Photo CD ¡CDV
¡Hybrid SACD (except CD-DA)
¡CD-EXTRA (audio-only playback possible)
¡DVDs with a region number other than “1” or
“ALL”*2
¡Playing back a photo CD disc with this unit could
damage the data that is recorded on the disc.
*1 CD-DA : A general music CD format.
Note:
¡Only discs with logos shown in the “Mark/logo” row of
the table above are playable.
¡About CD-Rs and CD-RWs, refer to “Notes on CD-
Rs/RWs, DVD-Rs/RWs”. (apage 44)
¡Some copy-protected music CDs are not playable.
¡Even if you play a dts DVD or a dts CD, analog sound can-
not be reproduced.
LPCM (CD-DA*1),
MP3
❒Disc Type
TEXT
Recordable
ReWritable
DISC DVD VCD
(Video CD) CD CD-R/RW
Mark/logo
Disc Size 12 cm
Video
Format NTSC / PAL
Audio
Format
LPCM,
MPEG1,
MPEG2,
Dolby
Digital
LPCM
(CD-DA*1),
MPEG1,
MPEG2
(SVCD)
Region No.
1, ALL
*2
(IEC62107)