6 Playable Discs and Video Cassettes
Playable Discs
The DVD Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs),Audio Compact Discs (CDs),and
some finalized Digital Video Discs Rewritable (DVD+RW) and Compact Discs Rewritable
(CD-RW).The DVD Player can play MP3 files recorded on a CD-RW as well.
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.
DVD DVD Audio CD CD-RW DVD+RW
•CD-ROM
•DVD-RAM
•DVD-ROM
•Super Audio CD (SACD) (The Audio
CD layer of a hybrid SACD may play.)
•Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I)
•Photo CD
•Video Single Disc (VSD)
Region Codes
This DVD/VCR has a Region One (1) DVD Player.DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions
or for Region 1 in order to play on the DVDPlayer.You can not play DVDs that are
labeled for other regions.Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region sym-
bols 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 com-
mon 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 sys-
tem.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.
Unacceptable Discs
If you insert an unacceptable Disc,“Please insert a playable disc” will appear on the
TV screen. (Also,“- - - - - “ will appear on the display panel.) The following Discs will
not play on this DVD Player.
•Compact Disc-Graphic (CD-G) •Compact Disc-Video (CD-V)
Audio of the following discs might play,but video will not be accessible.
Recordable
ReWritable
Playable Video Cassettes
The VCR of this DVD/VCR has a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible with
existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.Philips recommends you 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).
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