Philips DVP320F/17 Playable Discs, Region Codes and Color Systems, DVD Player Upgrades

Playable Discs 7

Playable Discs

This DVD Player will play the following types of Discs.

DVD (Digital Video Disc)

Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio)

DVD+R and DVD+RW (DVD+Recordable and DVD+Rewritable)

Finalize these Discs when you record them. Otherwise, you cannot play them on this Player.

Recordable

ReWritable

CD-R and CD-RW (CD-Recordable and CD-Rewritable)

Finalize CD-Rs when you record them. Otherwise, you cannot play them on this Player.

Video CD

Super Video CD

Region Codes and Color Systems

DVDs must meet the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems before you can use them with this Player. DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on this Player.You cannot play Discs that are labeled for other regions.These symbols must appear on your DVDs, or you can- not play them in this Player.

ALL 1

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.

Furthermore, recordings are made according to different color systems through- out the world.The most common color systems are NTSC (which is used prima- rily in the United States and North America), PAL, and SECAM.

This DVD Player is compatible with NTSC and PAL. Make sure the Discs you play were recorded in NTSC or PAL and your TV is NTSC or PAL compatible. You must set the Player’s TV TYPE to match your TV and your DVDs. See page

38.The color system of the DVD may appear on the DVD or its case.

DVD Player Upgrades

If a DVD does not play properly, contact Philips at 1-800-531-0039 for assistance. Due to the inconsistency of Disc formats provided by various Disc manufactur- ers, this Player may require a playability enhancement. As DVD technology has advanced, these enhancements have become both common and easy to complete.

Available Disc Features...

Features in this manual may not be available on every Disc. If the feature is not available, you cannot use the Player to make it available.The  will appear on the TV screen if you try a feature that is not available. Some features are only avail- able during play, while others can be accessed only when play is stopped. Stop or start play, then try the feature again.