Getting Started
Region code
Both the product and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order to play the disc. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.
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| Taiwan, Hong Kong and South | ||
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| East Asia. |
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| Australia and New Zealand. |
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| The U.S., U.S. territories and |
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| Europe, Japan, the Middle East, |
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| Egypt, South Africa, Greenland | |
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| Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, |
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| Indonesia, Hong Kong | ||
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| Mexico, South America, Central | |
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| America, Australia, New Zealand, |
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| Pacifi c Islands, Caribbean |
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| Russia, Eastern Europe, India, |
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| most of Africa, North Korea, |
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| Mongolia |
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Disc Types
BD-ROM
BD-RE/BD-R
DVD-VIDEO
•A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135- minutes of images, 8 audio languages and 32 subtitle languages. It is equipped with
•When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a
•Once a
DVD-R/-RW
•Once a
•This product can play back
•Playback can be perfomed with
DVD+RW
•This product can play back a DVD+RW disc recorded with a DVD Video recorder. Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions.
DVD+R
•This product can play back a DVD+R disc recorded and finalized with a DVD Video recorder. Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions.