Region Code

Both players and discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match for a disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.

The Region Number for this player is displayed on the rear panel of the player.

Disc RegionArea

Type Code

 

 

 

a

 

North America, Central

 

 

 

 

America, South America,

 

 

 

 

Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong

Blu-ray

 

 

 

 

Kong and South East Asia.

 

 

b

 

Europe, Greenland, French

Disc

 

 

 

territories, Middle East, Africa,

 

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand.

 

 

 

c

 

India, China, Russia, Central

 

 

 

 

and South Asia.

 

 

 

 

 

The U.S., U.S. territories and

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe, Japan, the Middle East,

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt, South Africa, Greenland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines,

 

 

 

3

 

DVD-

 

 

 

Indonesia, Hong Kong

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico, South America, Central

 

 

 

4

 

America, Australia, New Zealand,

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Islands, Caribbean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia, Eastern Europe, India,

 

 

 

5

 

most of Africa, North Korea,

 

 

 

 

 

Mongolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

 

 

 

6

 

Logos of Discs the player can play

Blu-ray Disc

BD-LIVE

3D Blu-ray Disc

DivX

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAL broadcast System in U.K., France, Germany, etc.

Supported File Formats

Notes on the USB connection

Your player supports USB storage media, MP3 players, digital cameras, and USB card readers.

The player does not support folder or file names longer than 128 characters.

Some USB/External HDD/digital camera devices may not be compatible with the player.

Your player supports the FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS file systems.

Connect USB devices directly to the player’s USB port. Connecting through a USB cable may cause compatibility problems.

Inserting more than one memory device into a multi-card reader may cause the reader to operate improperly.

The player does not support the PTP protocol.

Do not disconnect a USB device during a “loading” process.

The bigger the image resolution, the longer the image takes to display.

This player cannot play MP3 files with DRM (Digital Rights Management) downloaded from commercial sites.

Your player only supports video with a frame rate under 30fps (frames per second).

Your player only supports USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices such as thumb drives and USB HDD. (HUB is not supported.)

Certain USB HDD Devices, multi-card readers and thumb drives may not be compatible with this player.

If some USB devices require excessive power, they may be limited by the circuit safety device.

If playback from a USB HDD is unstable, provide additional power by plugging the HDD into a wall socket. If the problem continues, contact the USB HDD manufacturer.

You must remove the USB storage device safely by performing the "Safely Remove USB" function to prevent possible damage to the USB memory.

Press the HOME button to move to the home screen, press the YELLOW (C) button, and then press the v button.

SAMSUNG is not responsible for any data file damage or data loss.

Your player does not support NTFS compressed files, sparse files, or encrypted files.

You can repair or format a USB device on your Desktop PC. (MS-Windows OS only)

Video File Support

 

 

 

 

 

File Extension

Container

Video Codec

Audio Codec

Resolution

 

 

DivX 3.11/4/5/6

MP3

 

*.avi

AVI

 

Dolby Digital

1920x1080

MP4v3

DTS

 

 

 

 

WMA

 

 

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

1920x1080

 

 

PCM

*.mkv

 

VC-1 AP

MP3

1920x1080

MKV

 

Dolby Digital

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

1920x1080

 

 

DTS

*.wmv

WMV (wmv9)

VC-1 AP

WMA

1920x1080

VC-1 SM

1920x1080

 

 

 

*.mp4

MP4

MP4 (mp4v)

AAC

1920x1080

H.264 BP/MP/HP

1920x1080

 

 

 

*.mpg

 

MPEG1

MP1, 2

1920x1080

PS

MPEG2

Dolby Digital

1920x1080

*.mpeg

 

 

DTS

 

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

1920x1080

 

 

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Samsung BD-F5500/SQ manual Region Code, Supported File Formats