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 Code for this player is displayed on the rear panel of the player.

Disc

Region

Area

Type

Code

 

 

 

 

 

a

North America, Central

 

America, South America,

 

Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong

 

 

Kong and South East Asia.

 

 

 

Blu-ray

 

Europe, Greenland,

b

French territories, Middle

Disc

East, Africa, Australia

 

 

and New Zealand.

 

 

 

 

c

India, China, Russia,

 

Central and South Asia.

1The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada

2Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, GreenlandEurope, Japan, the

 

3

Taiwan, Korea, the

 

Philippines, Indonesia,

DVD-

 

Hong Kong

 

Mexico, South America,

VIDEO

4

Central America,

 

 

Australia, New Zealand,

 

 

Pacific Islands, Caribbean

 

5

Russia, Eastern Europe,

 

India, most of Africa,

 

 

North Korea, Mongolia

6China

Logos of Discs the player can play

Blu-ray Disc

 

BD-LIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC broadcast

3D Blu-ray Disc

system in U.S.A,

Canada, Korea, Japan

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 while it is transferring, playing, or recording files.

●●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.

●●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

Container

Video Codec

Audio

Resolution

Extension

Codec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MP4v3

MP3

1920x1080

 

 

Dolby Digital

 

 

 

 

*.avi

AVI

 

DTS

 

 

 

 

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

WMA

1920x1080

 

 

PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VC-1 AP

MP3

1920x1080

*.mkv

MKV

 

Dolby Digital

 

 

 

 

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

DTS

1920x1080

 

 

 

 

 

*.wmv

WMV

VC-1 AP

WMA

1920x1080

 

 

(wmv9)

VC-1 SM

1920x1080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*.mp4

MP4

MP4 (mp4v)

AAC

1920x1080

 

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

1920x1080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG1

MP1, 2

1920x1080

*.mpg

 

 

 

 

 

1920x1080

PS

MPEG2

Dolby Digital

*.mpeg

 

 

DTS

 

 

 

H.264 BP/MP/HP

1920x1080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Samsung BDH5900 user manual Region Code, Supported File Formats