General Features

Excellent Sound

Dolby Digital, a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, provides crystal clear sound reproduction.

Screen

Both regular and widescreen(16:9) pictures can be viewed.

Slow Motion

An important scene can be viewed in slow motion.

Programmed Play

You can program tracks to play in desired order. (CD)

Parental Control

The parental control allows users to set the level necessary to prohibit children from viewing harm- ful movies such as those with violence, adult subject matter, etc.

Various On-Screen Menu Functions

You can select various languages (Audio/Subtitle) and screen angles while enjoying movies.

Note

* Discs which cannot be played with this player.

DVD-ROM

DVD-RAM

CD-ROM

• CDV

CDI

HD layer of super Audio CD

CDGs play audio only, not graphics.

* Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions.

DVD-R, +R

CD-RW

• DVD+RW, -RW

* The unit may not play certain CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-R due to the disc type or recording conditions.

COPY PROTECTION

Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, you should only connect your DVD player directly to your TV, not to a VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy-protected DVD discs.

This product incorporates copyright protection

Disc Type and Characteristics

This DVD player is capable of playing the following types of discs with the corresponding logos:

Disc Types (Logos)

Recording Types

Disc Size

Max. Playing Time

Characteristics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

12 Cm

Single-sided 240 min.

• DVD contains excellent sound and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

Double-sided 480 min.

video due to Dolby Digital and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG-2 system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Various screen and audio functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

8 Cm

Single-sided 80 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be easily selected through the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double-sided 160 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on-screen menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO-CD

 

12 Cm

74 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

• Video with CD sound, VHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

quality & MPEG-1 compression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

8 Cm

20 min.

technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO-CD

 

12 Cm

74 min.

• CD is recorded as a Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal with better audio quality,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

less distortion and less

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 Cm

20 min.

deterioration of audio quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

over time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EZ VIEW

Easy View can convert Letter Box images to full screen viewing on your conventional TV.

Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG)

You can view Digital Photos on your TV.

Repeat

You can repeat a song or movie simply by press- ing the REPEAT button.

MP3/WMA

technology that is protected by methods claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.

Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Disc Markings

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Play Region Number

NTSC

NTSC broadcast system in U.S.A, Canada,

Korea, Japan, etc.

 

Dolby Digital disc

STEREO

Stereo disc

DIGITAL

Digital Audio disc

SOUND

 

Play Region Number

Both the DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.

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

This unit can play discs created from MP3/WMA files.

Instant Replay

This function is used to replay the previous

10 seconds of the movie from the current posi- tion.

Instant Skip

This function skips playback ahead 10 seconds.

DTS disc

MP3 disc

ENG-6

 

ENG-7

 

 

 

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Samsung DVD-P242B manual General Features, Disc Type and Characteristics

DVD-P242, DVD-P242B specifications

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