Samsung HT-DS420, HT-DS403T Copy Protection, CD-R Discs, CD-R MP3 Discs, CD-R Jpeg Discs

Notes on Discs

DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology. Now you can enjoy these

V I D E O

realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie theater or concert hall.

1 ~ 6 DVD players 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 given on the rear panel of the player.

(Your DVD player will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes.)

Playable Discs

Disc Type	Mark (Logo)	Recorded Signals	Disc Size	Max. Playing Time
			12cm	Approx. 240 min. (single-sided)
DVD-AUDIO				Approx. 480 min. (double-sided)
		Audio + Video
DVD-VIDEO				Approx. 80 min. (single-sided)
			8cm
				Approx. 160 min. (double-sided)
			12cm
	COMPACT			74 min.
VIDEO-CD	DIGITAL VIDEO	Audio + Video	8cm	20 min.
AUDIO-CD	COMPACT	Audio	12cm	74 min.
	DIGITAL AUDIO		8cm	20 min.

Do not use the following types of disc!

•LD, CD-G, CD-I, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM cannot be played on this player.

If such discs are played, a "WRONG DISC FORMAT" message appears on the TV screen.

•DVD discs purchased abroad may not play on this player.

If such discs are played, a "WRONG REGION CODE" message appears on the TV screen.

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 pic- ture from copy-protected DVD discs.

•This product incorporates copyright protection 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 Recording Format

CD-R Discs

•Depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC ) and the condition of the disc, some CD-R discs may not be playable.

•Use a 650MB/74 minute CD-R. Avoid CD-R media, as they may not be playable.

•If possible, do not use CD-RW (Rewritable) media, as they may not be playable.

•Only the CD-Rs that are properly "closed" can be fully played. If the session is closed but the disc is left open, you may not be able to fully play the disc.

CD-R MP3 Discs

•Only CD-R discs with MP3 files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.

•MP3 file names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters (. / = +).

•Use discs recorded with a compression/decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps.

•Only files with the ".mp3" and ".MP3" extensions can be played.

•Only a consecutively written Multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the Multisession disc, the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.

•If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to begin playback and not all of the recorded files may be played.

•For files encoded in Variable Bit Rate (VBR) format, i.e. files encoded in both low bit rate and high bit rate (e.g., 32Kbps ~ 320Kbps), the sound may skip during playback.

•If more than 500 tracks are recorded on a single CD, a maximum of 500 tracks can be played.

•If more than 300 folders are recorded on a single CD, a maximum of 300 folders can be played.

CD-R JPEG Discs

•Only files with the ".jpeg" and ".JPEG" extensions can be played.

•If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to start playing and not all of the recorded files may be played.

•Only CD-R discs with JPEG files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.

•JPEG file names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters (. / = +).

•Only a consecutively written multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the multisession disc, the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.

•A maximum of 9,999 images can be stored on a single CD.

•When playing a Kodak/Fuji Picture CD, only the JPEG files in the picture folder can be played.

•Picture discs other than Kodak/Fuji Picture CDs may take longer to start playing or may not play at all.

PREPARATION

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