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Description of discs

General Information - Description of discs -

"Discs that cannot be played

! DVDs without the region number "2" or

! CDG

"ALL".

! CDV

! DVDs with SECAM system

! Photo CD

! DVD-ROM

! CD-ROM

! DVD-RAM

! SACD

! DVD-Audio

! Discs recorded in special formats, etc.

!The discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although images appear on the screen or vice versa.

!Incorrect operation may damage the speakers and can have an negative effect on your hearing when played at high volume settings.

!You cannot play illegally produced discs.

Notes:

!A disc with has scratches or fingerprints may not play properly. Refer to "Care of DVD/CD discs (page 51)" and clean the disc.

!Do not play the discs of special shapes (heart or octagon shaped) as they can be ejected whilst rotating and cause injury.

"Title, chapter and track

DVDs are divided into "titles" and "chapters". If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie is a separate "title". "Chapters" are subdivisions of titles.

Title 1

Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Audio CDs consist of "tracks".

A "track" is each tune on an audio CD.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

"Icons used on DVD discs

Check the icons on the DVD case before playing your discs.

 

 

 

Display

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Region number (playable area number)

DVD discs are programmed with region

 

 

 

 

 

numbers indicating countries in which

2

1 2

ALL

they can be played. This system can play

 

 

 

6

 

discs with region number "2" or "ALL".

Format recorded on the DVD

To adopt the video format to the connect-

 

 

 

 

 

ed TVs ("wide-screen TV" or "4:3 size

 

 

 

 

 

TV").

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded in 4:3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and letterbox size images on the 4:3 size TV.

You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV and 4:3 images with the side edges cut on the 4:3 size TV.

Type of subtitles recorded

Recorded subtitle languages.

2

Example:

Language can be selected with the SUB-

1: English

TITLE button.

 

 

 

2: French

 

 

 

Number of camera angles

Number of angles recorded on the DVD.

 

 

Angles can be selected with the ANGLE

2

 

button.

 

 

 

 

Number of audio tracks and audio

The number of audio tracks and audio re-

recording systems

cording systems are indicated.

 

Example:

! The audio recorded on the DVD can

 

1: Original <English>

be switched by using the LANGUAGE

 

(DTS 5.1 Surround)

button.

 

2: English (Dolby Digital

! The number of audio tracks and re-

 

5.1 Surround)

cording systems vary depending on

 

 

the DVD. Check them in the DVD's

 

 

manual.

 

 

 

Note:

Title, chapter, or track numbers may not be recorded on some discs.

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