Preliminary Knowledge About Discs

PLAYABLE DISC TYPES

This unit can play back discs bearing any of the following marks :

 

DVD VIDEO

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

Logo mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc size

3

(8 cm) /

3

(8 cm) /

5

(12 cm)

5

(12 cm)

 

Played sides

One or both

One side only

 

 

 

 

Contents

Audio + Video

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

Notes :

When you play back discs other than those listed above, playing back them may generate noise and damage speakers.

Depending on the countries, this unit conforms to either the NTSC color system for U.S.A., Canada, etc. or the PAL for Europe, Australia, China, etc.

It cannot play back discs with the other color systems.

NOTES ON DVD VIDEOS

Region code

DVD players and DVD Videos have their own Region Code numbers which are assigned to each country or area as shown below. DVD players are set to your Region Code number at the factory. As a result, if the region code number of this DVD player is different from that of the DVD Video, playback of the DVD Video will not be allowed by the DVD player. (In this case, “WRONG REGION CODE” is displayed on the TV screen)

Major

All

North

Europe,

Southeast

Oceania,

Russia

China

countries

regions

America

Japen,

Asia

South

or area

Middle East

America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of playable DVD Videos :

In U.S.A

In Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markings on the DVD Videos

 

 

Mark

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates the region code where the disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be played back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of audio languages recorded with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

multiple audio languages. The number in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the mark indicates the number of audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

languages. (Up to 8 languages)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of subtitle languages recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the multiple subtitle languages. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number in the mark indicates the number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of subtitle languages. (Up to 32 languages)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of angles recorded from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

multiple camera angles. The number in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mark indicates the number of angles. (Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to 9 angles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspect ratio and TV screen type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“16:9”, “4:3”, etc. stands for aspect ratio,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“LB” for letter box, “PS” for pan-scan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“WIDE” for wide screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES ON COPYRIGHT

Please check the copyright laws in your country before attempting to record from DVD Video or CD. Recording copyrighted material may infringe on copyright laws.

DVD Video is protected by the copyguard system. If you connect the unit directly, to your VCR the copyguard system activates and the picture may not play back correctly.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other right 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.

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Sherwood V-756 manual Preliminary Knowledge About Discs, Playable Disc Types, Examples of playable DVD Videos U.S.A