Sherwood VD-4500 manual Playable Discs, Region code, About playing copy-controlled CDs

Notes on Discs

Playable Discs

This DVD Player can playback the following discs.

*1 This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format, with MP3 audio files or with JPEG image files. However, there may be some discs that cannot be played back with this unit. The causes of this impossibility include incompletion of disc finalization and the recording characteristics of the recorder as well as the properties, damage or stain of the disc in use and stain or condensation on the pickup lens of this unit. For details, please refer to the instruction manual of the recorder.

•You cannot playback discs other than those listed above.

•This unit can play SVCDs, but some functions will not work.

•This unit can play DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW discs, but depending on the recording unit, the disc manufacturer, etc., playback sometimes may not be possible.

•This player cannot play back any of the following discs.

–DVD AUDIO discs

–DVD-ROM discs

–DVD-RAM discs

–SACD discs

–CD-ROM discs (Except MP3 and JPEG discs [ISO 9660 level 1])

–VSD discs

–CDV discs (Only the audio part can be reproduced.)

–CD-G/CD-EG / CD-EXTRA discs (Only the audio can be reproduced.)

–Photo CD discs (Never attempt to play them.)

•This DVD receiver uses the PAL/NTSC color system, and cannot playback DVD videos recorded in any other color system (SECAM, etc.).

•Avoid using heart-shaped or octagonal discs. Playing irregularly shaped discs may damage the internal mechanism of the DVD receiver.

•Do not use discs that have residue from adhensive tape, rental discs that have peeling labels, or discs that have custom labels or stickers. Otherwise, you may not be able to eject the discs or the DVD receiver may become inoperative.

About playing copy-controlled CDs

Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t conform to the official CD standard. Since these are nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the VD-4500.

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.

Examples of playerble DVD Videos :

• In U. S. A • In Europe

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