Sony D-VM1 About this Manual, This Player Can Play the Following Discs

About this Manual

•Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the monitor unit and remote. You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the monitor unit and remote.

•The icons used in this manual are described below:

Icon	Meaning	Icon	Meaning

	Functions		Functions
	available in		available in
	DVD video		music CD
	mode		mode

	Functions		More
	available in	z	convenient
	VIDEO CD		features
	mode

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Disc format

DVD-R and DVD-RW recorded in Video mode

CD-R and CD-RW recorded in VIDEO CD mode or Music CD mode

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

xWhen you view video on the monitor unit

VIDEO CDs and DVDs in either the NTSC or PAL color system can be viewed on the LCD screen of the monitor unit.

xWhen you connect the supplied AV output adaptor and view video on the TV monitor

• VIDEO CDs in either the NTSC or PAL color system can be viewed irrespective of the TV color system.

• DVDs in the same color system as the connected TV can be viewed, i.e. NTSC DVDs on an NTSC TV and PAL DVDs on a PAL TV.

• For Hong Kong, China and tourist models only:

Set the NTSC/PAL switch on the player to the appropriate TV color system.

Note

Some DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this player depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

Region code

Your player has a region code printed on the bottom of the player and will only play DVDs labelled with identical region codes.

DVDs labeled will also play on this player.

If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.