About this Manual

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

•The icons used in this manual are described below:

IconMeaning

Functions available for DVD

VIDEOs or DVD-Rs/DVD-

RWs in Video mode

Functions available for DVD- RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode

Functions available for VIDEO

CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs

Functions available for music

CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs

Functions available for MP3* audio tracks or JPEG image files on CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs

Functions available for JPEG image files on a “Memory Stick”

Functions available for ATRAC3** audio tracks or JPEG image files on a “MagicGate (MG) Memory Stick”

zMore convenient features

The following terms will be used to explain common features in similar media.

–“DVD” for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs and DVD- RWs (Video mode/VR mode)

–“Memory Stick” for both “Memory Stick” and “MG Memory Stick”

*Audio compression standard defined by ISO (International Organization for Standardization)/

MPEG

**Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding 3: Audio compression technology

US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO

DVD-RW

VIDEO CD

Music CD

“DVD VIDEO” and “DVD-RW” are trademarks.

Region code

Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region codes.

DVDs labeled ALL 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.

Region Code

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