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 meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below:

Icon Meaning

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 in video CD format

Functions available for DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD- RWs containing MP3* audio tracks)

Functions available for music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format

*MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data.

“DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-RWs.

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO (page 73)

DVD-RW (page 73)

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 only will play DVD VIDEO discs (playback only) labeled with identical region codes. This system is used to protect copyrights.

DVD VIDEOs labeled ALL will also play on this player.

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

XRegion code

DVP–XXXX

00V 00Hz

00W NO.

0-000-000-00

Example of discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play the following discs:

•All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats:

–music CD format –video CD format

–MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660* Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet

•Data part of CD-Extras

•DVD-ROMs

•DVD Audio discs

•HD layer on Super Audio CDs

*A logical format of files and folders on CD- ROMs, defined by ISO (International Standard Organization).

Also, the player cannot play the following discs:

•A DVD VIDEO with a different region code.

•A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM (this player conforms to the NTSC color system).

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