About This Manual

Conventions

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

The icons on the right are used in this manual:

Icon

Meaning

 

 

Z

Indicates that you can use only the remote

to do the task.

 

 

z

Indicates tips and hints for making the

task easier.

 

 

 

Indicates the functions for DVD VIDEOs.

 

 

 

Indicates the functions for VIDEO CDs.

 

 

 

Indicates the functions for Audio CDs.

 

 

This Player Can Play the Following Discs

 

DVD VIDEOs

VIDEO CDs

Audio CDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc logo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Audio + Video

Audio + Video

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc size

12 cm

8 cm

12 cm

 

 

 

8 cm

12 cm

 

 

 

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play time

About 4 h (for

About 80 min.

74 min.

 

 

 

20 min.

74 min.

 

 

 

20 min.

 

single-sided

(for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD)/

single-sided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

about 8 h (for

DVD)/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double-sided

about 160 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD)

(for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double-sided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

This player switches the color system, PAL or NTSC, according to the connected TV. (For details, see page 9.)

Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit

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

X

MODEL NO.

DVP–8306

Region code

DVDs labeled ALL will be also played on this unit.

If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Playing this disc prohibited by area limits.” will

appear on the TV screen.

CD/DVD PLAYER AC 110V 60Hz

22W NO.

SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 3-444-464-01

Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by the area limits.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally fixed by software producers. Since this player plays DVDs

and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also

refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

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