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A bout discs and sound

Discs you can play

Digital video discs

12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals.

Region code number

Your DVD player responds to the region management information recorded on a DVD disc.

The region code for your player is region 2.

So, if you are going to buy a DVD disc, pay attention to the logo: it has to be the right one. ALL means all regions.

Other regions

1:USA, Canada - 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Africa, Japan - 3: Southeast Asia, Taiwan

4:Central America, South America, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand

5:Russian federation, Africa (except Egypt and Rep. of South Africa), India, Pakistan

6:China.

CD-R

+

NTSC

Audio CDs

12 cm and 8 cm.

Most recordable - CD audio 12 cm

(Depending on the type of disk writer and the disks used)

Video CDs

12 cm and 8 cm (with or without playback control).

NTSC playback on PAL TV set

In addition to the PAL DVDs and video CDs, you may enjoy your favourite NTSC movies as well (a 60 Hz PAL compatible TV set is required) (For monitors with only NTSC input, please see p 11).

MP 3 files on Audio CDs

12 cm.

Sound

Dolby Digital

“Dolby”, “Dolby Digital”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc. All rights reserved.

DTS is a digital Sound compression technique. “DTS” and “DTS Digital” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

MPEG Multichannel

Logo registered by PHILIPS Corp.

Discs you cannot play

CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-AUDIO, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, CDV, CD-G. DVD with regional code other than that of your player. Do not play Photo CDs.

Playback

12 cm discs

Place a single-sided disc with label facing upwards. (double-sided discs

 

have a small label on both sides near the center).

 

Open the disc tray with the OPEN / CLOSE key on the set or on the

 

Remote Control.

8 cm discs

 

According to the disc

Functions and information available on the DVD (titles, chapters, time info, sound track languages, subtitles, ratings (age limit), camera angles and more) may differ from disc to disc.

Refer to the instructions accompanying the disc. Some discs may have been designed to prevent operations such as: Chapter skip, picture scan, and repeat play.

DVD

Disc

structure

Title

 

Chapter

VIDEO CD

Disc

or CD

Track

structure

 

2This symbol on-screen indicates that you have pressed the wrong key or that the

requested function is not available.

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