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Playback
Before you start playing back a disc, read the following
information.

Region Codes

This unit has been designed to play back BD-video with
region “A” and DVD-video with region “1” or “ALL”. You
cannot play back BD-video or DVD-video that are labeled
for other regions. Look for the symbols on the right on your
BD-video or DVD-video.
If these region symbols do not appear on your BD-video
or DVD-video, you cannot play back the disc in this unit.
The letter or number inside the globe refers to region of
the world. A BD-video or DVD-video labeled for a specifi c
region can only be played back in the unit with the same
region code.
BD-video
DVD-video
Information on Playback
This unit is compatible to play back the following discs
/ fi les.
To play back a disc / fi le, make sure t hat it meets the
requirements for reg ion co des an d colo r syst ems a s
described below. You can play back discs that have the
following logos.
Other disc types are not guaranteed to play back.

Playable Discs and Files

Unplayable Discs and Files

The following discs will not be played back in this unit.
• CD-ROM
• CD-I (compact disc-interactive)
• DVD-RAM
• VSD (video single disc)
• DVD-audio
• HD DVD
• VIDEO CD
• Unfi nalized disc
• SACD
• Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD containing DivX® fi les.
• Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD hybrid disc (played back as a BD-
video only)
• Blu-ray Disc™ that contains AVCHD fi les
• DVD-RW/-R recorded in non compatible recording
format.
• Super Audio CD - Only the sound on the CD layer can
be heard. The sound on the high-density Super Audio
CD layer cannot be heard.
• Playability of dual discs are not guaranteed.
• Multi session disc
• Multi border disc

Playable discs Logos

Blu-ray Disc™
- BD-ROM (single / dual layer)
- BD-RE (single / dual layer)
(Recorded in BDMV format)
- BD-R (single / dual layer)
(Recorded in BDMV format)
(Unclosed discs may not be
played back.)
DVD-ROM
DVD-RW
DVD-R
CD-DA (audio CD)
CD-RW
CD-R
DTS-CD -
Playable fi les Media
AVCHD DVD-RW/-R
MP3
BD-RE/-R, DVD-
RW/-R, CD-RW/-R
Windows MediaTM Audio
JPEG
• This unit cannot playback the disc contents protected
by Windows Media™ Digital Rights Management
(DRM).

Color System

BD-video and DVD-video are recorded in different color
systems throughout the world. The most common color
system is NTSC (which is used primarily in the United
States and Canada).