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About this owner’s manual

This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of this TV/DVD. Some DVD video discs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. As such, the TV/DVD may not respond to all operating commands. This is not a defect in the TV/ DVD. Refer to instruction notes of discs.

“” may appear on the TV screen during operation. A “” means that the operation is not permitted by the TV/DVD or the disc at the moment.

For example, it is unable to stop the playback of copyright message of the disc when the STOP () button is pressed. Alternatively, the “” may also indicate that the feature is not available for the disc.

Notes on region numbers

The region number of this TV/DVD is 1. If region numbers, which stand for their playable area, are printed on your DVD video disc and you do not find 1 or ALL ,

disc playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this case, the TV/DVD will display a message on-screen.)

On Video CDs

This TV/DVD supports Video CDs equipped with the PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations depending on types of discs.

•Video CD not equipped with PBC function (Version 1.1)

Sound and movie can be played on this TV/DVD in the same way as an audio CD.

•Video CD equipped with PBC function (Version 2.0)

In addition to operation of a Video CD not equipped with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback of interactive software with search function by using the menu displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback). Some of the functions described in this owner’s manual may not work with some discs.

Playable discs

This TV/DVD can play the following discs.

 

Disc Mark

Contents

Disc

Maximum

 

Size

playback time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approx. 4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

(single sided disc)

 

 

 

Audio

12 cm

 

 

 

 

Approx. 8 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

DVD

 

 

 

(double sided disc)

 

 

video

 

video

 

 

 

 

 

 

(moving

 

 

discs

 

 

 

Approx. 80 minutes

 

 

pictures)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(single sided disc)

 

 

 

 

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

Approx. 160 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(double sided disc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

12 cm

Approx. 74 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

video

 

 

CDs

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL VIDEO

(moving

 

 

 

 

 

 

pictures)

 

 

 

 

 

8 cm

Approx. 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 cm

Approx. 74 minutes

Audio

 

 

Audio

 

 

CDs

 

 

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD

Approx. 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following discs are also available.

CD-R

CD-RW

CD-R/RW discs recorded by CD-DA method can be played. Some CD-R/RW discs may be incompatible.

•You cannot play discs other than those listed above.

•You cannot play discs of DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, etc., or non standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above.

•This TV/DVD uses the NTSC color system, and cannot play DVD video discs recorded in any other color system (PAL, SECAM, etc.).

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