Introduction

Notes on Discs (continued)

About this owner’s manual

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

” may appear on the TV screen during operation.

A” means that the operation is not permitted by the DVD video player or the disc.

Notes on region numbers

The region number of this DVD video player 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 , disc playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this case, the DVD video player will display a message on-screen.)

On VIDEO CDs

This DVD video player 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 DVD video player 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 functions described in this owner’s manual may not work with some discs.

Playable discs

This DVD video player 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

discs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(moving

 

Approx. 80 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pictures)

 

(single sided disc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approx. 160 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(double sided disc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

12 cm

Approx. 74 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(moving

 

 

DIGITAL VIDEO

8 cm

Approx. 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pictures)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 cm

Approx. 74 minutes

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 cm

Approx. 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

simple)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following discs are also available.

DVD-R discs of DVD video format.

CD-R/CD-RW discs of CD-DA format. Some of these discs may be incompatible.

You cannot play discs other than those listed above.

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

This DVD video player uses the NTSC color system, and is not suitable to play DVD video discs recorded in any other color system (PAL, SECAM, etc.).

Because of problems and errors that can occur during the creation of DVD software and/or the manufacture of DVD discs, Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C., Toshiba Hawaii, Inc. and Toshiba of Canada, Ltd. cannot guarantee that this player will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD logo. As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba DVD players are manufactured to the highest standards of quality and, as a result, such incompatibilities are very rare. If you happen to experience and difficulty playing a DVD on a Toshiba DVD player, please feel free to call our Contact listed in “How to

Obtain Warranty Services” 51 .

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Toshiba SD-5915SU, SD-5915SC manual On Video CDs, Playable discs

SD-5915SC, SD-5915SU specifications

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