About this owner’s manual

Playable discs

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

” may appear on the screen during operation.

A “” means that the operation is not permitted by the unit or the disc.

Notes on region numbers

The region number of this unit is 1. Region numbers, corresponding to specific geographical playback area, are printed on your DVD video disc. If you do not find

1or ALL , disc playback will not be allowed by the unit. (In this case, the unit will display a message on-screen.)

On VIDEO CDs

This unit supports VIDEO CDs equipped with the PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is an abbreviation for 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 unit 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 screen (Menu Playback). Some functions described in this owner’s manual may not work with all discs.

This unit can play the following discs.

 

Disc Mark

Contents

Disc

 

Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 cm

DVD

 

 

Video

 

 

 

(moving

 

video

 

 

pictures)

 

 

 

 

discs

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

12 cm

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

(moving

 

 

 

pictures)

 

CDs

 

 

 

DIGITAL VIDEO

+

 

 

 

 

Audio

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 cm

Audio

 

 

Audio

 

CDs

 

 

 

 

 

8 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD single)

 

 

 

 

 

The following discs are also available. DVD-R discs of DVD video format

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

You cannot play discs other than those listed above.

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

This unit uses the NTSC color system.

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. and Toshiba of Canada, Ltd. cannot guarantee that this unit will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD logo. As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba TV/DVD combination 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 TV/ DVD combination, please feel free to call our Contact listed in “How to Obtain Service” 84 .

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Toshiba SD-P5000 manual Playable discs, On Video CDs