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Before Use
Playable Discs
DVD
(8 cm/12 cm disc)
Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Audio CD
(8 cm/12 cm disc)
In addition, this unit can play a
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Depending on the conditions of the recording equip- ment or the
Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.
Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart- shaped or octagonal). It may result in malfunctions.
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Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers. As this unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc content designed by the software manufacturer, some playback features of the unit may not be available or other functions may be added.
Make sure to also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for busi- ness purposes may not be able to be played on the unit.
Regional code of the DVD/VCR Receiver and DVDs This DVD/VCR Receiver is designed and manufactured for playback of region “1” encoded DVD soft-
ware. The region code on the labels of some
DVDs indicates which type of player can play 1 those discs. This unit can only play DVDs
labelled “1” or “ALL”. If you try to play any
other discs, the message “Check Regional Code” will appear on the TV screen. Some DVDs that have no region code label may still be subject to area restric- tions and therefore not playable.
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When playing
Disc-related Terms
Title (DVD only)
The main film content or accompanying feature content or additional feature content, or music album.
Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling you to locate it easily.
Chapter (DVD only)
Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of one or several chap- ters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, chapters may not be recorded.
Track (Video CD and Audio CD only)
Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you to locate the track you want.
Scene
On a video CD with PBC (Playback control) functions, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec- tions called “Scenes”. Each scene is displayed in the menu screen and assigned a scene number, enabling you to locate the scene you want.
A scene is composed of one or several tracks.
Types of Video CDs
There are two types of Video CDs:
Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)
PBC (Playback control) functions allow you to interact with the system via menus, search functions, or other typical
Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1) Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as sound, but they are not equipped with PBC.
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