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Configuring the DVD600
II
DVD Changer
DVD Compatibility &
Terminology
The DVD600
II
is more than a DVD player;
it will play the following disc formats:
•
Both 5-inch (12cm) and 3-inch (8cm) discs
•
CD audio discs
•
DTS audio discs
•
CD-R audio discs
•
CD-RW audio discs
•
DVD movie discs
•
VCD (video CD) discs
•
MP3 audio discs
However, it will NOT play the following:
•
DVD discs with a Region Code other than
the one for which the player is set
•
DVD discs with PAL format video
•
DVD-Audio discs
•
DVD-ROM data discs
•
DVD-RAM data discs
•
CD-R/RW data discs
•
CD-I discs
•
CD-G discs
•
SVCD discs
•
Photo CD discs
Notes on DVD-Audio discs:
• The DVD600
II
is not capable of playing selec-
tions in the DVD-Audio format. However, many
DVD-Audio discs include audio tracks in the
PCM, Dolby Digital or other formats which the
DVD600
II
is capable of playing. You may need
to press the
Title Button
x
rather than the
Menu Button
z
in order to access these
formats.
• Some DVD-Audio discs display a still picture
while a selection is playing. Sometimes, this
picture may disappear when play is stopped and
the DVD600
II
is placed in the Resume mode. To
restore the picture, fully stop play by pressing
the
Stop Button
twice before contin-
uing play.
NOTE:
Due to differences in the format of
certain discs, it is possible that some discs may
include a mix of features that are not compati-
ble with the DVD600
II
. Similarly, although the
DVD600
II
is capable of a wide range of features,
not all discs include every capability of the
DVD system. For example, although the
DVD600
II
is compatible with multi-angle discs,
that feature is only possible when the disc is
specially encoded for multiple-angle play. In
addition, the DVD600
II
is capable of playing back
both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks, but the
number and types of tracks available will vary
from disc to disc. To make certain that a specific
feature or soundtrack option is available, please
check the options noted on the disc jacket.
•
Playback of DTS audio discs requires
connection to a processor or receiver with
a DTS decoder, such as the DCR600
II
.
•
Playback capability for CD-R/RW discs may
vary due to variations in the quality of the
CD-R/RW disc and the recorder used to
create the disc.
Since they share some of the characteristics and
technology of CD players, many of the terms
and operational concepts used in a DVD player
are similar to what you may be familiar with
from CD players and changers, or older video
disc formats such as Laser Disc. However, if this
is your first DVD product, some of the terms
used to describe the features of a DVD player
may be unfamiliar. The following explanations
should solve some of the mysteries of DVD, and
help you to enjoy all the power and flexibility of
the DVD format and the DVD.
Aspect Ratio:
This is a description of the width
of a video image in relation to its height. A con-
ventional video screen is four units wide for
every three units of height, making it almost
square. Newer, wide-aspect ratio video displays
are 16 units wide for every nine units of height,
making them more like the screen in a movie
theater. The program material on a DVD may be
recorded in either format and, in addition, you
may configure the DVD to play back in either
format, depending on the features recorded
on a disc.
Chapter:
DVD programs are divided into chap-
ters and titles. Chapters are the subsections
programmed into a single title on a disc.
Chapters may be compared to the individual
tracks on an audio CD. Press the Menu button to
see a listing of the chapters on a disc.
Component Video:
This is an advanced form of
video signal which eliminates many of the arti-
facts of traditional composite-video signals by
splitting the signal into a separate luminance
channel and two color-difference signals. With a
component-video connection, you will see
greater picture resolution and eliminate many
picture imperfections, such as the moiré pat-
terns often seen on check-patterned cloths.
However, in order to benefit from component
video, you must have a video display with
Y/Pr/Pb component-video inputs. Do not connect
the component-video outputs of the DVD600
II
to
the standard composite or S-Video inputs of a
TV or recorder.
MP3:
MP3 is a format of data file containing a
compressed version of an audio selection.
Numerous MP3 files are available for download
from the Internet onto your personal computer.
Many users are able to copy these files onto
compact discs. Until recently, it has not been pos-
sible to play these discs in a standard CD or DVD
player. However, the DVD600
II
is capable of rec-
ognizing and playing program material on MP3
audio discs.
Multiple Angle:
DVDs have the capability to
show up to four different views of the same
scene in a program. When a disc is encoded
with multiple-angle information, pressing the
Angle button will enable you to switch between
these different views. Note that, at present,
few discs take advantage of this capability and,
when they do, the multiple-angle technology
may only be present for short periods of time
within the disc. Producers will usually insert
some sort of icon or graphic in the picture to
alert you to the availability of multiple-angle
scenes.
Reading:
This is a message that you will see
when you first press the Play button. It refers
to the fact that the player must first examine
the contents of the disc to see whether it is a
CD or DVD, and then extract the information
about the type of material on the disc, such as
languages, aspect ratios, subtitles, number of
titles and more. The slight delay while the con-
tents of the disc are read is normal.
Resume:
The operation of the Stop button on
the DVD600
II
works differently from what you
are used to on CD or CD players. On a traditional
CD player, when you press the Stop button, the
unit does just that: it stops playback. On a CD
player, when you press the Start button again,
the disc starts from the beginning. With the
DVD600
II
, however, you have two options when
playing CDs or DVDs (but not MP3 discs).
Pressing Stop once will stop the playback, but it
actually puts the unit in the Resume mode. This
means that you can turn the machine off and,
when you press Play the next time, the disc will
resume or continue from the point on the disc
where the Stop button was pressed. This is
helpful if you are watching a movie and must
interrupt your viewing session but wish to pick
up where you left off. Pressing the Stop button
twice will stop the machine in a traditional
manner and, when the disc is played again, it
will start from the beginning.
Title:
For a DVD, a title is defined as an entire
movie or program. For a DVD-Audio disc, the
title may be defined as the audio track, e.g., lin-
ear PCM or 5.1-channel Dolby Digital. There
may be as many chapters within a title as the
producers decide to include. Most discs include
