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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do 

not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the 

cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel 

only.

The AC power cord must be changed only at a 

qualified service shop.

Batteries or batteries installed apparatus shall 

not be exposed to excessive heat such as 

sunshine, fire or the like.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will 

increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this 

CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt 

to disassemble the cabinet. 

Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

This symbol is intended to alert the user 

to the presence of uninsulated 

“dangerous voltage” within the 

product’s enclosure that may be of 

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk 

of electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user 

to the presence of important operating 

and maintenance (servicing) 

instructions in the literature 

accompanying the appliance.

Precautions

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To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place 

objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the 

apparatus.

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The player is not disconnected from the AC power 

source as long as it is connected to the wall 

outlet, even if the player itself has been turned 

off.

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Do not install this player in a confined space, such 

as a bookshelf or similar unit.

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Install the player so that the AC power cord can 

be unplugged from the wall socket immediately 

in the event of trouble.

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If the player is brought directly from a cold to a 

warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, 

moisture may condense on the lenses inside the 

player. Should this occur, the player may not 

operate properly. In this case, remove the disc 

and leave the player turned on for about half an 

hour until the moisture evaporates.

Region code

Your player has a region code printed on the back 

of the unit and only will play commercial DVDs 

labeled with an identical region code or 

.

Copyrights and trademarks

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Manufactured under license from Dolby 

Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are 

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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“DVD Logo” is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo 

Licensing Corporation.

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MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and 

patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and 

Thomson.

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Windows Media is either a registered trademark 

or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the 

United States and/or other countries. 

This product contains technology subject to 

certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. 

Use or distribution of this technology outside of 

this product is prohibited without the appropriate 

license(s) from Microsoft.

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This product meets ENERGY STAR

 guidelines for 

energy efficiency. 

ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are 

registered U.S. marks. 

ENERGY STAR is a registered mark owned by the 

U.S. government.

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All other trademarks are trademarks of their 

respective owners.

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THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 

VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE 

PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL USE OF A 

CONSUMER FOR DECODING VIDEO IN 

COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL 

STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) THAT WAS 

ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A 

PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY 

AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO 

PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE 

MPEG-4 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR 

SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT 

RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND 

COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE 

OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE 

HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM

Control Menu Display

Press DISPLAY.

To change the Control Menu display, press 

DISPLAY again.

The available items differ depending on the 

disc/file or the situation.

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Control Menu items :

 “Menu list” 

Selected item options

ˎ

Number of titles 
Number of chapters 
Playing time

ˎ

Playback status 
Media type

ˎ

Selected Control Menu item 
Operation message

Menu list

TITLE/SCENE/TRACK

CHAPTER/INDEX

TRACK

TIME/TEXT

TOP MENU/MENU 

ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST

PROGRAM

Select “SET 

,” then press ENTER and select 

the title (T), chapter (C), or track (T) you want 
to program, and press ENTER. Press 

.

SHUFFLE

REPEAT

A-B REPEAT

Select “SET 

,” then press ENTER. Select 

point A and point B by pressing ENTER.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited 
according to a predetermined level such as 
the age of the users. Scenes may be blocked 
or replaced with different scenes.

PLAYER 

: Enter your 4-digit password, 

then press ENTER. Select the level in “LEVEL.” 
The lower the value, the stricter the 
limitation. Select an area in “STANDARD.” 
When you select “OTHERS

,” select and 

enter a standard code. 

 “PARENTAL 

CONTROL AREA CODE LIST”

PASSWORD 

: Enter a 4-digit password.

If you forget your password, enter “199703” in 
the password box, press ENTER, and then 
enter a new 4-digit password.

SETUP

You can adjust various settings when the 
player is in stop mode.

QUICK

: Adjusts the basic settings.

CUSTOM

 “CUSTOM menu”

RESET

: Returns the settings in “SETUP” to the 

default setting.

ZOOM

During zoom, scroll using 

/

/

/

.

ANGLE

CUSTOM PICTURE MODE 

Selects the picture quality.

STANDARD

: Displays a standard picture.

DYNAMIC

: Produces a bold dynamic picture.

CINEMA

: Enhances details in dark areas.

MEMORY 

: Adjusts the picture in greater 

detail.

SHARPNESS

Exaggerates the outline of the image.

1

: Enhances the outline.

2

: Enhances the outline more than 1.

Items for DATA files

ALBUM

 (music/photo)

FILE

 (photo)

ALBUM

 (video)

FILE

 (video)

DATE

INTERVAL

Specifies the duration for which the slides are 
displayed on the screen.

EFFECT

Selects the effects to be used for changing 
slides during a slide show.

MODE 1

: Random

MODE 2

: From top left

MODE 3

: From top

MODE 4

: From left

MODE 5

: From the center

MEDIA

Selects the media type you want to play.

VIDEO

: Plays video files.

PHOTO (MUSIC)

: Plays photo and music files 

as a slide show when music and photo files 
are placed in the same album. 

PHOTO

: Plays photo files.

MUSIC

: Plays music files. To play music with 

lyrics, press SUBTITLE while playing music 
files that contain MP3 ID3 Lyrics.

CUSTOM menu

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD (On-Screen Display)

: Switches the 

display language on the screen.

MENU

: Selects the language for the DVD 

VIDEO’s menu. When you select “OTHERS 

,” select and enter a language code. 

 “LANGUAGE CODE LIST”

AUDIO

: Switches the language of the sound 

track recorded on the DVD VIDEO. When you 
select “ORIGINAL,” the language given 
priority in the disc is selected.

SUBTITLE

: Switches the language of the 

subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO. When 
you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the language for 
the subtitles changes according to the 
language you selected for the sound track.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE

: Selects the aspect ratio of the 

connected TV.

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

SCREEN SAVER

: When set to “ON,” the 

screen saver appears when the player is in 
pause or stop mode for 15 minutes. Press 

 

to turn off the screen saver.

BACKGROUND

: Selects the background color 

or picture on the TV screen. If you set “JACKET 
PICTURE,” even though the disc does not 
contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS” 
picture appears.

BLACK LEVEL

: Selects the black level (setup 

level) for video signals output from the jacks 
other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.

BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)

: Selects 

the black level (setup level) for video signals 
output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 
jacks.

PROGRESSIVE (COMPONENT OUT ONLY)

Set to “ON” if your TV accepts progressive 
format signals. When you select “ON,” set 
also the following “MODE (PROGRESSIVE)” 
and “4:3 OUTPUT.” If the picture does not 
appear normally or goes blank, reset the 
setting. See “Troubleshooting” (There is no 
picture/picture noise appears).

MODE (PROGRESSIVE)

: If you select “AUTO,” 

the player detects the format (film-based or 
video-based), and converts to the 
appropriate version.

4:3 OUTPUT

: This setting is effective only 

when you set “TV TYPE” to “16:9.” Select 
“FULL” when you can change the aspect ratio 
on your TV.

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO PLAY

: When set to “ON,” the player 

automatically starts playback when the 
player is turned on.

PAUSE MODE

: Selects the picture in pause 

mode for DVDs. Normally select “AUTO.” 
When the picture is output in high resolution, 
set to “FRAME.”

TRACK SELECTION

: Gives the sound track 

which contains the highest number of 
channels priority when you play a DVD VIDEO 
on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS, 
or Dolby Digital format) are recorded. If you 
select “AUTO,” priority is given.

MULTI-DISC RESUME

: Switches the Multi-

disc Resume setting on or off. Resume 
playback can be stored in memory for up to 
6 different DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs. If you 
start the settings again, the resume point is 
cleared.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

: Set 

according the surrounding environment. Set 
to “TV MODE” when the smallest sounds are 
indiscernible, or set to “WIDE RANGE” when 
the listening environment is good, for 
example, in a home movie theater.

DOWNMIX

: Switches the method for 

mixing down to 2 channels when you play a 
DVD which has rear sound elements 
(channels), or is recorded in Dolby Digital 
format. Normally select “DOLBY SURROUND.”

DIGITAL OUT

: Selects if audio signals are 

output via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack. 
When you select “ON,” set also the following 
“DOLBY DIGITAL,” “DTS,” or “48kHz/96kHz 
PCM.”

DOLBY DIGITAL

: Selects the type of Dolby 

Digital signal. Set to “D-PCM” when the 
player is connected to an audio component 
without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

DTS

: Selects the type of DTS audio signal. Set 

to “ON” when you play a DVD VIDEO with 
DTS sound tracks. Do not set to “ON” when 
you connect the player to an audio 
component without a DTS decoder.

48kHz/96kHz PCM

: Selects the sampling 

frequency of the digital audio output signal 
for a DVD VIDEO.

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This function affects the output from the 

following jacks:

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AUDIO OUT L/R jacks.

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DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack only when 

“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM.”

Specifications

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser

Inputs/Outputs

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AUDIO OUT (L/R): Phono jack

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DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack

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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT(Y, P

B

, P

R

):

 

Phono 

jack

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VIDEO OUT: Phono jack

General

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Power requirements: 120 V AC, 60 Hz

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Power consumption: 5 W

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Dimensions (approx.): 270 × 38.5 × 

209 mm (10

5

/

8

 × 1

1

/

2

 × 8

1

/

4

 in.) (width/

height/depth) incl. projecting parts

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Mass (approx.): 950 g (2 lb 2 oz)

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Operating temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F 

to 95 °F)

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Operating humidity: 25% to 80%

Supplied accessories

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Audio/Video cord (1)

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Remote commander (remote) (1)

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Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

Specifications and design are subject to 

change without notice.

Playable file format

Video: MPEG-1 (Cyber-shot data)/MPEG-4 

(simple profile)/Xvid

Photo: JPEG (DCF format)

Music: MP3 (except for mp3PRO)/WMA 

(except for WMA Pro)/AAC/LPCM/WAVE

Supported extensions: “.avi”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”, 

“.mp4”, “.jpg”, “.mp3”, “.wma”, “.m4a”, “.wav”

Supported discs: DVD, DVD+RW/+R/+R DL 

(+VR mode), DVD-RW/-R/-R DL (VR mode/

video mode), Music CD/Super VCD, CD-R/ 

-RW

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DATA CDs recorded according to ISO 9660 

Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format, 

Joliet.

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DATA DVDs recorded according to UDF.

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The player will play any file in the above, 

even if the file format differs. Playing such 

data may generate noise that can result in 

speaker damage.

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To play a complex hierarchy of folders may 

take some time. Create albums with no 

more than two hierarchies.

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The player does not play coded files such 

as DRM or Lossless compression.

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Some video, photo, and music files may 

not play, depending on the encoding/

recording condition.

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The player will recognize a maximum of 

200 albums and 600 files. It can recognize 

up to 300 music files and 300 photo files 

when “PHOTO (MUSIC)” is selected.

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The player cannot play a video file of size 

more than 720 (width) × 576 (height)/2 GB.

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The player may not play back the high bit 

rate video file on the DATA CD smoothly. 

You are recommended to play back using 

DATA DVD.

Note about recordable media

Some recordable media cannot be played on 

this player due to the recording quality or 

physical condition of the disc, or the 

characteristics of the recording device and 

authoring software. The disc will not play if it 

has not been correctly finalized. Also some 

DATA discs created in Packet Write format 

cannot be played.

Note about copy protection

Images in DVD-VR mode with CPRM 

protection may not be played.

Note on DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and 

VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by 

software producers. Since this player plays 

DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc 

contents the software producers designed, 

some playback features may not be 

available. Also, refer to the operating 

instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO 

CDs.

Note on discs

This unit is designed to play back discs that 

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. 

DualDiscs and some music discs encoded 

with copyright protection technologies do 

not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) 

standard. Therefore, these discs may not be 

compatible with this unit.

Note about the discs

Do not use the following discs:

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A disc recorded in a color system other 

than NTSC, such as PAL (this player 

conforms to the NTSC color system).

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A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., 

card, heart).

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A disc with a label or sticker on it.

The player automatically returns to 
standby mode

If any button on the player or remote is not 

pressed for more than 25 minutes, the player 

automatically returns to standby mode.

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC 
functions

When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC 

(Playback control) functions, the menu for 

your selection appears.

To play without using PBC, press 

/

 

or the number buttons while the player is 

stopped to select a track, then press 

 or 

ENTER. To return to PBC playback, press 

 

twice, then press 

.

Controlling TVs with the remote

While holding down TV 

/

, press the 

number buttons to select your TV’s 

manufacturer’s code.
Sony 01

Goldstar 04 

Hitachi 02

LG 04 

MGA 13 

Mitsubishi 13

NEC 04 

Panasonic 19

Philips 21

Pioneer 16

RCA 10

Samsung 20

Sharp 18

Toshiba 07

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following 

difficulties while using the player, use this 

troubleshooting guide to help remedy the 

problem before requesting repairs. Should 

any problem persist, consult your nearest 

Sony dealer.

The power is not turned on.

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Check that the power cord is connected 

securely.

There is no picture/picture noise appears.

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Re-connect the connecting cord securely.

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The connecting cords are damaged.

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Check the connection to your TV and 

switch the input selector on your TV so 

that the signal from the player appears on 

the TV screen.

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Reset the progressive setting. Press 

/

 to 

turn off the player, and enter “369” using 

the number buttons on the remote, then 

press 

/

 to turn on the player again.

There is no sound.

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Re-connect the connecting cord securely.

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The connecting cord is damaged.

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The player is in pause mode or in Slow-

motion Play mode.

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The player is in fast forward or fast reverse 

mode.

The remote does not function.

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The batteries in the remote are weak.

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The remote is not pointed at the remote 

sensor   on the player.

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When you operate the player by pressing 

buttons on the remote in sequence, press 

the buttons within 5 seconds of each 

other.

The disc does not play.

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The disc is turned over. Insert the disc with 

the playback side facing down.

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The disc is skewed.

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The disc is dirty or flawed.

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The player cannot play certain discs.

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The region code on the DVD does not 

match the player.

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Moisture has condensed inside the player.

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The player cannot play a recorded disc 

that is not correctly finalized.

The player does not operate properly.

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When static electricity, etc., causes the 

player to operate abnormally, unplug the 

player.

“C:13:” appears on the screen.

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Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth or 

check its format.

LANGUAGE CODE LIST

1027 Afar

1028 Abkhazian

1032 Afrikaans

1039 Amharic

1044 Arabic

1045 Assamese

1051 Aymara

1052 Azerbaijani

1053 Bashkir

1057 Byelorussian

1059 Bulgarian

1060 Bihari

1061 Bislama

1066  Bengali; Bangla

1067 Tibetan

1070 Breton

1079 Catalan

1093 Corsican

1097 Czech

1103 Welsh

1105 Danish

1109 German

1130 Bhutani

1142 Greek

1144 English

1145 Esperanto

1149 Spanish

1150 Estonian

1151 Basque

1157 Persian

1165 Finnish

1166 Fiji

1171 Faroese

1174 French

1181 Frisian

1183 Irish

1186  Scots Gaelic 

1194 Galician

1196 Guarani

1203 Gujarati

1209 Hausa

1217 Hindi

1226 Croatian

1229 Hungarian

1233 Armenian

1235 Interlingua

1239 Interlingue

1245 Inupiak

1248 Indonesian

1253 Icelandic

1254 Italian

1257 Hebrew

1261 Japanese

1269 Yiddish

1283 Javanese

1287 Georgian

1297 Kazakh

1298 Greenlandic

1299 Cambodian

1300 Kannada

1301 Korean

1305 Kashmiri

1307 Kurdish

1311 Kirghiz

1313 Latin

1326 Lingala

1327 Laothian

1332 Lithuanian

1334  Latvian; Lettish

1345 Malagasy

1347 Maori

1349 Macedonian

1350 Malayalam

1352 Mongolian

1353 Moldavian

1356 Marathi

1357 Malay

1358 Maltese

1363 Burmese

1365 Nauru

1369 Nepali

1376 Dutch

1379 Norwegian

1393 Occitan

1403 (Afan)Oromo

1408 Oriya

1417 Punjabi

1428 Polish

1435  Pashto; Pushto

1436 Portuguese

1463 Quechua

1481 Rhaeto-

Romance

1482 Kirundi

1483 Romanian

1489 Russian

1491 Kinyarwanda

1495 Sanskrit

1498 Sindhi

1501 Sangho

1502 Serbo-Croatian

1503 Singhalese

1505 Slovak

1506 Slovenian

1507 Samoan

1508 Shona

1509 Somali

1511 Albanian

1512 Serbian

1513 Siswati

1514 Sesotho

1515 Sundanese

1516 Swedish

1517 Swahili

1521 Tamil

1525 Telugu

1527 Tajik

1528 Thai

1529 Tigrinya

1531 Turkmen

1532 Tagalog

1534 Setswana

1535 Tonga

1538 Turkish

1539 Tsonga

1540 Tatar

1543 Twi

1557 Ukrainian

1564 Urdu

1572 Uzbek

1581 Vietnamese

1587 Volapük

1613 Wolof

1632 Xhosa

1665 Yoruba

1684 Chinese

1697 Zulu

1703  Not specified

ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard

PARENTAL CONTROL AREA 

CODE LIST

2044 Argentina

2047 Australia

2046 Austria

2057 Belgium

2070 Brazil

2079 Canada

2090 Chile

2092 China

2115 Denmark

2165 Finland

2174 France

2109 Germany

2248 India

2238 Indonesia

2254 Italy

2276 Japan

2304 Korea

2363 Malaysia

2362 Mexico

2376 Netherlands

2390  New Zealand

2379 Norway

2427 Pakistan

2424 Philippines

2436 Portugal

2489 Russia

2501 Singapore

2149 Spain

2499 Sweden

2086 Switzerland

2528 Thailand

2184  United Kingdom

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Reference Guide
Guide de référence
DVP-SR310P

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