2
A
bout discs and sound
Discs you can play
+
NTSC
Digital video discs
Your DVD player responds to the region
management information recorded on a DVD
disc.
The region code for your player is region 2.
So, if you are going to buy a DVD disc,
pay attention to the logo: it has to be the
right one. ALL means all regions.
Discs you cannot play
Region code number
Other regions
According to the disc
Functions and information available on the DVD (titles,
chapters, time info, sound track languages, subtitles, ratings
(age limit), camera angles and more) may differ from disc to
disc.
Refer to the instructions accompanying the disc. Some discs
may have been designed to prevent operations such as:
Chapter skip, picture scan, and repeat play.
12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on
which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals.
12 cm and 8 cm (with or without playback
control).
Video CDs
NTSC playback on PAL TV set
CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-AUDIO, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, CDV, CD-G. DVD with
regional code other than that of your player. Do not play Photo CDs.
Place a single-sided disc with label facing upwards. (double-sided discs
have a small label on both sides near the center).
Open the disc tray with the
OPEN / CLOSE
key on the set or on the
Remote Control.
1: USA, Canada - 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Africa, Japan - 3: Southeast Asia, Taiwan
4: Central America, South America, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand
5: Russian federation, Africa (except Egypt and Rep. of South Africa), India, Pakistan
6: China.
This symbol on-screen indicates that you have pressed the wrong key or that the
requested function is not available.
In addition to the PAL DVDs and video CDs, you
may enjoy your favourite NTSC movies as well (a
60 Hz PAL compatible TV set is required) (For
monitors with only NTSC input, please see p 11).
12 cm and 8 cm.
12 cm.
Audio CDs
Sound
MP 3 files on Audio CDs
Most recordable - CD audio 12
cm
(Depending on the type of disk writer and the
disks used)
CD-R
12 cm discs
8 cm discs
Playback
DVD
Disc
structure
Title
Chapter
VIDEO CD
Disc
or CD
Track
structure
Dolby Digital
“Dolby”, “Dolby Digital”, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories
Inc. All rights reserved.
DTS is a digital Sound compression
technique. “DTS” and “DTS Digital” are trademarks
of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Logo registered by PHILIPS Corp.
MPEG
Multichannel
DIGITAL OUT
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