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Before Use (Continued)
Types of 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 plays DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW,
DVD+RW, SVCD, and CD-R / CD-RW that contains
audio titles, MP3, WMA, and/or JPEG files.
Notes:
•
Depending on the conditions of the recording equip-
ment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD -R, DVD +R, DVD -
RW, DVD +RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW (or
DVD -R, DVD +R, DVD -RW, DVD +RW) discs can-
not be played on the unit.
•
Only plays if DVD-RW is recorded in Video mode
and has been finalized.
•
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) since they may result in mal-
functions.
Notes on DVDs and Video CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs
may be intentionally programmed by software manufac-
turers. This unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according
to disc content designed by the software manufacturer,
therefore some playback features may not be available
or other functions may be added.
Because of problems and errors that can occur during
the creation of DVD software and/or the manufacture of
DVD discs, Toshiba cannot guarantee that this player
will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD
logo. As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba
DVD players are manufactured using the highest stan-
dards of quality, and as a result, such incompatibilities
are rare. If you happen to experience any difficulty play-
ing a DVD on a Toshiba DVD player, please feel free to
call our Contact listed in “CANADIAN WARRANTY
INFORMATION” (see page 41).
Disc-related terms
VCD (Video CD)
A VCD holds up to 74 minutes (650 MB disc) or 80 min-
utes (700 MB disc) of MPEG-1 full-motion video along
with quality stereo sound.
MPEG
MPEG is an international standard for video and audio
compression. MPEG-1 is used in encoding video for
VCD and provides for multichannel surround sound
coding such as PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG
audio.
MP3
MP3 is a popular compression format used for digital
audio files that yields very high near-CD quality.
WMA
Windows media audio file. A type of coding / decoding
developed by Microsoft Corp.
JPEG
Joint Pictures Expert Group. JPEG is a compressed file
format that allows you to save images with no limit on
the number of colors.
PBC: Playback Control (Video CD only)
Playback control is available for Video CD (VCD) ver-
sion 2.0 disc formats. PBC allows you to interact with
the system via menus, search functions, or other typical
computer-like operations. Moreover, still pictures of high
resolution can be played if they are included in the disc.
Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1) operate
in the same way as audio CDs.
Title (DVD only)
A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc. For
example the main feature could be title 1, a documen-
tary describing how the film was made could be title 2,
and cast interviews could be title 3. Each title is
assigned a reference number enabling you to locate it
easily.
Chapter (DVD only)
A chapter is a segment of a title such as a scene in a
film or one interview in a series. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate the
chapter you want. Depending on the disc, chapters may
not be recorded.
Scene (VCD)
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.
Track
A distinct element of audiovisual information, such as
the picture or sound track for a specific language
(DVD), or a musical piece on a video or audio CD.
Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you to
locate the track you want. DVD discs allow one track of
video (with multiple angles) and several tracks of audio.
