ABOUT THE DISCS
Playable Discs
The following discs can be played back on this
DVD player.
Usable
Mark (logo)
discs
DVD video
(NOTE 1)
DVD-R
DVD-RW
(NOTE 2)
CD
CD-R
CD-RW
(NOTE 3)
Video
DIGITAL VIDEO
CD
Picture CD
NOTE 1: Some DVD video discs do not operate as described in
this manual due to the intentions of the discs'
producers.
NOTE 2: Playing DVD-R and DVD-RW discs
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs on a DVD recorder can be
played.
Discs that have not been finalized cannot be played.
Depending on the disc's recording status, the disc may
not be accepted or may not be played normally (the
picture or sound may not be smooth, etc.).
NOTE 3: Some CD-R/CD-RW discs may incompartible because
of scratches and stains on the disc, the recording
condition,or the characteristics of the recorder.
NOTE 4:
Windows Media and the Windows logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
This player conforms to the PAL colour system. Also you can
play discs recorded with the NTSC system via a PAL system
TV set.
¡Some discs include region codes as shown below.
2
¡The number inside the symbol refers to a region of the
world, and a disc encoded in a specific region format can
only be played back on DVD players with the same region
code.
The following discs cannot be played back on this DVD
player.
¡DVD with region codes other than 2 or ALL.
¡DVD-ROM
¡DVD-RAM (Never play these, otherwise malfunction
may result.)
¡CD-ROM
¡VSD
¡CDV (Only plays back the sound.)
¡CD-G (Only plays back the sound.)
¡CD-R/CD-RW (Only plays back discs on which audio
CD/MP3/JPEG/WMA is recorded.)
¡CD-I (Never play these, otherwise malfunction may
result.)
Recorded
Disc Size
signals
12 cm
Digital video
(MPEG2)
8 cm
Digital audio
12 cm
MP3
WMA
(NOTE 4)
Digital picture
8 cm
(JPEG)
12 cm
Sound
and
Pictures
8 cm
(Singles)
JPEG
12 cm
– 6 –
¡SACD
¡Photo CD (Never play these, otherwise malfunction
may result.)
Any other discs without compatibility indications.
Disc Types
[ DVD-Video ]
Data on a DVD is divided into sections called "titles," and
subsequently into subsections called "chapters," each of
which is given a title or chapter number. Playback conditions
are preset on some DVD video discs, and these playback
conditions take priority over user operations on this player. If
a function you selected does not function as desired, refer to
the manual accompanying the disc.
Example
Title 1
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Chapter 4
[ AUDIO CD, VIDEO CD ]
Data on an audio CD or a video CD is divided into sections
called "tracks," each of which is given a track number.
Example
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
[ MP3, JPEG, WMA ]
Data on an MP3 disc is divided into sections called "groups,"
and subsequently into subsections called "tracks," each of
which is given an album or track number.
Example
Group 1
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
ABOUT THE PBC FUNCTION OF VIDEO CD
This unit conforms to ver.1.1 and ver.2.0 of the Video CD
standard, with PBC function.
Ver.1.1 (without PBC function): You can enjoy playback picture
as well as music CD.
Ver.2.0 (with PBC function): While using a Video CD with PBC,
"PBC" appears on the screen and the display.
What is PBC? "PBC" stands for the Playback Control. You
can play interactive software using menu screens. Refer to
the instructions accompanying the Video CD.
NOTE:
When you play Video CDs with PBC function, you cannot
choose a specified track and set Repeat.
To play Video CDs without PBC, refer to page 15.
Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Group 2
Track 4
Track 1
Track 2
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