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PLAYING DISCS—PREPARATORY INFORMATION
Read the following information before playing discs.
Supported disc formats
This unit plays discs with the following logos.
DVDs
(12 cm disc)
Video CDs (VCDs)
(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)
Audio CDs
(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)
•The unit may not play a CD-R/RW disc recorded on personal
computers or certain kinds of CD-R/RW recorders.
•Do not attach adhesive label, etc. to either side of a CD-R/
RW disc, as doing so may cause malfunction.
•Do not load an unrecorded CD-R/RW disc. The disc may be
damaged.
•Do not use irregular-shaped CDs.
Color system for DVDs and VCDs
This unit conforms to the NTSC color system.
If the VCD of PAL color system is played, sometimes the
picture is distorted.
DVD region code
This unit is designed and manufactured for playback of region
“1” encoded DVD software. Region code appears on most
DVD labels to indicate which type of player can play the disc.
•A DVD without a “1” or “ALL” on its disc label cannot be
played on this unit. If you try to play such a disc, the message
“REGIONAL CODE VIOLATION” will appear on the TV screen.
•Some DVDs may not be properly labeled with a region code,
although they may in fact be region encoded and thus limited
in its playback area.
Software dependent features of DVDs
and VCDs
Since playback operations of DVDs and video CDs may be
intentionally fixed by software manufacturers, some playback
features of this player may not be available. For example, some
DVDs may not allow the pressing of STOP, r, t, or
other buttons at certain points in the disc. “
” appears on
the TV screen if you press a button that cannot be used.
Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc.
Subdivision of discs
Title (DVD only)
Largest subdivision of a DVD; a movie for video software, or
an album for audio software.
Chapter (DVD only)
Sections within a title. A title is usually made up of several
chapters.
Track (audio CD and VCD only)
Sections within an audio or video CD.
Scene (VCD with PBC only)
Sections within a VCD with the PBC function. Scenes are
displayed in tiles on the menu screen, each with a scene
number for easy selection.
Types of VCDs
Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)
PBC (PlayBack Control) allows you to select and play back
tracks via menu operations. High-resolution stills can also
be played back if available.
Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)
These older types of VCDs are operated in the same way as
audio CDs.
•In some cases, you may want to play back VCDs equipped
with PBC with the PBC feature off. This is because some
disc playback features can only be used for VCDs without
PBC. See "Disabling PBC", page 16.
Copyright protection
It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via
cable, play in public, or rent copyright material without
permission.
Copy protection signals are included in some DVD and VCD
discs.
If video recording equipment is connected directly or
indirectly to the video output of this unit, picture noise may
appear when playing back such discs. Recording of such discs
made on a VCR will also have picture noise.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that
is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other
intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation
and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation,
and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only,
unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.