Region code
• DVD players and DVD Videos have their own Region Code
numbers which are assigned to each country or area as
shown below. DVD players are set to your Region Code
number at the factory. As a result, if the region code
number of this DVD player is different from that of the DVD
Video, playback of the DVD Video will not be allowed by
the DVD player.
Examples of playable DVD Videos :
• In U.S.A: • In Europe:
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Markings on the DVD Videos
• Please check the copyright laws in your country to record
from DVD Video, CD and MP3 disc, etc. Recording of
copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws.
• DVD Video discs are protected by the copyguard system,
and any recordings made from these discs will be
distorted.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology
that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual
property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology
must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
Operation of DVD player
PRELIMINARY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DISCS
This unit can play not only the discs bearing any of the
following marks but also CD-R/CD-RW discs recorded with
Audio CD or MP3 format and DVD-R discs recorded with
DVD-Video format.
“ ” is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing
Corporation.
Notes :
• This unit cannot play discs (such as DVD-AUDIO, SACD,
CD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, etc.) other
than those listed above.
Playing them may generate noise and damage speakers.
• CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-R discs will play only if they are
finalized.
• This unit cannot play CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-R discs that
include unavailable contents or are recorded in non-
standized condition of recording.
• Depending on the disc characteristics or recording
condition, etc. some of CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-R discs
may not be played properly.
• Depending on the countries, this unit conforms to either the
NTSC color system for U.S.A, Canada, etc. or the PAL for
Europe, Australia, China, etc.
DVD VIDEO
CD
Logo mark
Disc size
3 (8 cm) /
5
(12 cm)
One or both
Audio + Video
3
(8 cm) /
5
(12 cm)
One side only
Audio
Played sides
Contents
Major
countries
or area
Playable
Region
code
All
regions
North
America
Europe,
Japan,
Middle East
Southeast
Asia
Oceania,
South
America
Russia
China
Mark Description
Indicates the region code where the disc can be
played.
Number of audio languages recorded with
multiple audio languages. The number in the
mark indicates the number of audio languages.
(Up to 8 languages)
Number of subtitle languages recorded with the
multiple subtitle languages. The number in the
mark indicates the number of subtitle languages.
(Up to 32 languages)
Number of angles recorded from the multiple
camera angles. The number in the mark
indicates the number of angles. (Up to 9 angles)
Aspect ratio and TV screen type.
“16:9”, “4:3”, etc. stands for aspect ratio, “LB” for
letter box, “PS” for pan-scan, “WIDE” for wide
screen.
ENGLISH
Playable disc types
Notes on DVD Videos
Notes on copyright