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INTRODUCTION
Before Use
Playable Discs
DVD video discs
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Video CD (VCD)
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Audio CD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)
In addition, this unit can play a DVD-RW, SVCD and
CD-R or CD-RW that contains audio titles, MP3, WMA
or JPEG files.
Notes
Depending on the conditions of the recording equip-
ment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD-RW) disc itself, some
CD-R/RW (or DVD-RW) discs may not be played on
the unit.
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). It may result in malfunctions.
Notes on DVDs and Video CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may
be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers. As this
unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc con-
tent designed by the software manufacturer, some play-
back features of the unit may not be available or other
functions may be added.
Make sure to also refer to the instructions supplied with
the DVDs and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for busi-
ness purposes may not be able to be played on the unit.
Regional code of the DVD/CD Receiver and DVDs
This DVD/CD Receiver is designed and manufactured for
playback of region “2” encoded DVD software.The region
code on the labels of some DVDs indicates which type of
player can play those discs. This unit can only play DVDs
labeled “2” or “ALL”. If you try to play any other
discs, the message “Check Regional Code” will
appear on the TV screen. Some DVDs that have
no region code label may still be subject to area
restrictions and therefore not playable.
Disc-related terms
Title (DVD video discs only)
The main film content or accompanying feature content
or additional feature content, or music album.
Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling
you to locate it easily.
Chapter (DVD video discs only)
Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller
than titles. A title is composed of one or several chap-
ters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number,
enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending
on the disc, chapters may not be recorded.
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Track (Video CD and audio CD only)
Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD
or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number,
enabling you to locate the track you want.
Scene
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.
Types of video CDs
There are two types of video CDs:
Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)
PBC (Playback control) functions allow 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)
Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs
allow playback of video pictures as well as sound, but
they are not equipped with PBC.
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