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Connection of Equipment
Chapter 1: Connection of Equipment
Unplayable Discs
Never attempt to play a Photo CD on this unit.
Other discs which cannot be played on this unit:
¶ SACD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RAM, DVD-RW, CD-
ROM, VSD, CDV*, CD-G*, CD-EG*, CD-EXTRA*,
etc.
* Only the audio part can be reproduced.
¶ A DVD VIDEO disc with a region code which does
not match this unit or without a region code. For
details, see "Region Codes of This Player".
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¶ When the video format of a disc differs from that
of the TV in use, the disc cannot be played normally.
For details, see "Video Formats". 7
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TEXT
TEXT
DIGITAL AUDIO
COMPACT
DVD AUDIO
DVD VIDEO
CD (CD-R, CD-RW)
VCD
DIGITAL AUDIO
DIGITAL AUDIO
COMPACT
COMPACT
DIGITAL VIDEO
DIGITAL VIDEO
COMPACT
COMPACT
Systems and Types of Playable
Discs
Icons Inscribed on DVD Discs
ALL
Indicates the playable region code.
8
Indicates the number of languages in the audio.
The figure in the icon shows the number (max. 8
languages).
32
Indicates the number of available subtitle
languages. The figure in the icon shows the number (max.
32 subtitle languages).
9
Indicates the number of viewing angles which
can be viewed with the angle function. The figure in the
icon shows the number (max. 9 angles).
16:9 LB
Indicates the number of available aspect ratios.
LB stands for Letter Box and PS stands for Pan & Scan.
(The example shown means that the 16:9 video can be
converted into letterbox.)
Region Code of Player:
1
Usable Country or Area : Canada, United States,
American Samoa, Bermuda, Johnston Island,
Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, St. Pierre and
Miquelon, United States Virgin, Wake Island
Region Code of Player :
2
Usable Country or Area : Albania, Andorra,
Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
Vatican City State, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Channel
Islands, Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland,
Isle of Man, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Region Code of Player :
3
Usable Country or Area : Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet
Nam, East Timor, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Region Code of Player :
4
Usable Country or Area : Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Nauru, New
Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Saint
Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Region Codes of This Player
(DVD VIDEO disc only)
A region code defined for each country or area is
assigned for each DVD VIDEO player, so it cannot play
a DVD VIDEO disc if its region code do not match
that of this unit. Also, a disc which does not contain
any region code may sometimes be unable to be played
on the player.
When purchasing a DVD VIDEO disc, make sure that
it has a region code which can be played on your
player.
12 cm
or
8 cm
12 cm
or
8 cm
12 cm
or
8 cm