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Region Codes and Color Systems
DVDs must meet the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems before
you can use them with this Player. DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or
for Region 1 in order to play on this Player.You cannot play Discs that are
labeled for other regions.These symbols must appear on your DVDs, or you can-
not play them in this Player.
The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world. Region 1 represents
the United States, Canada, upper regions of North America, Bermuda, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and small regions near Australia.
Furthermore, recordings are made according to different color systems through-
out the world.The most common color systems are NTSC (which is used prima-
rily in the United States and North America), PAL, and SECAM.
This DVD Player is compatible with NTSC and PAL. Make sure the Discs you
play were recorded in NTSC or PAL and your TV is NTSC or PAL compatible.
You must set the Player’s TV TYPE to match your TV and your DVDs. See page
38. The color system of the DVD may appear on the DVD or its case.
DVD Player Upgrades
If a DVD does not play properly, contact Philips at 1-800-531-0039 for assistance.
Due to the inconsistency of Disc formats provided by various Disc manufactur-
ers, this Player may require a playability enhancement.As DVD technology has
advanced, these enhancements have become both common and easy to complete.
Available Disc Features...
Features in this manual may not be available on every Disc. If the feature is not
available, you cannot use the Player to make it available.The л will appear on the
TV screen if you try a feature that is not available. Some features are only avail-
able during play, while others can be accessed only when play is stopped. Stop or
start play, then try the feature again.
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Playable Discs
This DVD Player will play the following types of Discs.
DVD (Digital Video Disc)
Audio CD (Compact Disc
Digital Audio)
CD-R and CD-RW
(CD-Recordable and
CD-Rewritable)
Finalize CD-Rs when you
record them. Otherwise, you
cannot play them on this
Player.
DVD+R and DVD+RW
(DVD+Recordable and
DVD+Rewritable)
Finalize these Discs when you
record them. Otherwise, you
cannot play them on this
Player.
Video CD
Super Video CD
Recordable
ReWritable