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About this Manual
• Instructions in this manual describe the
controls on the monitor unit and remote.
You can also use the controls on the player
if they have the same or similar names as
those on the monitor unit and remote.
• The icons used in this manual are described
below:
This Player Can Play the
Following Discs
The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.
xWhen you view video on the monitor unit
VIDEO CDs and DVDs in either the NTSC
or PAL color system can be viewed on the
LCD screen of the monitor unit.
xWhen you connect the supplied AV output
adaptor and view video on the TV monitor
• VIDEO CDs in either the NTSC or PAL
color system can be viewed irrespective of
the TV color system.
• DVDs in the same color system as the
connected TV can be viewed, i.e. NTSC
DVDs on an NTSC TV and PAL DVDs on
a PAL TV.
• For Hong Kong, China and tourist models
only:
Set the NTSC/PAL switch on the player to
the appropriate TV color system.
Note
Some DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs
cannot be played on this player depending upon the
recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or
the characteristics of the recording device.
Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been
correctly finalized. For more information, see the
operating instructions for the recording device.
Region code
Your player has a region code printed on the
bottom of the player and will only play DVDs
labelled with identical region codes.
DVDs labeled will also play on this
player.
If you try to play any other DVD, the
message “Playback prohibited by area
limitations.” will appear on the TV screen.
Depending on the DVD, no region code
indication may be labeled even though
playing the DVD is prohibited by area
restrictions.
Icon Meaning Icon Meaning
Functions
available in
DVD video
mode
Functions
available in
music CD
mode
Functions
available in
VIDEO CD
mode
z
More
convenient
features
Disc format
DVD-R and DVD-RW recorded in Video mode
CD-R and CD-RW recorded in VIDEO CD
mode or Music CD mode
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Region Code
DVD VIDEO
VIDEO CD
Music CD