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About this Manual
• Instructions in this manual describe the
controls on the remote. You can also use the
controls on the player if they have the same
or similar names as those on the remote.
• The icons used in this manual are described
below:
The following terms will be used to explain common
features in similar media.
– “DVD” for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs and DVD-
RWs (Video mode/VR mode)
– “Memory Stick” for both “Memory Stick” and
“MG Memory Stick”
* Audio compression standard defined by ISO
(International Organization for Standardization)/
MPEG
**Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding 3: Audio
compression technology
US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby
Laboratories.
This Player Can Play the
Following Discs
“DVD VIDEO” and “DVD-RW” are trademarks.
Region code
Your player has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and will only play DVDs
labeled 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
Functions available for DVD
VIDEOs or DVD-Rs/DVD-
RWs in Video mode
Functions available for DVD-
RWs in VR (Video Recording)
mode
Functions available for VIDEO
CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs
Functions available for music
CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs
Functions available for MP3*
audio tracks or JPEG image
files on CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs
Functions available for JPEG
image files on a “Memory
Stick”
Functions available for
ATRAC3** audio tracks or
JPEG image file on a
“MagicGate (MG) Memory
Stick”
z More convenient features
Format of discs
DVD VIDEO
DVD-RW
VIDEO CD
Music CD
ALL
Region Code
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