– 6 – ENDisc TypesABOUT THE DISCSPlayable DiscsThe following discs can be played back on thisDVD player.CAUTION:¡Use caution not to pinch your finger in the disc slot.¡Be sure to remove a disc and unplug the AC power cordfrom the outlet before carrying the DVD player.This player conforms to the NTSC color system. Youcannot play discs recorded in other color systems suchas PAL or SECAM.¡Some discs include region codes as shown below.¡The number inside the symbol refers to a region ofthe world, and a disc encoded in a specific region for-mat can only be played back on DVD players with thesame region code.The following discs cannot be played back on thisDVD player.¡DVD with region codes other than 1 or ALL.¡DVD-ROM¡DVD-RAM (Never play back, otherwise malfunc-tion may result.)¡CD-ROM¡Video CD¡VSD¡CDV (Only plays back the audio part.)¡CD-G (Only plays back the sound.)¡CD-R/CD-RW (Only plays back the discs whichaudio CD/MP3/JPEG/WMA is recorded.)[DVD-Video]Data on a DVD is divided into sections called "titles," and theninto subsections called "chapters," each of which is given atitle or chapter number. Playback conditions are preset onsome DVD video discs, and these playbackconditions take priority over user operations on this player. If afunction you selected does not run as desired, refer to themanual accompanying the disc.[AUDIO CD]Data on an audio CD is divided into sections called “tracks,”each of which is given a track number.[MP3, JPEG, WMA]Data on a MP3 is divided into sections called "groups," andthen into subsections called "tracks," each of which is given analbum or track number.Example Title 1 Title 2Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2Chapter 3 Chapter 4ExampleTrack 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6Example Group 1 Group 2Track 1 Track 2 Track 1 Track 2Track 3 Track 4DVD video(NOTE 1)DVD-RDVD-RW(NOTE 2)CDCD-RCD-RW(NOTE 3)Picture CDDigital video(MPEG2)Digital audioMP3WMA (NOTE 4)Digital picture(JPEG)JPEGMark (logo)Usablediscs Recordedsignals Disc Size12 cm12 cm12 cm8 cm8 cmNOTE 1: Some DVD video discs do not operate as described inthis manual due to the intentions of the discs’producers.NOTE 2: Playing DVD-R and DVD-RW discsDVD-R and DVD-RW discs on a DVD recorder can beplayed.Discs that have not be finalized cannot be played.Depending on the disc’s recording status, the disc maynot be accepted or may not be played normally (thepicture or sound may be not be smooth, etc.).NOTE 3: Some of CD-R/CD-RW discs may be incompartiblebecause of “scratch and stain of disc”, “Recordingcondition”, and “Characteristic of Recorder”.NOTE 4: Windows Media and the Windows logo aretrademarks or registered trademarks ofMicrosoft Corporation in the United Statesand/or other countries.¡CD-I (Never play back, otherwise malfunction mayresult.)¡SACD¡Photo CD (Never play back, otherwise malfunc-tion may result.)Any other discs without compatibility indications.