The video signals used to display TV pictures and videodisc pictures are mainly based on two types of signalformats (PAL and NTSC), which are assigned to eachcountry or area as shown on-the right. As a result, it isrequired to select discs according to the video formatused with your TV monitor (in your country or area).TV formats of major countriesJapan,Taiwan,Korea,U.S.A.,Canada,Mexico,China,U.K.,Germany,Australia,New Zealand,Region code table1 District 0 1 District e-1 1 District O-2 1 District O-3 I District 0 1 District O-1 I District O-2 I District 0 1 District Q 1Area orCountryName,NorthAmericaEurope Japan MIddIe East Southeast Oceania South Russia ChinaAsia AmericaSet the video formats of the DVD discs to be played on this unit as described below.q Check the video format(s) used by your n/monitor.*Refer to the operating lnstructlons of your TV monitor for details.H Select DVD discs recorded with the playable video format by referring to the following table.@See tile region code table on this page for details on dlstrlcts 0 to 0.Your TV Playable Disc Formatsformat District 0 District O-1 District o-2 District O-3 District 0 District O-1 District O-2 District 0 District 0NTSC only NTSC NTSCPAL* NTSC NTSCPAL*NTSCPAL*NTSCPAL* NTSC NTSCPAL*NTSCPAL*PAL only NTSC’ NTSC”PAL NTSC” NTSC”PALNTSC*PALNT%*PAL NTSC” NTSC”PALNTSC”PALNTSCIPALswitchable NTSC NTSCPAL NTSC NTSCPALNTSCPALNTSCPAL NTSC NTSCPALNTSCPALNormal video may not be reproduced when a disc recorded wth the video format marked * in the above table IS played. See “Examples of TVscreen display of each vtdeo format” for cietalls -@aH When your TV is switchable between NTSC and PAL,l Dlstrlcts 0, O-2 and O-2 Set the TV to NTSC.D~str~c~s O-1, O-1 and 0 Set the TV to PAL.D~strlcts O-3, 0 and 0 Set the TV according to each disc to be playedRestrictions due to difference between discsSome DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the softwareproducers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work asintended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. When an inhibition iconis displayed on the lV screen connected to the player, it indicates that the disc being played is under theroctrictinn DC dncrrihnd ahn\,oInhibition icon