1516 CQ-VD5505WEnglish Before Disc PlaybackDiscs that can be Played Back❒ About DivX¡DivX files recorded on CD-Rs/RWs and DVD-Rs/RWsare playable. Refer to “Notes on MP3/DivX” for furtherinformation. (a page 22)❒ Symbols used on jackets(Examples of such symbols include)¡ : Number of subtitle languages¡ : Number of audio tracks¡ : Number of anglesThe numbers indicate the number of languages, tracks,angles, etc., recorded on the disc.Screen size (H:V aspect ratio)¡ : 4:3 standard size¡ : Letterbox (a page 36)¡ 16:9 wide size: Playback in letterbox format on a standardscreen (4:3).: Playback in (pan and scan)(a page 36) format on a standard screen(4:3).Note:¡The size of the image that is displayed on the screendepends on the screen mode ( a page 34), andon the screen size for the content on the disc.❒ Region Management InformationThis product is designed and manufactured to respond tothe Region Management Information that is recorded ona DVD disc. If the Region number described on the DVDdisc does not correspond to the Region number of thisproduct, this product does not play the disc.*2The Region number for this product is “2” (for CQ-VD5505W2), “3” (for CQ-VD5505W3), “4” (for CQ-VD5505W4), “5” (for CQ-VD5505W5) or “ALL”.AspectPan & ScanPS16:9LB16:9LB4:332232 ALL4 5 2 34 5Example:❒ Notes on DVD-Rs/RWs¡Do not mix DVD-Video formatted data and other format-ted data on the same disc.¡Discs in the video recording (VR) format areunplayable.¡Unfinalized discs are unplayable.¡Use disc-at-once recording for DVD-R DL (double-layer).¡Some discs are unplayable depending on the disc itself,device, drive and software that are used for disc recording.❒ Discs not supportedThe following discs are not played back on this product.¡DVD-Audio ¡DVD-ROM ¡DVD-RAM¡DVD+R ¡DVD+RW¡VSD ¡CVD¡CD-G ¡CD-ROM (except MP3)¡CD-RW (except MP3/DivX and CD-DA)¡CD-R (except MP3/DivX and CD-DA)¡SACD ¡Photo CD ¡CDV¡Hybrid SACD (except CD-DA)¡CD-EXTRA (audio-only playback possible)¡DVDs with a region number other than “2”, “3”, “4”,“5” or “ALL”* 2¡Playing back a photo CD disc with this unit coulddamage the data that is recorded on the disc.*1 CD-DA : A general music CD format.Note:¡Only discs with logos shown in the “Mark/logo” row ofthe table above are playable.¡About CD-Rs and CD-RWs, refer to “Notes on CD-Rs/RWs, DVD-Rs/RWs”. (a page 44)¡Some copy-protected music CDs are not playable.¡Even if you play a dts DVD or a dts CD, analog sound can-not be reproduced.LPCM (CD-DA*1),MP3❒ Disc TypeTEXTRecordableReWritableDISC DVD VCD(Video CD) CD CD-R/RWMark/logoDisc Size 12 cmVideoFormat NTSC / PALAudioFormatLPCM,MPEG1,MPEG2,DolbyDigitalLPCM(CD-DA* 1),MPEG1,MPEG2(SVCD)Region No. 2, 3, 4, 5, ALL*2(IEC62107)