Chapter 2 Playing DiscsRegional CodingBoth the DVD Player and the discs are coded by region.These regional codes must match inorder for the disc to play.This player’s code is Region 1 (U.S.A and Canada).Other regions are: 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Africa, Japan - 3: Southeast Asia,Taiwan- 4: Central America, South America, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand - 5: Russian Federation, Africa(except Egypt and Rep. of South Africa), India, Pakistan - 6: China. ALL means all regions.How to load and play a discTurn on your DVD Player.1. Set the player on a table or on a steady surface.2. Unlock the screen by pushing the locking clip to the right.3. Raise the screen to the open position.4. Turn on the DVD player (slide the ON•POWER•OFF switch to the ON position.5. Press the OPEN button (the disc compartment door opens). Place a disc gently into the traywith the disc’s label facing up (double-sided discs have content on both sides, so you can placethe disc with either side up).6. Close the disc compartment door.The DVD Player reads the disc’s table of contents, andthen one of three things happens depending on how the disc was programmed:• The disc starts playing.• The disc menu appears. One of the options will start playing the disc. Highlight that optionand press OK.• The DVD Player’s main menu appears (since the Play menu is already highlighted, justpress the OK button) or press PLAY.Compatible discsThis DVD Player is capable of playing the following typesof discs: DVDs,Video CDs, and CDs with mp3 files,WMAfiles (Windows Media Audio), and JPEG files on them.Before you put a disc in the player, make sure it iscompatible.You can’t play the following types of discs: Laserdiscs,CD-I, CD-ROM (computer-only discs), DVD-ROM, ordiscs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e. PALor SECAM); CD-G discs.Note: Some discs may not be compatible due to laserpickup and design.DVD+Rewritable10Graphics are for representation only.Your unit may differ slightly.