24 chapter 2Playing DVDsRegional CodingBoth the DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match inorder for the disc to play. If the codes don’t match, the disc won’t play. This player’s code isregion 1.Using Different MenusEach disc is programmed with different features. There are three separate ways to access features:• The Disc menu – The Disc menu is part of each disc and is separate from the DVD player’smenu. The contents of each disc menu varies according to how the disc was authored andwhat features are included. The disc menu is turned on and off (while the disc is playing)with the MENU button on the remote.• The DVD player menu – The DVD player’s menu system is accessed only when a disc isn’tplaying. Press MENU on the remote to bring up the DVD player menu.Remember that a feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature. Forexample, if you have subtitles turned on, the subtitles will only appear if the disc was created withsubtitles. If a menu item is “grayed out” it means that item isn’t available.• Information Banners – Banners are a type of information display that appear across the topof the screen during playback. Information banners are activated by pressing the INFObutton on the remote.Loading and Playing DiscsYour DVD player plays DVD discs and audio CD discs. Before you load a disc, make sure that it iscompatible with the player. The following discs CANNOT be used with this player:• Laserdiscs• CD-I, DVD-ROM• Discs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e. PAL or SECAM)• CD-G discs play audio only, not graphics