DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digitalsurround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology. Now you can enjoy theserealistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie theater or concert hall.V I D E ODVD players and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in orderfor the disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.The Region Number for this player is given on the rear panel of the player.(Your DVD player will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes.)1 6~COMPACTDIGITAL VIDEOV I D E OCOMPACTDIGITAL AUDIOMark (Logo)Audio + VideoDVDVIDEO-CDAUDIO-CD5" Approx. 240 min. (single-sided)Approx. 480 min. (double-sided)Approx. 80 min. (single-sided)Approx. 160 min. (double-sided)74 min.20 min.74 min.20 min.3 1/2"5"3 1/2"5"3 1/2"Audio + VideoAudioRecorded SignalsDisc Type Disc Size Max. Playing Time• LD, CD-G, CD-I, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM cannot be played on this player.If such discs are played, a "WRONG DISC FORMAT" message appears on the TV screen.• DVD discs purchased abroad may not play on this player.If such discs are played, a "WRONG REGION CODE" message appears on the TV screen.7Notes on DiscsDIGITALSOUND NTSCSTEREODolby DigitaldiscDTS disc Digital AudiodiscStereo disc NTSC video formatNTSC is used in all of NorthAmerica, the Philippines,South Korea and Japan.MP3 discPlayable DiscsDo not use the following types of disc!• Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, you should only connect yourDVD player directly to your TV, not to a VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picturefrom copy-protected DVD discs.• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by methods claims of certainU.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rightsowners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, andis intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by MacrovisionCorporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.Copy Protection