Sharp DV-AT4000 - Manual (Page 11)

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DV-AT4000
General
Inf
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- Desc
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Description of discs
" Discs that cannot be played
! When playing a DTS disc on this unit, images appear but the sound does not
play. Select other audio output in "Audio Language Setting" to listen to the
sound (see page 29).
! This unit adopts the NTSC system. Discs that were made in foreign coun-
tries may not be played back. Check the recording system before purchasing
discs.
! The discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although images
appear on the screen or vice versa.
! Faulty playback may damage the speakers and can have an adverse effect on
your hearing when played at high volume settings.
! You cannot play illegally produced discs.
Notes:
! A disc that has scratches or fingerprints on it may not play properly. Refer to "Care
of DVD/CD discs (page 7)" and clean the disc.
! Do not play the discs of special shapes (heart or octagon shaped) as they can be
ejected while rotating and cause injury.
" Title, chapter and track
DVDs are divided into "titles" and "chapters". If the disc has more than one movie on
it, each movie is a separate "title". "Chapters" are subdivisions of titles.
Audio CDs consist of "tracks".
A "track" is each tune on an audio CD.
Note:
Title, chapter, or track numbers may not be recorded on some discs.
" Icons used on DVD discs
Check the icons of the DVD case before playing your discs. ! DVDs without the region number "1" or
"ALL". ! CDG
! Photo CD
! DVDs with PAL system ! CD-ROM
! DVDs with SECAM system ! SACD
! DVDs with MPEG sound ! Discs recorded in special formats, etc.
! DVD-ROM ! DVD-Audio
! DVD-RAM
Chapter 1
Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5
Display Description
Region number (playable area number) DVD discs are programmed with region
numbers indicating countries in which
they can be played. This system can play
discs with region number "1" or "ALL".
Format recorded on the DVD To adopt the video format to the connect-
ed TVs ("wide-screen TV" or "4:3 size
TV").
Recorded in 4:3.
You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and letterbox size
images on the 4:3 size TV.
You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and sides-cut 4:3
images on the 4:3 size TV.
Type of subtitles recorded Recorded subtitle languages.
Example: A desired language can be selected with
the SUBTITLE button.
1: English
2: Japanese
Number of camera angles Number of angles recorded on the DVD.
A desired angle can be selected with the
ANGLE button.
Number of audio track and audio
recording system The number of audio tracks and audio re-
cording system are indicated.
Example:
1: Original
(Dolby Digital 5.1 Sur-
round) ! The audio recorded on the DVD can
be switched by using the AUDIO but-
ton.
2: English (Dolby Digital
2 Surround) ! Audio and recording system vary de-
pending on the DVD. Check them in
the DVD's manual.
1 2
6
1
ALL
2
2