Philips DVD615AT98 - Manual (Page 7)

Playable Discs 7
Region Codes
DVDs must meet the requirements for Region Codes before you can use them with the Player. DVDs
must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on this DVD Player. You cannot play
Discs that are labeled for other regions. These symbols must appear on your DVDs or on the DVD
case; otherwise you cannot play the DVD in this Player.
The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world. Region 1 represents the United States,
Canada, upper regions of North America, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and small regions near
Australia.
Color Systems
Recordings are made according to different color systems throughout the world. The most common
color systems are NTSC, which is used primarily in the United States and North America, PAL, and
SECAM.
This Player is compatible with NTSC and PAL. Make sure the Discs you play were recorded in NTSC
or PAL and your TV is NTSC or PAL compatible. You must set the Player’s TV TYPE to be compati-
ble with your TV and the Disc. Details are on page 36. The color system of the DVD may appear on
the DVD or on the Disc case.
Playable Discs
This Player will play various types of Discs. Look for these logos on your Discs to determine whether
the Disc will play on the Player.
DVD
(Digital Video Disc)
Audio CD
(Compact Disc Digital Audio)
Video CD
Super Video CD
CD-R (CD-Recordable)
CD-RW (CD-Rewritable)
MP3 files
Recordable
ReWritable
NTSC PAL