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Playing a disc

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Discs you can record

• DVD+R, DVD+RW - Most DVD+R discs (recordable once) and DVD+RW

discs (re-recordable) of 4.7 Gb capacity.
Recommended discs:The following list includes compatible brands of discs
that have been tested with your DTH 8005.There may be other brands of
discs you can use to record, but you must use a quality disc in order to
record successfully (RICOH, PHILIPS,Verbatim, SONY, maxell,TDK, imation).
DTH 8005 can record video contents at 2,4x speed on the following
recordable disc types:
- DVD+R: 2,4x, 4x, and 8x,
- DVD+RW: 2,4x and 4x.

Note: the names of the companies or products mentioned in this manual are registered
trademarks.

Discs you can play

• Digital video discs - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual

layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and
audio are recorded by means of digital signals.
Region code number - Your DTH 8005 responds to the regional
management information recorded on DVDs.The regional code of your
DTH 8005 is 2. Before buying a DVD, make sure that it bears the correct
logo. ALL means all regions.

Note: for your information: the other areas are - 1: USA, Canada - 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.

• DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW - Most DVD-R and DVD+R (one recording only),

and DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs (rewritable). Recordings on DVD-R and
DVD-RW discs must be made in Video DVD mode. Recordings on
DVD+RW discs must be made in accordance with the specifications for the
4.7 Gb capacity DVD+RW disc format.

• Audio CDs - 8 and 12 cm audio CDs.

• CD-R, CD-RW - Most CD-R (one recording only) and CD-RW discs

(rewritable). Compatibility is dependent on which DVD writer, writer
software and discs are used.

• Video CD (VCD) - CD on which you can record up to 74 min. of VHS-

quality video associated with still images, audio tracks and interactive menus.

• Super Video CD (S VCD) - Most S-VCD discs conform to the IEC 62107

standard.They can be used to record up to 70 minutes of digital sound and
video, with MPEG-2 standard video and MPEG-1 standard audio. S-VCD disc
compatibility is dependent on which MPEG coding software, disc design
software and disc writer software are used, and the discs themselves.

Note: in spite of progress made to ensure playability of all disc types, it is not possible
to guarantee playback of discs which are not in conformity with DVD, CD, VCD or S-VCD
standards. Moreover, this unit may not play some recordings or files on CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW due to differences in recordings formats, software
used & Disc types.

• MP3 files - Discs containing sound files in MP3 format.

• JPEG files - Discs containing images in JPEG format. Compatibility is

dependent on the disc creation software used and file sizes, stated in
millions of pixels. Certain JPEG files such as Progressive JPEG files cannot be
read by this equipment.

DVD+Rewritable

DVD+R

DVD+Rewritable

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