Toshiba SD-5915SC - Manual (Page 8)

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Introduction
About this owner’s manual
This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of this
DVD video player. Some DVD video discs are produced in a
manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback.
As such, the DVD video player may not respond to all operating
commands. This is not a defect in the DVD video player. Refer
to instruction notes of discs.
“ ” may appear on the TV screen during operation.
A “ ” means that the operation is not permitted by the DVD
video player or the disc.
Notes on Discs (continued)
Notes on region numbers
The region number of this DVD video player is 1. If region
numbers, which stand for their playable area, are printed on
your DVD video disc and you do not find 1 or , disc
playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this case, the
DVD video player will display a message on-screen.)
On VIDEO CDs
This DVD video player supports VIDEO CDs equipped with the
PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of Playback
Control.) You can enjoy two playback variations depending on
types of discs.
VIDEO CD not equipped with PBC function
(Version 1.1)
Sound and movie can be played on this DVD video player in
the same way as an audio CD.
VIDEO CD equipped with PBC function
(Version 2.0)
In addition to operation of a VIDEO CD not equipped with the
PBC function, you can enjoy playback of interactive software
with search function by using the menu displayed on the TV
screen (Menu Playback). Some of functions described in
this owner’s manual may not work with some discs.
Playable discs
This DVD video player can play the following discs.
Disc Mark Contents
Disc
Size Maximum
playback time
DVD
video
discs
VIDEO
CDs
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
Approx. 4 hours
(single sided disc)
12 cm
Approx. 8 hours
(double sided disc)
Approx. 80 minutes
(single sided disc)
8 cm
Approx. 160 minutes
(double sided disc)
DIGITAL VIDEO
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
Approx. 74 minutes 12 cm
Approx. 20 minutes 8 cm
Audio
CDs
Audio
Approx. 74 minutes 12 cm
Approx. 20 minutes
8 cm
(CD
simple)
The following discs are also available.
• DVD-R discs of DVD video format.
• CD-R/CD-RW discs of CD-DA format.
Some of these discs may be incompatible.
Because of problems and errors that can occur during the
creation of DVD software and/or the manufacture of DVD discs,
Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C., Toshiba Hawaii,
Inc. and Toshiba of Canada, Ltd. cannot guarantee that this
player will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD
logo. As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba DVD
players are manufactured to the highest standards of quality
and, as a result, such incompatibilities are very rare. If you
happen to experience and difficulty playing a DVD on a Toshiba
DVD player, please feel free to call our Contact listed in “How to
Obtain Warranty Services” .
• You cannot play discs other than those listed above.
• You cannot play DVD-RAM discs or non-standardized discs,
etc., even if they may be labeled as above.
• This DVD video player uses the NTSC color system, and is
not suitable to play DVD video discs recorded in any other
color system (PAL, SECAM, etc.).
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