Sony XD-DV300 - Manual (Page 4)

BEFORE USE
Please read the following before operating the DVD player.
Disc-related terms
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Disc formats supported by the player
This DVD player can play discs with the following marks only.
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DVDs
(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)
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D§® Video CDs
(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)
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Audio CDs
(8 cm disc/12 cm disc)
• Do not use irregular shape CDs (example: heart-shaped,
octagonal ones). It may result in malfunctions.
Color system of the DVDs and video CDs
This unit Is designed for the NTSC color systems only.
The materials for both the DVD discs and the video CDs are
recorded in the PAL and NTSC color systems.
Select the DVDs and video CDs recorded in the NTSC color
system.
Notes on DVDs and video CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and video CDs may be
intentionally fixed by software manufacturers. As this player plays
DVDs and video CDs according to disc contents designed by the
software manufacturer, some playback features of this player may
not be available, or other functions may be added.
Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs and video
CDs.
Some DVDs made for business purposes may not be played on
this player.
Region code of the DVD player and DVDs
This DVD player is designed and manufactured for playback of
region “1 ” encoded DVD software. Region code labels appear on
the labels of some DVD discs to indicate which type of player can
play those discs. Unless “1” is included in these labels, or “ALL”
appears on the DVD disc labels, those discs cannot be played on
this player. If you try to play these discs, the message “REGIONAL
CODE VIOLATION” will appear on the TV screen. Some DVD discs
may not have a region code label even though their playback is
prohibited by area limits.
Note on DTS-encoded CDs
When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be exhibited
from the analog stereo outputs. To avoid possible damage to the
audio system, the consumer should take proper pre-cautions when
the analog stereo outputs of the CD player is connected to an
amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback,
an external 5.1 channel DTS Digital Surround™ decoder system
must be conneted to the digital output (S/PDIF, AES/EBU, or
TosLink) of the CD player.
Title
The longest section of a picture or a musical piece on a DVD; a
movie for a picture piece on video software, or an album for a
musical piece on audio software
Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title
you want.
Chapter
Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller than titles
A title is composed of several chapters. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate the
chapter you want. Depending on the disc, there may be no chapter
recorded.
Track
Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD or an audio
CD
Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you to locate the
track you want.
Scene
On a video CD with PBC (playback control) functions, moving
pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “Scenes”.
Each scene is displayed in the menu screen and assigned a scene
number, enabling you to locate the scene you want.
A scene is composed of one or several tracks.
There are two types of video CDs.
Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)
PBC (playback control) allows you to interact with the system via
menus, search functions or other typical computer-like operations.
Moreover, still pictures of high resolution can be played, if they
are included in the disc.
Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)
Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs allow
playback of video pictures as well as sound, but they are not
equipped with PBC.
This player cannot play discs such as CD-ROMs, other than those
listed in the table on this page, including PHOTO CDs, CD-I, DVD-
ROMs.
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