Philips DV900VHS0I - Manual (Page 6)

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Playable Discs
This DVDA/CR will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs) and Audio CDs. In order to play a
DVD or Audio CD on this DVD/VCR, make sure the Disc meets the requirements for
Region Codes and Color Systems as described on this page. Also, the Discs should be
labelled with the following logos and should meet these standards.
Disc Type Logo Contents Disc Size
Maximum
Playback Time
Disc
Segments
Digital
Video
Disc
£nÆ>
Sound
and
Pictures
1 2 cm
Approx. 4 hours
(single-sided)
Approx. 8 hours
(double-sided)
DVDs are
divided into Titles,
which are divided
into Chapters.
Titles and Chapters
are numbered.
8 cm
Approx. 80 minutes
(single-sided)
Approx. 160 minutes
(double-sided)
Audio
CD
n COMPACT
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DKHTALAUMQ
Sound
12 cm 74 minutes
Audio CDs are divided
into numbered Tracks, i.e.,
a track may be one song.
8 cm
(singles)
20 minutes
Region Codes
DVDs also must be labelled for ALL regions or for Region I in order to be played on
this DVD/VCR.You can not play Discs that are labelled for other regions.
Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region symbols do not appear on
your DVD, you cannot play the DVD in this DVD/VCR.
The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world. Region I represents the
United States, Canada, upper regions of North America, Bermuda, the U.S.Virgin
Islands, and small regions near Australia.
A Disc encoded in a specific region format can only be played on DVD players with the
same region code. For example, if a Disc is labelled for Region 2, you can not play the
DVD on this DVD/VCR.
Color Systems
Different color systems are available 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 DVD/VCR uses the NTSC color system. Therefore, the Discs that you play must
be recorded in the NTSC system.You cannot play Discs recorded in other formats.The
color system of the DVD may be listed on the DVD or on the Disc jacket.
Unacceptable Discs
The following Discs cannot be played on this DVD/VCR.
• CD-ROM • DVD-RAM
• Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) • DVD-ROM
• Compact Disc-Recordable (CD-R) • Photo CD
• Digital Video Disc-Video Recordable • Video CD
(DVD-VR) • Video Single Disc (VSD)
The following discs may be played, but only the audio will be available.There will be
no picture.
• Compact Disc-Graphic (CD-G) • Compact Disc-Video (CD-V)