Toshiba SD-4980 User Manual - Page 10

Introduction Notes on Discs (continued) About this owner's manual Playable discs 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 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 or , disc playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this case, the DVD video player will display a message on-screen.) Some DVDs that have no region code label may still be subject to area restrictions and therefore not playable. 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 the functions described in this owner's manual may not work with some discs. This DVD video player can play the following discs. Disc Mark Contents Disc Size Maximum playback time DVD video discs Audio + video (moving pictures) 12 cm Approx. 4 hours (single sided disc) Approx. 8 hours (double sided disc) 8 cm Approx. 80 minutes (single sided disc) Approx. 160 minutes (double sided disc) VIDEO CDs DIGITAL VIDEO Audio + video (moving pictures) 12 cm 8 cm Approx. 74 minutes Approx. 20 minutes Audio CDs Audio 12 cm Approx. 74 minutes 8 cm (CD Approx. 20 minutes single) The following discs are also available. DVD-R discs of DVD video format CD-R/CD-RW discs of CD-DA, Video CD, MP3, WMA or JPEG format Some of these discs may be incompatible. • 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 cannot play DVD video discs recorded in any other color system (PAL, SECAM, etc.). Because of problems and errors that can occur during the creation of DVD and Video CD software and/or the manufacture of DVD and Video CD discs, Toshiba cannot guarantee that this DVD video player will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD logo and/or every Video CD bearing the CD logo. As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba DVD players are manufactured using the highest standards of quality, and as a result, such incompatibilities are rare. If you happen to experience any difficulty playing a DVD on a Toshiba DVD player, please feel free to call our Call Centre (see page 67 ). 10 p2-17-4980SU.pmd 10 6/10/2005, 10:31 AM