Toshiba SD-P1850SN Owners Manual - Page 9

Introduction About this owner's manual On VIDEO CDs This owner's manual explains the basic instructions of this player. Some DVD video discs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. As such, the player may not respond to all operating commands. This is not a defect in the player. Refer to instruction notes of discs. " " may appear on the screen during operation. A " " means that the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc. Notes on region numbers The region number of this player is 1. Region numbers, corresponding to specific geographical playback area, are printed on your DVD video disc. If you do not find 1 or ALL , disc playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this case, the player will display a message on-screen.) Playable discs This player supports VIDEO CDs equipped with the PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is an abbreviation for 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 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 screen (Menu Playback). Some functions described in this owner's manual may not work with all discs. This player can play the following discs. Disc DVD Video disc DVD-RW disc DVD-R disc Video CDs Audio CDs Disc Mark DIGITAL VIDEO CD-ROM CD-R/RW disc ReWritable Disc Size Contents •Video(moving pictures)+Audio 12cm/8cm 12cm 12cm •Video+Audio(DVD VR(Video Recording) format)* •Video+Audio(DVD Video format)* *Finalized discs only. •Video+Audio(DVD Video format)* *Finalized discs only. 12cm/8cm •Video(moving pictures)+Audio 12cm/ •Audio 8cm(CD single) 12cm •Audio (MP3/WMA files) •Movie(DivX) •Photograph(JPEG files) 12cm •Audio (CD-DA, MP3/WMA files) •Movie(DivX) •Photograph(JPEG files) *CD-R/RW discs of CD-DA or VIDEO CD format Some of these discs may be incompatible. • You cannot play discs other than those listed above. • You cannot play discs of DVD-RAM or non-standardized discs, etc., even if they may be labeled as above. • This player uses the NTSC color system. • Depending on the data recording method or the disc status, playback on this player may not be possible, even if the disc is labeled as above. Toshiba cannot assure that all discs bearing the DVD or CD logos will operate as expected. Because of problems and errors that can occur during the creation of DVD and CD software and/or the manufacture of DVD and CD discs, Toshiba cannot guarantee that this DVD player will play every feature of every DVD bearing the DVD logo and/or every 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 or a CD on this DVD player, please feel free to contact us via the methods listed in the "How to Obtain Warranty Services" sections on pages 70 and 71 . 9