Description Of Discs - Sharp DX-AT50 Operation Manual

Description of discs

SD-AT50
DX-AT50
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" Discs that cannot be played
! DVDs without the region number "1" or
"ALL".
! DVDs with PAL system
! DVDs with SECAM system
! DVDs with MPEG sound
! DVD-ROM
! DVD-RAM
! DVD-Audio
! The discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although images
appear on the screen or vice versa.
! Faulty playback may damage the speakers and can have an adverse effect on
your hearing when played at high volume settings.
! This DVD player adopts the NTSC system. Discs that were made in foreign
countries may not be played back. Check the recording system before pur-
chasing discs.
! You cannot play illegally produced discs.
Notes:
! A disc that has scratches or fingerprints on it may not play properly. Refer to "Care
of DVD/CD discs (page 4)" and clean the disc.
! Do not play the discs of special shapes (heart or octagon shaped) as they can be
ejected from the machine while rotating and cause injury.
" Title, chapter and track
DVDs are divided into "titles" and "chapters". If the disc has more than one movie on
it, each movie is a separate "title". "Chapters" are subdivisions of titles.
Title 1
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
The audio CDs consist of "tracks".
A "track" is each tune on an audio CD.
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
Note:
Title, chapter, or track numbers may not be recorded on some discs.
E-5
! CDG
! Video CD
! Photo CD
! CD-ROM
! SACD
! Discs recorded in special formats, etc.
Title 2
Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Track 4 Track 5
" Icons used on DVD discs
Check the icons of the DVD case before playing your discs.
Display
Region number (playable area number)
1
1
2 ALL
6
Format recorded on the DVD
Recorded in 4:3.
You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and letterbox size
images on the 4:3 size TV.
You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and sides-cut 4:3
images on the 4:3 size TV.
Type of subtitles recorded
Example:
2
1: English
2: Japanese
Number of camera angles
2
Number of audio track and audio
recording system
Example:
1: Original <English>
(DTS 5.1 Surround)
2: Japanese (Dolby Digi-
tal 5.1 Surround)
Description
DVD discs are programed with region
numbers indicating countries in which
they can be played. This system can play
discs with region number "1" or "ALL".
To adopt the video format to the connect-
ed TVs ("wide-screen TV" or "4:3 size
TV").
Recorded subtitle language.
A desired language can be selected with
the SUBTITLE button.
Number of angles recorded on the DVD.
A desired angle can be selected with the
ANGLE button.
The number of audio tracks and audio re-
cording system are indicated.
! The audio recorded on the DVD can
be switched by using the AUDIO
button.
! Audio and recording system vary de-
pending on the DVD. Check them in
the DVD's manual.