Playable Discs; Do Not Use The Following Types Of Disc; Copy Protection; Disc Type And Characteristics - Samsung HT-TZ212 User Manual

getting started
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital
surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology. Now you can enjoy these
realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie cinema or concert hall.
DVD players and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the
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disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.
The Region Number for this player is given on the rear panel of the player.
(Your DVD player will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes.)

PLAYABLE DISCS

Disc Type Mark (Logo) Recorded Signals
DVD-AUDIO
AUDIO + VIDEO
DVD-VIDEO
COMPACT
AUDIO-CD AUDIO
DIGITAL AUDIO
DivX AUDIO + VIDEO

DO NOT USE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF DISC!

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CD-G, CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM discs cannot be played on this player.
If such discs are played, a <WRONG DISC FORMAT> message appears on the TV screen.
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DVD discs purchased abroad may not play on this player.
If such discs are played, a <CAN'T PLAY THIS DISC PLEASE, CHECK REGION CODE> message appears on the
TV screen.

COPY PROTECTION

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Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, you should only connect your DVD player
directly to your TV, not to a VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy-protected DVD
discs.
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This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by methods claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.
Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
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Disc Size Max. Playing Time
Approx. 240 min. (single-sided)
12 cm
Approx. 480 min. (double-sided)
Approx. 80 min. (single-sided)
8 cm
Approx. 160 min. (double-sided)
12 cm 74 min.
8 cm 20 min.
12 cm —
8 cm —

DISC TYPE AND CHARACTERISTICS

This product does not support Secure (DRM) Media fi les.
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CD-R Discs
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Some CD-R discs may not be playable depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC) and the
condition of the disc.
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Use a 650MB/74 minute CD-R disc.
Do not use CD-R discs over 700MB/80 minutes as they may not be played back.
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Some CD-RW (Rewritable) media, may not be playable.
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Only CD-Rs that are properly "closed" can be fully played. If the session is closed but the disc is left open, you
may not be able to fully play the disc.
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CD-R MP3 Discs
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Only CD-R discs with MP3 fi les in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.
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MP3 fi le names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters
(. / = +).
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Use discs recorded with a compression/decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps.
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Only fi les with the ".mp3" and ".MP3" extensions can be played.
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Only a consecutively written multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the Multisession
disc, the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.
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If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to begin playback and not all of the recorded fi les may be played.
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For fi les encoded in Variable Bit Rate (VBR) format, i.e. fi les encoded in both low bit rate and high bit rate
(e.g., 32Kbps ~ 320Kbps), the sound may skip during playback.
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A maximum of 500 tracks can be played per CD.
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A maximum of 300 folders can be played per CD.
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CD-R JPEG Discs
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Only fi les with the "jpg" extensions can be played.
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If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to start playing and not all of the recorded fi les may be played.
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Only CD-R discs with JPEG fi les in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played.
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JPEG fi le names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters
(. / = +).
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Only a consecutively written multisession disc can be played. If there is a blank segment in the multisession
disc, the disc can be played only up to the blank segment.
• A maximum of 9,999 images can be stored on a single CD.
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When playing a Kodak/Fuji Picture CD, only the JPEG fi les in the picture folder can be played.
• Picture discs other than Kodak/Fuji Picture CDs may take longer to start playing or may not play at all.
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DVD±R/RW, CD-R/RW DivX Discs
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Since this product only provides encoding formats authorized by DivX Networks, Inc., a DivX fi le created by the
user might not play.
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Software updates for incompatible formats are not supported.
(Example : QPEL, GMC, resolution higher than 800 x 600 pixels, etc.)
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Sections with a high frame rate might not be played while playing a DivX fi le.
• For more information about the formats authorized by DivX Networks, Inc., please visit "www.divxnetworks.
net".
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