About This Manual; This Player Can Play The Following Discs - Sony 480p Operating Instructions Manual

About This Manual

• Instructions in this manual describe the
controls on the remote. You can also use the
controls on the player if they have the same
or similar names as those on the remote.
• "DVD" may be used as a general term for
DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs,
DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs.
• The meaning of the icons used in this
manual is described below:
Icons Meanings
Functions available for DVD
VIDEOs or DVD-Rs/DVD-
RWs in video mode or
DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs
Functions available for DVD-
RWs in VR (Video Recording)
mode
Functions available for VIDEO
CDs, Super VCDs, or CD-Rs/
CD-RWs in video CD format
or Super VCD format
Functions are available for
Super Audio CDs
Functions available for DATA
CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-
RWs containing MP3* audio
tracks)
Functions available for music
CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
music CD format
* MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard
format defined by ISO (International Standards
Organization)/MPEG which compresses audio
data.
6
This Player Can Play the
Following Discs
Format of discs
DVD VIDEO
(page 98)
DVD-RW
(page 98)
Super Audio CD
(page 98)
VIDEO CD
Music CD
"DVD VIDEO" and "DVD-RW" are
trademarks.
Region code
Your player has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and will only play DVD
VIDEOs (playback only) labeled with
identical region codes. This system is used to
protect copyrights.
DVD VIDEOs labeled
this player.
If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the
message "Playback prohibited by area
limitations." will appear on the TV screen.
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region
code indication may be labeled even though
playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by
area restrictions.
Region code
will also play on
ALL
X