Playable Discs; Notes On Region Numbers; On Video Cds - Toshiba SD-4980SU Owner's Manual

Introduction
Notes on Discs (continued)
About this owner's manual
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.
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Playable discs

This DVD video player can play the following discs.
Disc Mark
DVD
video
discs
VIDEO
CDs
DIGITAL VIDEO
Audio
CDs
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
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Maximum
Disc
Contents
Size playback time
Approx. 4 hours
(single sided disc)
12 cm
Audio
Approx. 8 hours
+
(double sided disc)
video
(moving
Approx. 80 minutes
pictures)
(single sided disc)
8 cm
Approx. 160 minutes
(double sided disc)
Approx. 74 minutes
12 cm
Audio
+
video
(moving
pictures)
8 cm Approx. 20 minutes
Approx. 74 minutes
12 cm
Audio
8 cm
(CD
Approx. 20 minutes
single)
).
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