Description Of Discs - Sharp DV-SL1200W Operation Manual

Description of discs

Discs that cannot be played
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I I I I I DVDs without the region number on
the back of the unit or "ALL".
I I I I I DVDs with SECAM system
I I I I I DVD-ROM
I I I I I DVD-RAM
I I I I I DVD-Audio
I I I I I The discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although
images appear on the screen or vice versa.
I I I I I You cannot play illegally produced discs.
Notes:
I I I I I A disc which has scratches or fingerprints may not play properly. Refer to
"Care of DVD/CD discs (page 4)" and clean the disc.
I I I I I Do not play the discs of special shapes (heart or octagon shaped) as they
can be ejected whilst rotating and cause injury.
Title, chapter and track
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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 Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1
Audio CDs consist of "tracks".
A "track" is each tune on an audio CD.
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5
Note:
Title, chapter, or track numbers may not be recorded on some discs.
I I I I I CDG
I I I I I CDV
I I I I I Photo CD
I I I I I CD-ROM
I I I I I SACD
I I I I I Discs recorded in special formats, etc.
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Icons used on DVD discs
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Check the icons on the DVD case before playing your discs.
Display
Region number
(playable area number)
2 3 5
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
4:3 images with the side edges cut on the 4:3 size TV.
Type of subtitles recorded
Example:
2
1: English
2: French
Number of camera angles
2
Number of audio tracks and audio
recording systems
Example:
1: Original <English>
(DTS 5.1 Surround)
2: English (Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround)
Description
DVD discs are programmed with
region numbers indicating countries
in which they can be played. This
system can play discs with region
number on the back of the unit.
To adopt the video format to the
connected TVs ("wide-screen TV" or
"4:3 size TV").
Recorded subtitle languages.
Language can be selected with the
SUBTITLE button.
Number of angles recorded on the
DVD.
Angles can be selected with the
ANGLE button.
The number of audio tracks and
audio recording systems are
indicated.
I I I I I The audio recorded on the DVD
can be switched by using the
AUDIO button.
I I I I I The number of audio tracks and
recording systems vary
depending on the DVD. Check
them in the DVD's manual.
DV-SL1200W
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