Description Of Discs - Sharp DV-SL1500W Operation Manual

Description of discs

DV-SL1500W
Discs that cannot be played
H
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 Incorrect operation may damage the speakers and can have a negative
effect on your hearing when played at high volume settings.
I I I I I You cannot play illegally produced discs.
Notes:
I I I I I A disc with has scratches or fingerprints may not play properly. Refer to
"Care of DVD/CD discs (page 3)" 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
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 Chapter 3
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.
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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.
Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Icons used on DVD discs
H
Check the icons on the DVD case before playing your discs.
Display
Region number
DVD discs are programmed with
(playable area number)
region numbers indicating countries
in which they can be played. This
system can play discs with region
2 3 4
number on the back of the unit.
Format recorded on the DVD
To adopt the video format to the
connected TVs ("wide-screen TV" or
"4:3 size TV").
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 Recorded subtitle languages.
Example:
Language can be selected with the
2
1: English
SUBTITLE button.
2: French
Number of angles recorded on the
Number of camera angles
DVD.
Angles can be selected with the
2
ANGLE button.
Number of audio tracks and audio
The number of audio tracks and au-
recording systems
dio recording systems are indicated.
Example:
I I I I I The audio recorded on the DVD
1: Original <English>
can be switched by using the
(DTS 5.1 Surround)
AUDIO button.
2: English (Dolby
I I I I I The number of audio tracks and
Digital 5.1 Surround)
recording systems vary depend-
ing on the DVD. Check them in
the DVD's manual.
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