Sony CMT-SX2D - Manual (Page 7)

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Region code of DVDs you can
play on this system
Your system has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled
with identical region code.
DVDs labeled will also be played on this
system.
If you try to play any other DVD, the message
“Playback Prohibited by Area Limitations.” will
appear on the TV screen. Depending on the
DVD, no region code indication may be labeled
even though playing the DVD is prohibited by
area restrictions.
Discs that this system cannot
play
• CD-ROMs (except for extension “.MP3”,
“.JPG” or “.JPEG”)
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in
the following formats:
– music CD format
– video CD format
– MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3)/JPEG
format that conforms to ISO9660* Level 1/
Level 2 or Joliet
• CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format.
• Data part of CD-Extras
• Super Audio CDs
• DVD-ROMs
• DVD-RAMs
• DVD Audio discs
• A DVD with a different region code.
• DVD+R DL (Double layer) discs
• DVD-RWs recorded in VR (Video
Recording) mode
• Photo-movies created after shooting on a
DVD camcorder in VR (Video Recording
format) mode
• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,
square, star) cannot be played on this unit.
Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do
not use such discs.
• A disc with paper or stickers on it.
• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,
or a sticker still left on it.
* A logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROMs,
defined by ISO (International Organization for
standardization).
Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/
DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/
DVD+R/DVD+RW
• In some cases, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs,
DVD-RWs (Video mode) (DVD-RWs
created in video mode have the same format
as a DVD VIDEO), DVD+R or DVD+RW
cannot be played on this system depending
upon the recording quality or physical
condition of the disc, or the characteristics of
the recording device. Furthermore, the disc
will not play if it has not been correctly
finalized. For more information, see the
operating instructions for the recording
device. Note that some playback functions
may not work with some DVD+RWs/
DVD+Rs, even if they have been correctly
finalized.
• A disc recorded in packet write format cannot
be played.
Note on playback operations
of DVDs and VIDEO CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO
CDs may be intentionally set by software
producers. Since this system plays DVDs and
VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the
software producers designed, some playback
features may not be available. Also, refer to the
instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO
CDs.
Music discs encoded with
copyright protection
technologies
This product is designed to playback discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with
copyright protection technologies are marketed
by some record companies. Please be aware that
among those discs, there are some that do not
conform to the CD standard and may not be
playable by this product.
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