Philips Magnavox 9MDPF20 - Manual (Page 6)

6 Playable Discs
Region Codes
This TV/DVD has a Region One ( 1) DVD Player. DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or
for Region 1 in order to play on the unit.You cannot play DVDs that are labeled for other
regions. Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region symbols do not
appear on your DVD, you cannot play the DVD in this TV/DVD.
The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world. Region 1 represents the
United States, Canada, upper regions of North America, Bermuda, the U.S.Virgin
Islands, and small regions near Australia.
A DVD labelled for a specific region can only play on DVD Players with the same
region code.
Color Systems
DVDs are recorded in different color systems throughout the world.The most com-
mon color systems are NTSC (which is used primarily in the United States and North
America), PAL, and SECAM.
The DVD Player of this unit uses NTSC, so DVDs you play must be recorded in the
NTSC system.You cannot play DVDs recorded in other formats.The color system of
the DVD may be listed on the DVD or on the Disc case.
Unacceptable Discs
If you insert an unacceptable type of disc, a Disc Error message may appear on the TV
screen.The following Discs will not play on this DVD Player.
• CD-ROM
• DVD-RAM
• DVD-ROM
• Super Audio CD (SACD) (The Audio
CD layer of a hybrid SACD may play.)
• Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I)
• Video Single Disc (VSD)
• DVD-Audio
• Compact Disc-Graphic (CD-G) • Compact Disc-Video (CD-V)
Audio of the following discs might play, but video will not be accessible.
Playable Discs
The DVD Player of this TV/DVD will play many types of Discs, including Digital Video
Discs (DVDs) and Audio Compact Discs (CDs). It will play MP3 and JPEG files as well.
To play a DVD, make sure it meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color
Systems as described below. Discs that have the following logos will play on the DVD
Player of this TV/DVD. Finalize CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW Discs before
playing them in the TV/DVD.
DVD: Prerecorded Digital
Video Discs
Audio CDs
MP3: Digital audio files
recorded on a CD-R or CD-
RW
CD-RW: Compact Disc
Rewritable. CD-RWs can be
recorded on multiple times.
CD-R: Compact Disc
Recordable. CD-Rs can be
recorded on only once.
DVD+R: DVD Recordable.
DVD+Rs can be recorded
on only once.
DVD+RW: DVD Rewritable.
DVD+RWs can be recorded
on multiple times.
Recordable
ReWritable
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