Philips 27DVCR55S - Manual (Page 6)

6 Playable Discs and Videotapes
Region Codes
This TV/VCR/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/VCR/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 color 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.
Videotapes
Philips recommends you use only videotapes that have the mark. Other video-
tapes may have poor picture quality and cause excessive deposits on the video heads.
The warranty may not cover such damage.
The VCR of this TV/VCR/DVD has a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible
with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.
Playable Discs
The DVD Player of this TV/VCR/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/VCR/DVD. Finalize CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW Discs
before playing them in the TV/VCR/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