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English
Before Use
This player has been designed to play back the DVD
software which has been encoded for specific region
areas. It cannot play back the DVD software encoded for
other region areas than the region areas for which it has
been designed.
The Z920DVD will playback any disc whose region
number is (or ).
Restrictions due to difference between discs
Some DVD and VCD discs can be played only in
certain playback modes according to the intentions
of the software producers. As this player plays
discs according to their intentions, some functions
may not work as intended by you. Please be sure
to read the instructions provided with each disc. When an inhibition
icon is displayed on the monitor, it indicates that the disc being played
is under the restriction as described above.
Unplayable discs
This player cannot play back any of the following discs.
• MP3 recorded CD
• DVD-ROM discs
• SVCD/HQVCD discs
• DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM discs
• VSD discs
• CDV discs (Only the audio part can be reproduced.)
• CD-G/CD-EG/CD-EXTRA discs (Only the audio can be
reproduced.)
• Photo CD discs (Never attempt to play them.)
• CD-R / RW discs
Use PAL discs in this player.
Icons on the DVD discs
Glossary
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
A type of disc which contains recording of audio/video packaged
media with high video and audio quality, such as a movie, featuring
large recording capacity and digital signal processing capability.
VIDEO CD (VCD)
A type of CD which contains the recording of moving images. It
compresses image information by about 1/120 and audio information
by about 1/6 and accommodates up to 74 minutes of recording in a
disc with the same diameter as ordinary music CD of 12 cm.
Some VCDs do not have the P.B.C. compatibility and are capable of
Inhibition icon
Icon Description
Indicates the region code where the disc can be
played.
Number of voice languages recorded with the audio
function. The number in the icon indicates the number
of voice languages. (Max. 8 languages)
Number of subtitle languages recorded with the
subtitle function. The number in the icon indicates the
number of subtitle languages. (Max. 32 languages)
Number of angles provided by the angle function. The
number in the icon indicates the number of angles.
(Max. 9 angles)
Aspect ratios that can be selected. “LB” stands for
Letter Box and “PS” for Pan/Scan. In the example on
the left, the 16:9 video can be converted into letter
box video.
