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●Language code
CodeLanguageCodeLanguageCodeLanguage
1001Japanese0205Byelorussian0704Scots-Gaelic
0514English0207Bulgarian0712Galician
0618French0208Bihari0714Guarani
0405German0209Bislama0721Gujarati
0920Italian0214Bengali0801Hausa
0519Spanish0215Ti b e t a n0809Hindi
2608Chinese0218Breton0818Croatian
1412Dutch0301Catalan0821Hungarian
1620Portuguese0315Corsican0825Armenian
1922Swedish0319Czech0901Interlingua
1821Russian0325We l s h0905Interlingue
1115Korean0401Danish0911Inupiak
0512Greek0426Bhutani0914Indonesian
0101Afar0515Esperanto0919Icelandic
0102Abkhazian0520Estonian0923Hebrew
0106Afrikaans0521Basque1009Yi d d i s h
0113Amharic0601Pe r s i a n1023Javanese
0118Arabic0609Finnish1101Georgian
0119Assamese0610Fiji1111Kazakh
0125Ay m a ra0615Faroese1112Greenlandic
0126Azerbaijani0625Frisian1113Cambodian
0201Bashkir0701Irish1114Kannada 
     
        
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CodeLanguageCodeLanguageCodeLanguage
1119Kashmiri1415Norwegian1914Shona
1121Kurdish1503Occitan1915Somali
1125Kirghiz1513(Afan) 
Oromo1917Albanian
1201Latin1518Oriya1918Serbian
1214Lingala1601Pa n j a b i1919Siswati
1215Laothian1612Polish1920Sesotho
1220Lithuanian1619Pa s h t o,   
Pushto1921Sundanese
1222Latvian1721Quechua1923Swahili
1307Malagasy1813Rhaeto- 
Romance2001Ta m i l
1309Maori1814Kirundi2005Te l u g u
1311Macedonian1815Romanian2007Tajik
1312Malayalam1823Kinyarwanda2008Thai
1314Mongolian1901Sanskrit2009Ti g r i n y a
1315Moldavian1904Sindhi2011Tu r k m e n
1318Marathi1907Sangho2012Ta g a l o g
1319Malay1908Serbo-
Croatian2014Setswana
1320Maltese1909Sinhalese2015To n g a
1325Burmese1911Slovak2018Tu r k i s h
1401Nauru1912Slovenian2019Ts o n g a
1405Nepali1913Samoan2020Ta t a r 
     
        
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CodeLanguageCodeLanguageCodeLanguage
2023Tw i2209Vietnamese2515Yo r u b a
2111Ukrainian2215Vo l a p ü k2621Zulu
2118Urdu2315Wo l o f
2126Uzbek2408Xhosa
■Error messages
If “Region Code Error” is displayed, check t
 he region code printed on the DVD 
matches the player's region code.
If a different message is displayed:  P.  2 2 0 
     
        
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DVD player and DVD video disc information
■DVD video discs
The DVD player conforms to NTSC color TV formats.
Region code: Some DVD video discs  hav
 e a region code indicating 
the region in which you can use the DVD video disc. If the DVD video 
disc is not labeled as “ALL” or “1”, you cannot use it on this DVD player. 
If you attempt to play an  inappropriate DVD video disc on this player, 
“Region Code Error” appears on the screen. Even if the DVD video 
disc does not have a region code, you may not be able to use it.
■Symbols shown on DVD video discs
MarkMeaning
Indicates NTSC format.
Indicates the number of audio tracks.
Indicates the number of  language subtitles.
Indicates the number of angles.
Indicates the screen display ratios available.
Wide screen: 16:9
Standard: 4:3
Indicates the disc’s region code.
ALL: in all countries
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■DVD compatibility
■DVD video disc information
●DVD video discs
Digital Versatile Disc that holds vi deo. DVD video discs have adopted 
“MPEG2”, one of the world standards of digital compression technologies. The 
picture data is compressed by 1/40 on average and stored. Variable rate 
encoded technology in which the volume of data assigned to the picture is 
changed depending on the picture format  has also been adopted. Audio data is 
stored using PCM and Dolby digital, which enables higher quality of sound. Fur-
thermore, multi-angle  and multi-language features will also help you enjoy the 
more advanced technology of DVD video.
Use only discs marked  as shown to the left. 
The following products may not be playable 
on your DVD player.
●SACDs
●dts-CDs
●Copy-protected CDs
●DVD-Rs
●DVD+Rs
●DVD-RWs
●DVD+RWs
●DVD-ROMs
●DVD-R AMs
Audio CDs
DVD video discs
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●Viewer restrictions
This feature limits what can be viewed in conformity with the level of restrictions 
of the country. The level of restrictions varies depending on the DVD video disc. 
Some DVD video discs cannot  be played at all, or violent scenes are skipped or 
replaced with other scenes.
Level 1: DVD video discs for children can be played.
Level 2-7: DVD video discs for children and G-rated movies can be played.
Level 8: All types of DVD video discs can be played.
●Multi-angle option 
You can enjoy the same scene from different angles.
●Multi-language option
You can select the subtitle and audio languages.
●Region codes 
The region codes are provided on DVD players and DVD discs. If the DVD 
video disc does not have the same regi on code as the DVD player, you cannot 
play the disc on the DVD player. ( P. 252)
●Audio 
This DVD player can play linear PCM, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio format 
DVD. Other decoded types cannot be played.
●Title and chapter 
Video and audio programs stored in DVD video discs are divided into parts by 
title and chapter.
Title: The largest unit of the video and au dio programs stored on DVD video discs. 
Usually, one movie, one album, or one audio program is assigned as a title.
Chapter: A title is comprised of one or more chapters.