Getting Started
Region Code
Both the product and the discs are coded by
region. These regional codes must match for the
product to play the disc.If the codes do not
match, the disc will not play.
Region
Disc Type
Code
North America, Central America,
a
South America, Korea, Japan,
Taiwan, Hong Kong and South
East Asia.
b
Europe, Greenland, French
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territories, Middle East, Africa,
Australia and New Zealand.
c
India, China, Russia, Central and
South Asia.
The U.S., U.S. territories and
1
Canada
Europe, Japan, the Middle East,
2
Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines,
3
Indonesia, Hong Kong
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Mexico, South America, Central
4
America, Australia, New Zealand,
Pacific Islands, Caribbean
Russia, Eastern Europe, India,
5
most of Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia
6
China
Disc Types
BD-ROM
Blu-ray discs can only be played back.
This product can play back pre-recorded
commercial BD-ROM discs.
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BD-RE/-R
Blu-ray RE/-R discs can be recorded and played
back. This product can play back a BD-RE/-R disc
recorded by other compatible Blu-ray disc
recorders.
DVD-VIDEO
Area
This product can play back pre-recorded commercial
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DVD discs (DVD-VIDEO discs) with movies.
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When switching from the first layer to the second
layer of a dual-layered DVD-VIDEO disc, there
may be momentary distortion in the image and
sound. This is not a malfunction of the product.
DVD-RW/-R/+R
This product can play back a DVD-RW/-R/+R disc
recorded and Finalized with a DVD video recorder.
The ability to play back may depend on recording
conditions.
DVD+RW
This product can play back a DVD+RW disc
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recorded with a DVD Video recorder. The ability to
play back may depend on recording conditions.
Audio CD (CD-DA)
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This product can play back CD-DA format audio
CD-RW/-R discs.
The product may not be able to play some CD-
•
RW/-R discs due to the condition of the
recording.
CD-RW/-R
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Use 700MB (80 minute) CD-RW/-R discs. Do not
use 800MB (90 minutes) or larger discs, as these
discs may not play back.
If the CD-RW/-R disc was not recorded as a
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closed session, you may experience delays when
playing back the beginning of the disc or all
recorded files may not play.
Some CD-RW/-R discs may not play on this
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product, depending on the device which was
used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-
RW/-R media from CDs for your personal use,
playability may vary depending on the contents
and discs.