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General information

About DVDs

A DVD – Digital Versatile Disc – is a digital medium for storing infor-
mation. DVDs are marked with one of the symbols shown here.
There are different types of DVD with different storage capacities de-
pending on how the information is stored.
DVD structure
Video DVDs are divided into titles and chapters. A DVD can have several titles, which may, in turn, con-
sist of several chapters. The titles and chapters are each numbered sequentially:
The first title of a DVD usually comprises licence details and manufacturer's information. The next title is
usually the film itself. Other titles may include such items e. g. as "making of" documentaries, film pre-
views or information on the actors.
Languages and subtitles
Up to eight languages and subtitles in as many as 32 different languages can be stored on DVDs. Any
combination of languages and subtitles can be selected for playing back discs.
Camera angle
Some DVDs even allow the viewer to select multiple camera angles, provided that the film was recorded
from different camera positions.
Regional codes
For reasons connected with global DVD sales strategy, a code has
been developed for DVDs that allows the recording to be played
only on devices purchased in a particular region.
This code is based on a system that divides the world into six re-
gions. As Europe is in Zone 2, your DVD player will only play DVDs
that have the regional code 2. The regional code is printed on the
DVD packaging. (See the logo shown here.)
Apart from DVDs with regional code 2, the unit will only play
DVDs with the regional code 0 (suitable for any DVD player).
NOTICE!
If you have problems when playing certain DVDs make sure that the DVD has the regional code
2 or 0.

Other playable formats

MP3s and WMA files
WMA tracks are shown on the screen with the following symbol:
MP3 and WMA formats are compression formats for audio data. WMA stands for "Win-
dows Media Audio" and was introduced more recently than the MP3 format.
MP3 and WMA files have to be saved with the file extension *.mp3 or *.wma in order to be recognised.
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