LG DK379: Before Use

Before Use

Playable Discs

Chapter (DVD video discs only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller

than titles. A title is composed of one or several chap-

DVD video discs

ters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number,

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending

DVD audio discs

on the disc, chapters may not be recorded.

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Group (DVD audio discs only)

Video CD (VCD)

The main audio content or accompanying feature

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

content or additional feature content, or music album.

Each group is assigned a group reference number

Audio CD

enabling you to locate it easily.

(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit can play a HDCD, DVD-R,

Track (DVD audio discs,Video CD and audio CD

DVD±RW, Kodak PICTURE CD, SVCD, and CD-R or

only)

CD-RW that contains audio titles, MP3, WMA or JPEG

Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD

files.

or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number,

enabling you to locate the track you want.

Notes

Scene

– Depending on the conditions of the recording equip-

On a video CD with PBC (Playback control) functions,

ment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD-R/±RW) disc itself,

moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec-

some CD-R/RW (or DVD-R/±RW) discs cannot be

tions called “Scenes”. Each scene is displayed in the

played on the unit.

menu screen and assigned a scene number, enabling

– Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the

you to locate the scene you want.

labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

A scene is composed of one or several tracks.

–

Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-shaped

or octagonal). It may result in malfunctions.

Types of video CDs

There are two types of video CDs:

Notes on DVDs and Video CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may

Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)

be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers. As this

PBC (Playback control) functions allow you to interact

unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc con-

with the system via menus, search functions, or other

tent designed by the software manufacturer, some play-

typical computer-like operations. Moreover, still pictures

back features of the unit may not be available or other

of high resolution can be played if they are included in

functions may be added.

the disc.

Refer also to the instructions supplied with the DVDs

Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)

and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for business purpos-

Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs

es may not be played on the unit.

allow playback of video pictures as well as sound, but

they are not equipped with PBC.

Regional code of the DVD player and DVDs

This DVD player is designed and manufactured

®

HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital

)

for playback of region “5” encoded DVD software.

HDCD® (High Definition Compatible Digital®) is a

The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indi-

recording system that has improved audio CD sound in

cates which type of player can play those discs. This unit

dynamic range, sound field reproducibility and vocal

can play only DVD discs labeled “5” or “ALL”. If you try to

acoustics.

play any other discs, the message “Check Regional

This DVD player is equipped with an HDCD decoder.

Code” will appear on the TV screen. Some DVD discs

The HDCD indicator illuminates when playing an

may not have a region code label even though their play-

HDCD-encoded audio CD.

back is prohibited by area limits.

Disc-related terms

Title (DVD video discs only)

The main film content or accompanying feature content

or additional feature content, or music album.

Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling

you to locate it easily.

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®

®

, HDCD

, High Definition Compatible Digital

and

™

Pacific Microsonics

are either registered trademarks or

trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States

and/or other countries. HDCD system manufactured under

license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered

by one or more of the following patents: United States:

5,479,168, 5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274,

5,854,600, 5,872,531 and 5,864,311. Australia: 669114.

Other patents pending.