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GENERAL
About DVD
The DVD - Digital Versatile Disc is a storage medium for digital information.
DVDs are marked with one of the adjacent symbols.
Depending on how the information is recorded, there are different types of
DVD with differing storage capacities.
DVD structure
Video DVDs are divided into titles and chapters. A DVD can have a number of
titles, each consisting of a number of chapters. Titles and chapters are serially
numbered:
Normally, the first title of a DVD consists of license notices and information
about the manufacturer. The next title is usually the film itself. Further titles can
be, for example, "Making of" reports, film previews or information about the
cast.
Languages and subtitles DVDs can store sound tracks in up to eight languages and subtitles in up to
32 languages. Sound track language and subtitle language can be mixed as
you wish.
Regional codes
In support of worldwide sales strategies, regional coding was developed
which only allows DVDs to be played on players purchased in certain regions.
This code is based on a system that divides the world into six regi-
ons. Europe is in zone 2. On your DVD player, you can only play
DVDs with regional code 2. The regional code is printed on the pak-
kaging of the DVD (see adjacent logo).
In addition to DVDs with regional code 2, you can play DVDs with regional
code 0 (no regional limitation) on your appliance.
If you have problems playing certain DVDs, check that they have regional
code 2 or 0.
DVD blanks
Your recorder can write two kinds of DVD blanks:
DVD+RW: DVD ReWritable blanks can be written a number of times. They
can be played on other DVD players without fixation (see "Finalize DVD
(DVD+R only)", p. 28).
DVD+R: DVD+R blanks (once-writable DVDs) cannot be played on other
DVD players without fixation. Although a recording on a DVD+R blank can be
deleted, it cannot be overwritten.