Manual
English 11
01 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. 
Disc Type
Region 
Code
Area
Blu-ray
A
North America, Central America, 
South America, Korea, Japan, 
Taiwan, Hong Kong and South
East Asia.
B
Europe, Greenland, French 
territories, Middle East, Africa, 
Australia and New Zealand.
C
India, China, Russia, Central and 
South Asia.
DVD-VIDEO
1
The U.S., U.S. territories and 
Canada
2
Europe, Japan, the Middle East, 
Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
3
Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, 
Indonesia, Hong Kong
4
Mexico, South America, Central 
America, Australia, New Zealand, 
Pacifi c Islands, Caribbean
5
Russia, Eastern Europe, India, 
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.
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
This product can play back pre-recorded commercial 
DVD discs (DVD-VIDEO discs) with movies.
When switching from the fi rst 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 fi nalized 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 
recorded with a DVD Video recorder. The ability to 
play back may depend on recording conditions.
Audio CD (CD-DA)
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
Use 700MB (80 minute) CD-RW/-R discs. Do not 
use 800MB (90 minute) or larger discs, as these 
discs may not play back.
If the CD-RW/-R disc was not recorded as a 
closed session, you may experience delays when 
playing back the beginning of the disc or all 
recorded fi les may not play.
Some CD-RW/-R discs may not play on this 
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.
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