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You can play back the following discs on this 
system. Other discs cannot be played back.

“DVD+RW”, “DVD-RW”, “DVD+R”, 
“DVD VIDEO”, and the “CD” logos are 
trademarks.

The system can play back the following disc:
• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs recorded in the 

following formats:

– VIDEO CD format

– AUDIO CD format

– CD Graphics (Latin American models 

only)

– DATA CD format which contains MP3 

audio tracks,  JPEG image files and DivX 

1)

video files   of format conforming to ISO 

2)

9660   Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in 

3)

expansion format

• DVD-ROMs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/

DVD+RWs recorded in the following 
formats:

– DVD VIDEO format

– DATA DVD format which contains MP3 

audio tracks,  JPEG image files and DivX 

1)

video files   of format conforming to UDF 

2)

(Universal Disk Format)

– VR (Video Recording) format (DVD-Rs/

DVD-RWs only)

The system cannot play back the following 
discs:

1)

MP3 audio tracks must be in MPEG 1 Audio 
Layer 3 format.

2)

DivX video files must be recorded in DivX format  
with the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX”. (Except US model)

3)

ISO 9660 Format
A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs, 
defined by ISO (International Organization for 
Standardization).

DVD VIDEO

DVD-RW/DVD-R

DVD+RW/
DVD+R

VIDEO CD

AUDIO CD

CD Graphics 
(CDG) 
(Latin American 
models only)

CD-R/CD-RW

4)

CD-Extra: This format records audio (AUDIO CD 
data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks 
in session 2.

5)

Mixed CD: This format records data on the first track 

and audio (AUDIO CD data) on the second and 
subsequent tracks of a session.

Your system has a region code printed on the 
back of the unit and will only play back DVD 
VIDEOs labeled with identical region code.
DVD VIDEOs labeled

will also be played 

back on this system.
If you try to play back any other region code 
DVD VIDEO, the message “Playback 
prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on 
the TV screen. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, 
no region code indication may be labeled even 
though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited 
by area restrictions.

Example:

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which 
mates DVD recorded material on one side with 
digital audio material on the other side. 
However, since the audio material side does not 
conform to Compact Disc (CD) standard, 
playback on this product is not guaranteed.

DVD DECK RECEIVER

MODELN0. HCD-ZX100D

SERIAL NO.

AC:120-127/220/230-240V      50/60Hz430W

Region code

• In some cases, CD-Rs/CD-RWs/DVD-Rs/ 

DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs cannot be 
played back on this system due to the 
recording quality or physical condition of the 
disc, or the characteristics of the recording 
device and authoring software. The disc will 
not be played back if it has not been correctly 
finalized. For more information, see the 
operation instructions for the recording 
device.

• Note that some playback functions may not 

work with some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, even 
if they have been correctly finalized. In this 
case, view the disc by normal playback.

• A disc created in Packet Write format cannot 

be played back.

Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs and 
VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by 
software producers. Since this system play back 
DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs according to 
the disc contents the software producers 
designed, some playback features may not be 
available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied 
with the DVD VIDEOs or VIDEO CDs.

This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of 
VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds 
of playback depending on the disc type.

VIDEO CDs 
without PBC 
functions 
(Ver. 1.1 discs)

Enjoy video playback (moving 
pictures) as well as music.

This product is designed to play back discs that 
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. 
Recently, various music discs encoded with 
copyright protection technologies are marketed 
by some record companies. Please be aware that 
among those discs, there are some that do not 
conform to the CD standard and may not be 
playable by this product.

• This system can play back Multi Session discs 

when an MP3 audio track is contained in the 
first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio 
tracks recorded in later sessions can also be 
played back.

• This system can play back Multi Session discs 

when a JPEG image file is contained in the 
first session. Any subsequent JPEG image 
files recorded in later sessions can also be 
played back.

• If the first session is recorded in AUDIO CD 

or VIDEO CD format, only the first session 
will be played back.

VIDEO CDs 
with PBC 
functions 
(Ver. 2.0 discs)

Play back interactive software 
using menu screens displayed on 
the TV screen (PBC Playback), in 
addition to the video playback 
functions of Ver. 1.1 discs. 
Moreover, you can play back high-
resolution still pictures, if they are 
included on the disc.

• The system will recognize a Multi Session 

disc as an AUDIO CD if there is a session 
recorded in AUDIO CD format on the disc. 
However, the system will only play back the 
disc if the first session is recorded in AUDIO 
CD format.

• With DATA CD or DATA DVD, the system 

will only play back DivX video files even if it 
contains MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files.

• CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format
• Data part of CD-Extras

4)

• Data part of Mixed CDs

5)

• Super Audio CDs
• DVD Audio discs
• DVD-RAMs

• A DVD VIDEO with a different region code.

• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., 

heart, square, star).

• A disc that has the adhesive cellophane tape 

or a sticker still left on it.