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General Disc Information
Table 5: Disc Properties
Symbol 12cm Disc Properties
Max Play
Time
Single side single layer
(DVD-5)
Single side double layer
(DVD-9)
Double side single layer
(DVD-10)
Double side double layer
(DVD-18)
(MPEG 2
Method)
133 minutes
242 minutes
266 minutes
484 minutes
Single side single layer
(VCD)
(MPEG 1
Method)
74 minutes
Single side single layer 74 minutes
Table 6: Disc Symbols
Symbol Meaning
Number of voice languages recorded. The
number inside the icon indicates the num-
ber languages on the disc (maximum of 8).
Number of subtitle languages available on
the disc (maximum of 32).
Number of angles provided (maximum of
9).
Aspect ratios available. “LB” stands for Let-
ter Box and “PS” stands for Pan/Scan. In
the example on the left, the 16:9 video can
be converted to Letter Box video.
Indicates the region code where the disc
can be played.
• Region 1: USA, Canada, East Pacific
Ocean Islands
• Region 2: Japan, Western Europe,
Northern Europe, Egypt, South Africa,
Middle East
• Region 3: Taiwan, Hong Kong, South
Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, South-East
Asia
• Region 4: Australia, New Zealand,
Middle and South America, South
Pacific Ocean Islands/Oceania
• Region 5: Russia, Mongolia, India,
Middle Asia, Eastern Europe, North
K or e a, N o rth A fr i ca , Nor t h- Wes t As i a
• Region 6: Mainland China
• ALL: All regions
Table 6: Disc Symbols
Symbol Meaning