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What would you like to do with this Player?
Watching high quality movies on Bluray discs
This Player offers full high-definition Blu-ray disc playback.

What to do first:

Refer to Getting Started (p. 11) to prepare for watching your discs.
BD/DVD/CD Playback (p. 24)
Enjoying different kinds of discs and contents
Use this Player to enjoy certain types of discs, like DVDs and CDs and to enjoy many kind of multimedia contents.

Introduction (pp. 1-13)

Explains the important operation information.
About Discs (pp. 7-8) BD/DVD/CD Playback (p. 24)

Connection (pp. 14-19)

Shows the connecting options provided by this Player.
Simple connection and operation through HDMI
This Player is equipped with an HDMI terminal. You can connect it to the TV using HDMI and no other cable will be needed to enjoy movies. If your TV is compatible with AQUOS LINK, you can control both the TV and this Player with simple operations.

(pp. 20-33)

Shows simple playback and useful functions.
Introduction to Connections (p. 14) Video Connections (p. 15)

Settings (pp. 34-38)

Gives you more options to suit your circumstances.

Appendix (pp. 39-43)

Provides troubleshooting tips and more information.

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DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER

Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP Blu-ray Disc Player. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important Safety Instructions carefully before using this product.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shock and/or fire. In order to prevent potential danger, please observe the following instructions when installing, operating and cleaning the product. To ensure your safety and prolong the service life of your Blu-ray Disc Player, please read the following precautions carefully before using the product. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

2. In other Countries outside the EU
If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities and ask for the correct method of disposal. For Switzerland: Used electrical or electronic equipment can be returned free of charge to the dealer, even if you don't purchase a new product. Further collection facilities are listed on the homepage of www.swico.ch or www.sens.ch.
Attention: Your product is marked with this symbol. It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for these products.
B. Information on Disposal for Business Users 1. In the European Union
If the product is used for business purposes and you want to discard it: Please contact your SHARP dealer who will inform you about the take-back of the product. You might be charged for the costs arising from take-back and recycling. Small products (and small amounts) might be taken back by your local collection facilities. For Spain: Please contact the established collection system or your local authority for take-back of your used products.
If you wish to discard of this product, please contact your local authorities and ask for the correct method of disposal.
Information on Battery Disposal
The battery supplied with this product contains traces of Lead. For EU: The crossed-out wheeled bin implies that used batteries should not be put to the general household waste! There is a separate collection system for used batteries, to allow proper treatment and recycling in accordance with legislation. Please contact your local authority for details on the collection and recycling schemes. For Switzerland: The used battery is to be returned to the selling point. For other non-EU countries: Please contact your local authority for correct method of disposal of the used battery.

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About Discs

Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is the ultimate next generation optical media format, offering the following key features: Largest capacity (25 GB single layer 50 GB dual layer) with over 5 times the amount of content possible with current DVDs, particularly well suited for high definition feature films with extended levels of interactive features Pristine picture quality with the capability for full high definition 1920 x 1080p resolution Best audio possible with uncompressed surround sound (higher quality than even theatre audio) Broadest industry support ensuring more choice for consumers in the marketplace Hardware products will be backward compatible with DVDs, allowing continued enjoyment of existing DVD libraries. Disc Durability new breakthroughs in hard coating technologies gives Blu-ray Discs the strongest resistance to scratches and finger prints on a disc the same size as existing CDs and DVDs (i.e. no cartridge is required).

Structure of still images (JPEG) folders
You can play still images (JPEG) with this unit by making folder on disc as shown below. Root
The following CD-RW/R discs cannot be played.
01 Folder 001.jpg 002.jpg 003.jpg 02 Folder 004.jpg 005.jpg 006.jpg 007.jpg
*2 About the JPEG file format
JPEG is a type of file format for storing still-image files (photos, illustrations, etc.). The Player lets you play JPEG format still-image files. File formats that are not compatible.
Still images in formats other than JPEG (such as TIFF) cannot be played. There may be some files that cannot be played even if they are in JPEG format. Progressive JPEG files cannot be played. Moving image files and audio files as well as Motion JPEG format files cannot be played, even though they are JPEG files. You may not be able to play some still images which you have created, touched up, copied or otherwise edited on your computer.
64 Folder 254.jpg 255.jpg 256.jpg
Other files that cannot be played back.
You may experience one or more of the following symptoms when playing files.
It may take some time to play files depending on the number of folders, number of files and volume of data involved. EXIF information will not be displayed. EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File Format, and is a standard for storing interchange information in image files, especially those using JPEG compression. (Refer to http://exif.org for more information.)
When using the unit to play a CD-RW/R disc with still images stored (recorded).
With CD-RW/R discs on which still images are mixed in with music or movies, you will be able to play only the still images. You may not be able to play some of these discs at all. Multi-session discs cannot be played. You may not be able to play some still images you have processed (rotated or saved by overwriting other images) using image processing software or some still images you have imported from the Internet or e-mail. The discs which this Player can play back (recognise) are limited to the following properties: Contains EXIF format files Picture resolution: Between 32g32 and 7680g4320 pixels Maximum number of folders: 64 Maximum number of files: 256 File size: 20MB or less

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About Disc Contents

BD Video
Enjoy Final Standard Profile (BD-ROM Profile ver. 1.1) functions (Page 25), such as picture-in-picture. The available functions differ depending on the disc. This is a new function of BD-Video that plays the primary video and secondary video simultaneously. For instance, the function is capable of playing the original movie as the primary video while playing video commentary from the film director on a small screen as a secondary video.

Title, Chapter and Track

Blu-ray discs and DVDs are divided into Titles and Chapters. If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie would be a separate Title. Chapters, on the other hand, are subdivisions of titles. (See Example 1.) Audio CDs are divided into Tracks. You can think of a Track as one tune on an Audio CD. (See Example 2.)
Linear PCM Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video discs.) MPEG MPEG Audio gives movie theatre ambience to audio output when the Player is connected to an MPEG Audio 5.1 channel processor or amplifier.

Subtitle languages

This indicates the kind of subtitles.

Screen aspect ratio

Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.

Camera angle

Recorded onto some BD/DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.).
Example 1: Blu-ray disc or DVD

Title 1

Title 2

Chapter 2

Region code
This indicates the region code (playable region code).

Chapter 1

Chapter 3

Example 2: Audio CD

The Icons Used in This Operation Manual

BD VIDEO

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5
Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Cases
The back of the case of a DVD that is commercially available usually contains various information about the contents of the disc.
1. English 2. Chinese 4 5

1. English 2. Chinese

. Indicates the functions that can be performed for BD Video discs. BD-RE. Indicates the functions that can be performed for BD-RE discs. BD-R. Indicates the functions that can be performed for BD-R discs. DVD VIDEO. Indicates the functions that can be performed for DVD Video discs. DVD-RW. Indicates the functions that can be performed for DVD-RW discs. DVD-R. Indicates the functions that can be performed for DVD-R discs. AUDIO CD. Indicates the functions that can be performed for Audio CDs. CD-R. Indicates the functions that can be performed JPEG for CD-R discs in JPEG format. CD-RW. Indicates the functions that can be performed JPEG for CD-RW discs in JPEG format.

Main Unit (Rear)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (p. 16) VIDEO output jack (p. 17) 2CH AUDIO output jacks (p. 19) HDMI OUT terminal (p. 15) BD STORAGE/SERVICE terminal BD STORAGE (pp. 25, 38) SERVICE for software (p. 37) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL terminal (p. 18) Cooling fan The cooling fan operates while the power to the Player is on. AC IN terminal (p. 20)

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Remote Control Unit

1 B (POWER) (p. 22) 2 m OPEN/CLOSE (p. 24) 3 AUDIO (p. 29), SUBTITLE (p. 29) 4 Number buttons (pp. 21, 33) 5 REPEAT (pp. 28, 29) 6 T SKIP/k (pp. 26, 28) 7 U SKIP/l (pp. 26, 28) 8 F PAUSE (p. 28) 9 d PLAY (p. 24) 0 TOP MENU/TITLE LIST (pp. 24, 26) Q Cursor buttons (a/b/c/d), ENTER (pp. 22, 34) W EXIT (pp. 22, 34) E A (Red), B (Green), C (Yellow), D (Blue) (pp. 27, 31) R (Lock) (See below.) T COMPONENT RESET (p. 35) Y DISPLAY (p. 21) U TV CONTROL buttons (p. 21) I FUNCTION (pp. 30, 32) O V FWD (p. 28) P S REV (p. 28) A H STOP (p. 24) S POP-UP MENU (p. 25) D n RETURN (p. 28) F HDMI (p. 15) G SETUP (pp. 22, 34) Keylock function
You can set the keylock to prevent accidental operations. This function allows TVs compatible with AQUOS LINK to also perform a Key Lock on the player. Press and hold (Lock) for more than 5 seconds.
Each time you perform this operation, the function is activated or deactivated. If you try to operate the Player while the keylock function is set, Hold blinks on the front display panel to indicate that the keylock function is set.

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Introduction to Connections
This Player is equipped with the terminals/jacks listed below. Find the corresponding terminal/jack on your video equipment. Using the supplied cable or commercially available cables, connect the video first. Then connect the audio.
Video terminals/jacks on this Player

Higher Quality

1 HDMI OUT terminal

Page 15

2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks

Page 16

3 VIDEO output jack

Page 17

Standard Quality
Audio terminals/jacks on this Player Digital audio connection
2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL terminal

Page 18

Analogue audio connection

2CH AUDIO output jacks

Page 19

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Video Connections

Connecting to the HDMI Terminal

You can enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI terminal. See page 37 for information on the output of next generation audio formats. When you use AQUOS LINK, make sure to use a certified HDMI cable.
1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections. 2: Firmly connect an HDMI cable (commercially available) to the HDMI terminals (1 and 2).

CAUTION

HDMI output and Component Video output can not be used at the same time.

This Player

Audio transmitted in DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio formats is output from the HDMI terminal as BITSTREAM. Connect an amplifier with a built-in decoder to enjoy the fine sound quality. When using an HDMI output, 7.1 ch Digital Output is available. Video signal outputs: 1080p 24Hz 720p 50/60Hz 1080p 50/60Hz 576p 50Hz 1080i 50/60Hz 480p 60Hz For example; 1080p: 1080 progressive scan 1080i: 1080 interlace scan
Switching the video output between HDMI and Component video
When you connect both an HDMI cable and a component cable to this player, you can switch the outputs using the remote control. (The video signal is not output over both terminals at the same time.)

To HDMI OUT terminal

HDMI cable (commercially available)
Turn on the power. Press and hold HDMI button for 5 seconds to switch between HDMI Out and Component Video Out.
While you are holding the button, the current output setting
will be shown with the display blinking, and then the switched output setting will be displayed on the front panel display. (HDMI Out) or (Component Video Out) is displayed alternately on the front panel display.

To HDMI input terminal

When you connect the player to a SHARP TV with an HDMI cable only and the TV is turned on, the video output switches to HDMI automatically. (The above setting is unnecessary.) When you connect the player to a TV with an HDMI cable, HDMI VIDEO OUT is set to AUTO. If you dont get a stable image, select the desired resolution*. When you set HDMI VIDEO OUT to a setting other than AUTO, you can only select resolutions* that are compatible with the connected TV. * Refer to HDMI VIDEO OUT on page 35 regarding the resolutions of the HDMI video output.

If there is insufficient storage space, the data will not be copied. Delete unneeded data or use a new USB memory device. If a USB memory device containing other data (previously recorded) is used, the video and audio may not play back properly. If the USB memory device is disconnected from this player during playback of Virtual Package, playback of the disc will stop. Some time may be required for the data to load (read/write).
See page 38 for deletion of the Virtual Package data copied to the USB memory device.

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DVD-R/-RW Playback

DVD-R DVD-RW
You can play back a recorded disc (finalised disc only).
Playback from the beginning
Load a recorded disc. Press dPLAY.
Playback begins from title 1.
Playback by selecting a title
Load a recorded disc. Press TOP MENU/TITLE LIST.
The TITLE LIST screen is displayed. NOTE
If the TITLE LIST is not displayed, perform step 2 again after starting and then stopping playback.
DISPLAYS THE TITLE LIST SETTINGS
The TITLE LIST screen also can be displayed by pressing ENTER after choosing DISPLAYS THE TITLE LIST in SETUP MENU.
When more than seven titles are displayed, switch pages by pressing KSKIP/k or LSKIP/l.
PROGRAM MIN. 21/5 15/8 3/7 18/9 FRI 110 MIN. FRI 110 MIN. MON 56 MIN. THU 40 MIN.
21/5 FRI 9:30 AM [FROM OLD] 1 PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM 4
Information of selected title
Title Name Recording Date Recording Duration

SORTING

PLAYLIST

FUNCTIONS

Caption for Colour Button
Press a/b to select the title, then press ENTER.
Playback of the selected title will begin. You can playback by pressing d PLAY instead of pressing ENTER.
Press H STOP to stop playback.
Finalise refers to a recorder processing a recorded disc so that it will play in other DVD players/recorders as well as this player. Only finalised DVD discs will play back in this player. (This player does not have a function to finalise discs.)

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Playback by selecting a PLAY LIST Playing back the title you stopped while being played.
The TITLE LIST screen is displayed.

21/5 PLAYBACK

Press D (Blue) while the TITLE LIST screen is displayed.

FRI 9:30 AM PROGRAM MIN.

Press C (Yellow), then press ENTER.
The PLAY LIST screen is displayed.
FROM BEGINNING 1 PROGRAM PROGRAM 2 21/5 15/8 FRI FRI 110 MIN. 110 MIN.

FROM CONTINUED

Press c/d to select the type of Playback, then press ENTER.

WIDE 16:9: Select this when connecting to a TV with a 16:9 screen aspect ratio. NORMAL 4:3: Select this when connecting to a TV with a 4:3 screen aspect ratio.

HDMI AUTO DETECTION

This function enables the video output to switch to HDMI automatically when the player detects a TV connected with an HDMI cable. Item

YES, NO

SECONDARY AUDIO
This toggles the clicking sound on the menu and audio with secondary video in picture in picture mode for BD-Video.
Select OFF when enjoying the high quality sounds of BD-Video.

ON, OFF

AUDIO OUT <When selecting NORMAL 4:3>
LETTER BOX: If you connect to a TV with a screen aspect ratio of 4:3 and playback a DVD with 16:9 video, the video will be played back with black bands at the top and bottom while maintaining the 16:9 ratio. PAN SCAN: If you connect to a TV with a screen aspect ratio of 4:3 and playback a DVD with 16:9 video, the video will be played back with the left and right sides of the image cut off to display in 4:3 screen aspect ratio. (This function works if the disc is labelled for 4:3PS.)
You can set AUDIO OUT when connecting to SURROUND equipment.
This sets the audio output connected to SURROUND equipment.
HDMI OUTPUT: Select this when you connect using HDMI OUT terminal. DIGITAL OUTPUT: Select this when you connect using DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (OPTICAL). 2ch AUDIO OUTPUT: Select this when you do not use SURROUND equipment.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

This sets the resolution of the component video output. Some TV are not fully compatible with the Blu-ray disc player, which may cause the image distortion. In this case, press COMPONENT RESET on the remote control for five seconds. Component video out will be reset to 576/480i (factory preset value). Item
1080i, 720p, 576/480p, 576/480i
You can set the audio output mode for each output terminal.
1 This sets the audio output mode for HDMI OUT terminal when selecting HDMI OUTPUT. NOTE
When the secondary audio is set to ON, PCM is automatically selected as the audio output mode.

Item CAUTION

HDMI output and Component video output can not be used at the same time. Select this when connecting to HDMI equipment with a built-in decoder for DOLBY DIGITAL, etc. Setting to BITSTREAM will output each audio signal by BITSTREAM. PCM (SURROUND): Select this when connecting to multichannel HDMI equipment. Setting to PCM (SURROUND) will output by LINEAR PCM by decoding audio signals recorded in each audio output mode such as DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS. BITSTREAM:

HDMI VIDEO OUT

This sets the resolution of the HDMI video output. Item

QUICK START

This turns the QUICK START function on and off. When the QUICK START function is on:
The startup time of the Player is reduced when resuming playback from standby. However, power consumption will increase to about 16W.

Item (For BD-ROM)

NO LIMIT: All BD-video can be played. 0-99 year(s): Prohibits play of BD-video with corresponding ratings recorded on them.

Item (COUNTRY CODE)

Sets the Country Code. Refer to the Country Code List (page 37) because the ratings differ according to the country.
Refer to Basic Operation for PLAYBACK SETTING on page 34 for details.
When QUICK START is set to YES, the Player requires some time to turn off.
DISC LANGUAGE (DISC PRIORITY LANGUAGE)

AUTO POWER OFF

This sets the Player so that power is automatically shut off if playback is stopped for about 10 minutes. Item
This lets you select the language for subtitles, audio and menus displayed on the screen. Item (SUBTITLE)
Refer to the Language Code List. (Page 37)

Item (AUDIO)

AQUOS LINK
This lets you set the Player to receive the control signal from the AQUOS LINK remote control via the HDMI cable. Item

Item (MENU)

ANGLE MARK DISPLAY
This lets you turn the Angle Mark Display on or off when DVD video recorded with multiple angles is played back. (The Angle Mark is displayed in the lower right screen.) Item
For details, refer to the operation manual of TV.

PIN CODE SETTING

This sets the PIN code for setting or changing the Parental Control Level. Item
YES: Enter the 4-digit number. NO
When you forget the PIN code, you can reset the current PIN code using SYSTEM RESET under SETTINGS. (See page 37). You can also set the new PIN code if desired.

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FRONT DISPLAY/LED

If you feel that the indicators on the Player are too bright when watching movies, you can turn them off except for the I (ON) indicator. Item

SOFTWARE UPDATE

SOFTWARE UPDATE is displayed on on-screen display, but this player does not have this function at present. This item is for the customer service setting.

ERASE ALL CONTENTS ON USB MEMORY INCLUDING PROTECTED CONTENTS.
Data which has been saved to the players internal memory (game score, etc.) will also be deleted.

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Troubleshooting
The following problems do not always suggest a defect or malfunction of this Player. Refer to the problems and lists of possible solutions below before calling for service.
The Player power cannot be turned on.
Is the power cord firmly plugged into the AC outlet? When the power cord is plugged into an AC outlet, press and hold B (POWER) on the Player until appears on the front panel display. Then, after the a (STANDBY) indicator is lit, turn on the power. (Page 40) Press B (POWER) after the a (STANDBY) indicator turns on.
Audio is not output, or images are not played back properly.
The audio may not be output or the images may not be played back properly for some discs in which copyrightprotected contents are recorded.
Screen freezes and operation buttons do not work.
Press H STOP, then restart playback. Turn off the power and turn on the power again. If the power is not turned off, perform a reset. (Page 40) Is the disc damaged or dirty? Check the condition of the disc. See page 10 for details about disc cleaning.
The disc is automatically ejected after closing the disc tray.
Make sure that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up). Take out the disc and clean it. Make sure that region code on the disc matches that of this Player. Make sure that the disc is playable.
The remote control does not work.
Set the remote control and the Player to the same remote control code. (Page 21) Use the remote control within its operating range. Replace the batteries.

No picture.

Make sure that the cables are connected correctly. Make sure that the connected TV or the AV receiver is set to the correct input. Take out the disc and clean it. Make sure that region code on the disc matches that of this Player. There is no picture from the HDMI output.
Are the settings performed correctly? Please check the settings.
No sound, or sound is distorted.
If the volume of the TV or amplifier is set to minimum, turn the volume up. There is no sound during still mode, slow motion playback, fast forward and fast reverse. DVD audio recorded in DTS is only output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal. Connect a DTS compatible digital amplifier or decoder to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL terminal on this Player. Check that the audio cable is connected correctly. Check that the cable plugs are clean. Take out the disc and clean it. Audio may not be output depending on the audio recording status, such as when audio other than an audio signal or non-standard audio is recorded for the audio content of the disc.

a (STANDBY) indicator will remain lit.
When the AC cord is removed from the outlet, the a (STANDBY) indicator will remain lit for a short period. This is normal and is not a malfunction. NOTE Reset
If this Player receives strong interference from a source such as excessive static electricity, strong external noise, malfunction of power supply, or voltage caused by lightning during use or a wrong operation is sent to the Player, errors like the Player not accepting an operation may occur. Press and hold B (POWER) on the Player until appears on the front panel display when the Player does not operate properly even after the power has been turned off. Then, after the a (STANDBY) indicator is lit, turn on the power. When a reset is performed while the power is on, the Player will turn off. Turn the power on again. At this point, it may take a few moments for the system processing to finish before the Player is ready for use. During the system processing, the BD/DVD/CD mode indicator on the front panel display of the Player will blink. Once the system processing has finished, the indicators will finish blinking and then light up normally. You can operate the Player when the BD/DVD/CD mode indicator is lit. Since all settings including the language setting stored in memory are also reset when a reset has been performed, they must be set again. When the problem persists even after performing a reset, unplug the AC cord and plug it in again. If this does not solve the problem, contact the nearest service centre approved by SHARP.

Video stops.

Has the Player been subjected to shock or impact? Are you using it in an unstable location? The Player will stop if it senses shock or vibration.
Left and right channels of audio are reversed, or sound comes out of only one side.
Are left and right audio cables connected to the opposite terminal, or is one side disconnected?
Disc does not play back automatically.
Have you set a disc that has an automatic playback function?
The Player heats up during use.

When using this Player, the console cabinet may heat up depending on the usage environment. This is not a malfunction.
The Player makes a snapping sound when starting playback or loading a disc.
The Player may sometimes make a snapping sound when starting playback if you have not operated it for a while or when loading a disc. This is the sound of the Player operating, and is not a malfunction.
Cannot operate the Player.
Are you operating the Player within the specified operating temperature range? (Page 43)

On-screen Error Messages

Messages Relating to BD and DVD
The following messages appear on the TV screen in case the disc you tried to playback is not appropriate or the operation is not correct. Error message
CANNOT PLAY. INCOMPATIBLE DISC.

Possible Error

The disc cannot be played back with this Player. If you load a disc which cannot be played with this Player (i.e. a scratched disc), or if you load a disc upside down, this message will appear, and the disc tray will automatically pop out. Occurs if the loaded disc cannot be played because it is a non-standard disc or scratched, etc.

Suggested Solution

Check the disc, and load it correctly.

Remove the disc.

CANNOT OPERATE. THIS USB MEMORY IS NOT FORMATTED PROPERLY. PLEASE FORMAT THE MEMORY IN USB MEMORY MANAGEMENT. THE CONNECTED USB MEMORY CANNOT BE USED. IT SHOULD BE COMPLIANT WITH USB 2.0.
Occurs if an operation is incorrect. Occurs if there is a formatting error.
Format the USB memory again.
Occurs if USB memory not compliant with USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit/s) is used (i.e. USB 1.0/USB 1.1).
Connect USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit/s) compliant USB memory.

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Glossary

BD-J application
The BD-ROM format supports Java for interactive functions. BD-J offers content providers almost unlimited functionality when creating interactive BD-ROM titles.
This is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for use in cinemas. This system uses 6 audio channels and provides accurate sound field positioning and realistic acoustics. (By connecting a DTS Digital Surround decoder, you can also listen to DTS Digital Surround sound.)

A DVD+/-R is a recordable, write-once DVD. Since contents can be recorded and cannot be overwritten, a DVD+/-R can be used to archive data or for storing and distributing video material. The DVD+/-R has two different formats: VR format and Video format. DVDs created in Video format have the same format as a DVD video, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) format allow the contents to be programmed or edited.
Chapter number (pages 32, 33)
Sections of a movie or a music feature that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Some discs may only be comprised of a single chapter.

Copy guard

This function prevents copying. You cannot copy discs marked by the copyright holder with a signal which prevents copying.

DVD+/-RW (pages 7, 26)

A DVD+/-RW is a recordable and rewritable DVD. The rerecordable feature makes editing possible. The DVD+/-RW has two different formats: VR format and Video format. DVDs created in Video format have the same format as a DVD video, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) format allow the contents to be programmed or edited.

Disc menu (page 25)

This lets you select things like the subtitle language or audio format using a menu stored on the BD/DVD video disc.

Dolby Digital

A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. that gives movie theatre ambience to audio output when the product is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or amplifier.

HDMI (page 15)

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface that supports both video and audio on a single digital connection. The HDMI connection carries standard to high definition video signals and multi-channel audio signals to AV components such as HDMI equipped TVs, in digital form without degradation.

Dolby Digital Plus

A sound system developed as an extension to Dolby Digital. This audio coding technology supports 7.1 multi-channel surround sound.

Interlace format

Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a single field and is the standard method for displaying images on television. The even numbered field shows the even numbered lines of an image, and the odd numbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an image.
Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding technology that supports up to 8 channels of multi-channel surround sound for the next generation optical discs. The reproduced sound is true to the original source bit-for-bit.

JPEG (pages 7, 8, 31)

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a still image data compression format and is used in most of digital cameras. 41