Kodak MDV 300 User Manual

MDV300

ProgressiveScan
DVD-VideoPlayer

Owner’smanual

DVDPlayer

SAFETYINFORMATION

TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREANDELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHISUNITTO
RAINORMOISTURE.

10.

CAUTION

riskoffireandelectricshock,do

theunit.Referservicingonlytoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateral
triangle,isintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofuninsulated
"dangerousvoltage"withinproduct'senclosurethatmaybeof
sufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedto
alerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperationandservicing
instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheappliance.

WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DO
NOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.

CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOF
PLUGTOWIDESLOT,FULLYINSERT.

notremovethecover(orback)of

: Toreducethe

IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS

Inadditiontothecarefulattentiondevotedtoqualitystandards
inthemanufactureofyourvideoproduct,safetyisamajorfactor
inthedesignofeveryinstrument.However,safetyisyour
responsibility,too.Thissheetlistsimportantinformationthatwill
helptoassureyourenjoymentandproperuseofthevideo
productandaccessoryequipment.Pleasereadthemcarefully
beforeoperationandusingyourvideoproduct.

Installation

1.

ReadandFollowInstructions-Allthesafetyandoperationinstructions
shouldbereadbeforethevideoproductisoperated.Followall
operatinginstructions.

RetainInstructions-Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbe

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retainedforfuturereference.

3.

HeedallWarnings-Complywithallwarningsonthevideoproductandin
theoperatinginstructions.

4.

Polarization-Thisvideoproductisequippedwithapolarizedalternating

-currentlineplug.Thisplugwillfitintothepoweroutlet,tryreversing
theplug.Iftheplugstillfailstofit,contactyourelectriciantoreplace
yourobsoleteoutlet.Topreventelectricshock,donotusethispolarized
plugwithanextensioncord,receptacle,orotheroutletunlessthe
bladescanbefullyinsertedwithoutbladeexposure.Ifyouneedan
extensioncord,useapolarizedcord.

PowerSources-Thisvideoproductshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthe

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typeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsure
ofthetypeofpowersupplytoyourhome,consultyourvideodealeror
localpowercompany.Forvideoproductsintendedtooperatefrom
batterypower,orothersources,refertotheoperatinginstructions.

6.

Overloading-Donotoverloadwalloutletsorextensioncordsasthiscan
resultinariskoffireorelectricshock.OverloadedACoutlets,extension
cords,frayedpowercords,damagedorcrackedwireinsulation,and
brokenplugsaredangerous,Theymayresultinashockorfirehazard.
Periodicallyexaminethecord,andifitsappearanceindicateddamage
ordeterioratedinsulation,haveitreplacedbyyourservicetechnician.

Power-CordProtection-Power-supplycordsshouldberoutedsothat

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theyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponor
againstthem,payingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,convenience
receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromthevideoproduct.

Ventilation-Slotsandopeningsinthecaseareprovidedforventilation

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toensurereliableoperationofthevideoproductandtoprotectitfrom
overheating.Theseopeningsmustnottheblockedorcovered.The
openingsshouldneverbeblockedbyplacingthevideoproductona
bed,sofa,rug,orheatregister.Thisvideoproductshouldnotbeplaced
inabuilt-ininstallationsuchasabookcaseorrack,unlessproper
ventilationisprovidedorthevideoproductmanufacturer'sinstructions
havebeenfollowed.

Attachments-Donotuseattachmentsunlessrecommendedbythe

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videoproductmanufacturerastheymaycausehazards.

WaterandMoisture-donotusethisvideoproductnearwaterforexample,
nearabathtub,washbowl,kitchensinkorlaundrytub,inawetbasement,
ornearaswimmingpoolandthelike.Caution:Maintainelectricalsafety.
Powerlineoperatedequipmentoraccessoriesconnectedtothisunitshould
bearsafetycertificationmarkontheaccessoryitselfandshouldnotbe
modifiedsoastodefeatthesafetyfeatures.Thiswillhelpavoidanydanger
andshouldnotbemodifiedsoastodefeatthesafetyfeatures.Thiswillhelp
avoidanypotentialhazardfromelectricalshockorfire.Ifindoubt,contact
qualifiedservicepersonnel.

11.

Accessories-Donotplacethisvideoproductonanunstablecart,stand,
tripod,bracket,ortable.Thevideoproductmayfall,causingseriousinjury
toachildoradultaswellasseriousdamagetothevideoproduct.Usethis
videoproductonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablerecommended
bythemanufacturer'sorsoldwiththevideoproduct.Anymountingofthe
productshouldfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructionsanduseofamounting
accessoryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

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Avideoproductandcartcombinationshouldbemovedwithcare. Quick
stops,excessiveforce,andunevensurfacesmaycausethevideoproduct
andcartcombinationtooverturn.

NotetoCATVsysteminstaller

ThisreminderisprovidedtocalltheCATVsysteminstaller'sattentionto
Section820-40oftheNECwhichprovidesguidelinesforpropergrounding
and,inparticular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbeconnectedtothe
groundingsystemofthebuilding,asclosetothepointofcableentryas
practical.

OutdoorAntennaGrounding-Ifanoutsideantennaorcablesystemis

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connectedtothevideoproduct,besuretheantennaorcablesystemis
groundedsoastoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesand
built-upstaticcharges.Section810oftheNationalElectricalCode,
ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984(Section54ofCanadianElectricalCode,Part1)
providesinformationwithrespecttopropergroundingofthemastand
supportingstructure,groundingofthelead-inwiretoanantenna-discharge
unit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthe
groundingelectrode.

PowerLines-Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocatedinthe

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vicinityofoverheadpowerlines,otherelectriclightorpowercircuits,or
whereitcanfallintosuchpowerlinesorcircuits.Wheninstallinganoutside
antennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeepfromtouchingor
approachingsuchpowerlinesorcircuits,ascontactwiththemmightbe
fatal.Installinganoutdoorantennacanbehazardousandshouldbelefttoa
professionalantennainstaller.

Use

Cleaning-Unplugthisvideoproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.

15.

Donotuseliquidcleanersoraerosolcleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning.
Objectsthatmaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsor"short-out"partscouldresult

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inafireorelectricshock.Neverspillliquidofanykindonthevideoproduct.
Lightning-Foraddedprotectionforthisvideoproductduringalightningstorm,or

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whenitisleftunattendedandunusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfromthe
walloutletanddisconnecttheantennaorcablesystem.Thiswillpreventdamage
tothevideoproductduetolightningandpowerlinesurges.

Service

Servicing-Donotattempttoservicethisvideoproductyourself,asopeningor

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removingcoversmayexposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referall
servicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

ConditionsRequiringService-Unplugthisvideoproductfromthewalloutletand

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referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:
A.Whenthepower-supplycordorplugisdamaged.
B.Ifliquidhasbeenspilled,orobjectshavefallenintothevideoproduct.
C.Ifthevideoproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.
D.Ifthevideodoesnotoperatenormallybyfollowingtheoperatinginstructions.

Adjustonlythosecontrolsthatarecoveredbyoperatinginstructions.
Improperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwilloften
requireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestorethevideoproduct

toitsnormaloperation.
E.Ifthevideoproducthasbeendroppedorcabinethasbeendamaged.
F.Whenthevideoproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance-this

indicatesaneedforservice.
ReplacementParts-Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,havetheservice

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technicianverifythatthereplacementsheuseshavethesamesafety
characteristicsastheoriginalparts.Useofreplacementsspecifiedbythevideo
productmanufacturercanpreventfire,electricshock,orotherhazards.

21.

SafetyCheck-Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisvideoproduct,ask
theservicetechniciantoperformsafetychecksrecommendedbythe
manufacturertodeterminethatthevideoproductisinsafeoperatingcondition.

22.

WallorCeilingMounting-Theproductshouldbemountedtoawallorceilingonly
asrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

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Heat-Theproductshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,
heatregisters,stoves,orotherproducts(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

FEATURES CONTENTS

DVD,CD,VCD,SVCDMP3,WMA,
PictureCDcompatible
CD-R,CD-RWcapable
DVD-R,DVD+Rcapable

TVformat:

PAL/NTSCcolorsystem
4:3/16:9screenformatselect

Videooutput:

CompositeVideooutput
S-Videooutput
YPbPr(component)interlacedscanoutput
YPbPrprogressivescanoutput

Audiooutput:

Down-mixstereooutput
DolbyDigital5.1decodedoutput
DolbyDigitaldigitaloutput
DTSdigitaloutput

WARNING
IMPORTANTNOTICE
FEATURES
ESSENTIALSETUP 1-2

INTRODUCTION

AboutDVD
AboutMP3
Abouttheplayer

Frontpanel
Rearpanel
Remotecontrol

SYSTEMCONNECTION

ConnectingtoaTVset
ConnectingtoProgressiveTV
Connectingtostereoamplifier
Connectingtodigitalamplifier
Connectingto5.1readyamplifier

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DVDfeatures:

MultiSubtitleselect
MultiLanguageselect
MultiAngleselect

Otherfeatures:

Onscreendisplaymenu
Videoequalizer
6speakersetupandpinknoisetest
Digitalzooming
Fastscanforward/backward
Slowmotion
Childlock
Autoscreensaver

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.
Dolbyandthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolby
Laboratories.ConfidentialUnpublishedWorks.

C

1992-1997DolbyLaboratories.

Allrightsreserved.

Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatis
protectedbymethodclaimsofcertainU.S.patentsandother
intellectualpropertyrightsownedbyMacrovisionCorporationand
otherrightsowners.Useofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnology
mustbeauthorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation,andisintended
forhomeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwise
authorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation.Reverseengineeringor
disassemblyisprohibited.

Theplayerhasbuiltincopyright
protectiontechnologythat
preventscopyingfromaDVD
disctoanymedia.

GETTINGSTARTED

Playadisc
OSD-DVD
OSD-VCD/CD
MP3mode
KodakPicturemode

FUNCTIONBUTTONS

SETUPMENU
SMARTMY-LINK
MYRYADA/VREMOTES

TROUBLESHOOTING

SPECIFICATIONS

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Ifavideorecorderisconnectedto
theplayer,thevideooutputimage
willbedistortedduringrecording.

ESSENTIALSETUP

Videooutputs

Theplayerisequippedwiththefollowingvideooutputports:

Interlacedscanoutput:
Progressivescanoutput:

DEFAULT

Thefactorydefaultvideooutput
settingisS-Video(interlacedscan)

Compositevideo(CVBS),S-Video,YPbPr,SCART

YPbPr

Inthismodetheactivevideooutputportsare:
Compositevideo(CVBS)andS-Video.

Tochangethevideooutputsetting,afterthesystem
connectioniscompleted(see"SYSTEM
CONNECTION"),followthesesteps:

InSTOPmode,pressbutton,

1

setupmenuappears.

2
3
4

RIGHT

Pressbuttonhighlight"Video"icon.
Pressbutton,sub-menuappears.ENTER
Highlight"InterlaceOut"icon,press

SETUP

ENTER

button,submenuappears.
Highlight“S-Video”,"YCbCr"or“RGB”asdesired

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andpressbutton..
Pressbuttontoquit.

6

ENTER

SETUP

Oncethevideo“InterlaceOut”hasbeensetusing
thisprocedure,theactivevideooutputportsareas
showninthetablebelow:

IMPORTANTNOTE

1

Thecompositevideo(CVBS)output
isactiveinallthreevideooutput
settings.AlwaysconnecttheCVBS
signaltotheTVifanyproblemis
experiencedwithobtaininga
picture.

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WhenProgressiveScanhasbeen
selected,nosignalwillbesentto
theCVBS,S-VideoorSCART
outputs.

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TVScreen
TVSystem
InterlaceOut
FadeMode

4:3LetterBox

Auto

S-Video

Slow

S-Video

YCbCr

RGB

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Videoport-> CVBS S-Video YPbPr RGB(SCART)

InterlaceOut

S-Video

YCbCr

RGB

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No Yes No

No No Yes

No

No

ForProgressivescanoutput

WithnodiscintheplayerpressthePROGSCANbuttonontheremotecontroltwice.Progressivescan
componentsignalswillbeoutputfromtheY/Pb/Prjacks,whatevertheprevious“InterlaceOut”videosetting.
Thesameprocedureisusedtoswitchbacktointerlacescanmode.

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Audiooutputs(analogue)

ESSENTIALSETUP

Theplayercanprovideeitherstereo(Left
andRight)outputor5.1channeldecoded
output(fromDolbyDigitalSources).

DEFAULT

Factorydefaultaudiooutputis:

StereoLeftandRightonly

(Downmix)

For5.1decodedoutputconnection,

thefollowingsetupisrequired:
Aftersystemconnectioniscompleted(see"SYSTEM

CONNECTION"),setupasfollowingsteps:

InSTOPmode,pressbutton,

1

setupmenuappears.

2
3
4

RIGHT

Pressbuttonhighlight"Audio2"icon.
Pressbutton,sub-menuappears.ENTER
Highlight"SpkrSetup"icon,pressbutton,

submenuappears.
Highlight“5.1Channel”icon,press

5

Highlighttheconnectedspeaker'sname,

6

pressbuttontoswitchONorOFFthe

button.ENTER

ENTER

speaker..
Highlight“CSSpkrSize”andpress

7

buttontoselectLargeorSmallCentreand
Surroundspeakers.If“Large”isselectedthe
speakerswillreceivethefullfrequencyrange.
If“Small”isselectedthebassfrequenciesin
thecentreandsurroundchannelswillbe
redirectedtothesubwoofer.

Aftersettingallspeakers,Press

8

SETUP

buttontoquit.

SETUP

ENTER

ENTER

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ProLogic
CentDelay
SurrDelay
SpkrSetup

Off
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DownMix

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INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Loadingbatteriesintotheremotecontrol

TheMyryadMDV300DVD-VideoPlayerhasbeen
designedtoofferacombinationofhighquality

Removethebatterycompartmentcover.

soundreproductionandelegantstylinginkeeping
withotherMyryadproducts.TheMDV300isa
full-functionremotecontrolledDVD-Videoplayer.

LoadtwoAAA(UM-4orR03)batteriesintothe
batterycompartment.

Ithasfixed-levellow-impedanceaudiooutputsto
driveaMyryadpre-amplifierorintegratedamplifier
orotherhighqualityamplifier.Videooutputsare
providedincomposite,s-videoandcomponentform
andcanbefedtoanaudio-videopreamplifier(such

Checkthatbatteriesarefittedcorrectlyandthat
thepolarityofthebatteriesmatchesthepolarity
indicatedinthebatterycompartment.Replace
thebatterycompartmentcover.

astheMyryadMDP500G6)oramplifierordirectto
aTV.InadditiontheMDV300hascoaxand

LOADINGBATTERIESINTOTHEREMOTECONTROL

opticaldigitaloutputs(SPDIFstandard)tofeeda
digitalsurroundprocessorandaSmartMy-Link

Alwaysreplacebothbatteries.Donotmixnew
andusedbatteriesasthiswillreducethe
operatingperiod.

controlinputandoutput.
TheMDV300offersarangeofexpansion

possibilities:

Removethebatteriesiftheunitisnotbeused
foraprolongedperiodoftime.

-TheMy-LinkcanbeconnectedtoaMyryadpre­amplifierorintegratedamplifiersothatthe
MDV300willbeswitchedonoroffwhenthe
amplifierisswitchedonoroff.

-TheMy-Linkinput/outputcanbecoupledto

Theremotecontroltransmitsadirectional
infraredbeam.Besuretoaimtheremote
controldirectlyattheinfraredsensorofthe

unitduringoperation.
otherMyryadproductsthatcanthenberemote­controlledviatheMDV300’sinfra-redreceiver,

orvice-versa.

-Whenlinkedtoa“SmartMy-Link”compatible

Ifthesensorhasbeencoveredorthereisa

largeobjectbetweentheremotecontroland

thesensor,thesensormaynotrespond.
Myryadpreamplifierorintegratedamplifiera

numberofextrafeaturesbecomeavailable
whichmakethesystemasawholeeasierand
quickertooperate.

Thesensormaynotabletoreceivethe

remotesignalwhenitisexposedtodirect

sunlightorastrongartificiallight(fluorescent

orstrobelight).Intheseinstances,changethe

directionofthelightorrepositiontheunitto

Accessories

avoiddirectlighting.

YourMDV300issuppliedwiththefollowing
accessories:

-Separatemainspowercordtosuitcountry
ofsale.

-My-Linkinterconnect(0.5mRCA-RCA).

-MDV300remotecontrolhandset.

-TwoAAAbatteriesforhandset
(notinsomecountries).

OPEN/CLOSE

PLAY PAUSE SKIP

STOP

Withinapproximately
6metres(20feet)

DVDPlayer

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AboutDVD

DVD(DigitalVersatileDisc)isadigitalvideomediumusing
theMPEGIIformatandfeaturingavarietyofrevolutionary
entertainmentcapabilities.TheMPEGIIvideocompression
technologyprovidescapacityforanexcellentpictureof
atleast500linesofresolutiononscreen,upto8language
soundtracks,upto9viewsfromdifferentcameraanglesand
upto32languagesubtitles(providedtheDVDdiscitself
supportsthesefeatures).

Discinformation

Disctypes

Recording
Method

Capacity

Discsize
Horizontal

Resolution
Sub-titles
Soundtracks
Symbol

DVDfeaturessymbols

EachDVDdisccontainsvariousfeaturesdepending
onproductionofthedisc.Belowaresomeofthe
symbolsrepresentingthefeatures:

DVD

Digital/MPEGII

Single-layer/Singleside

4.7GB=2hr

Single-layer/Doublesides

8.5GB=4hr

Double-layers/Singleside

9.4GB=4.5hr

Double-layers/Doublesides

17GB=8hr

12cm/8cm

500linesup

32

8

CD

Digital

650MB=74min

12cm/8cm

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INTRODUCTION

SelectaDVDdisc

DVDRegionCode

DVDdiscsandDVDplayersaremanufactured
undertheworldwideagreedDVDRegional
CodeSystem.Theplayerwilloperateonlywith
acorrespondingdiscofthesameRegional
Code.

Regioncode

Region

Canada,USA

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Europe(incl.Poland,Romania,TheCzech
republic),Japan,MiddleEast(incl.Saudi
Arabia,Egypt,Iran,SouthAfrica)

EastAsia(incl.HongKong,Taiwan,South

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Korea),
South-EastAsia

Australia,Caribbean,Central&South

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America,Mexico,
NewZealand

Africa,FormerSovietUnion,India,North

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Korea,Pakistan,Turkmenistan
China

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Careofdiscs

Videodiscscontainhigh-densitycompresseddataand
requirecorrecthandling.

Holdthediscwithfingers.Holdthedisc'souteredge
and/orthecenterspindlehole.Donottouchthedisc
surface.

Video

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RegionalCode/Videooutputsystem

NTSC

DolbyDigitalSurround
DTSDigitalSurround

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NumberofAudioTracks

2

NumberofSub-titles

Theplayerhasbuiltincopyright
protectiontechnologythat
preventscopyingfromaDVD
disctoanymedia.

Ifavideorecorderisconnectedto
theplayer,thevideooutputimage
willbedistortedduringrecording.

LB

16:9

RESTRICTED

2

ScreenFormat
ChildLock
AngleIndicator

REMARK

SomefeaturescontainedinthisDVDplayerarerelatedtotheDVDdisc's
software.

Somefeaturescannotbeperformedifthediscdoesnotsupportthefeature,
orrequiresspecialsettings.

Checkthefeaturesprintedonthedisc'spackingorfollowtheinstructions
ofthedisc'sonscreenmenu.

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Donotbendorpressthedisc.DoNOTexposethedisc
todirectsunlightorheatingsources.

Donotallowdiscstobecomewet.
Preventexposureto:

Directsunlight
Heatorexhaustfromaheatingdevice.
Extremehumidity.

Cleanthediscsurfacewithasoft,drycleaningcloth.
Wipethediscsurfacegently,radially,fromcenter
towardtheouteredge.

Donotapplythinner,alcohol,chemicalsolventorsprays
whencleaning.Suchcleaningfluidswillpermanently
damagethediscsurface.

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