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DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
A type of disc which contains recording of audio/video
packaged media with high video and audio quality, such
as a movie, featuring large recording capacity and digital
signal processing capability.
VIDEO CD (VCD)
A type of CD which contains the recording of moving
images. It compresses image information by about 1/120
and audio information by about 1/6 and accommodates up
to 74 minutes of recording in a disc with the same
diameter as ordinary music CD of 12 cm.
Some VCDs do not have the P.B.C. compatibility and are
capable of playback only, while some are P.B.C.-
compatible and are capable of various special playback
control operations. This player can play both of these
VCDs.
MPEG: Moving Picture Expert Group (DVD, VCD)
This is an international standard for digital video and audio
compression and decompression in media.
Dolby Digital
This is a digital audio compression technology developed
by Dolby Laboratories. It is compatible with 5.1-channel
surround audio as well as normal stereo (2-channel) audio
and can accommodate a large amount of audio data
efficiently in a disc.
DTS
Name of a digital surround system developed by Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
Top menu/menu (DVD)
Some DVDs display more than one title in a screen. This
screen is referred to as the title menu.
The DVD menu is the item display (menu screen) for use
in setting operations. The DVD menu can be recalled any
time during playback to perform settings according to the
current software, including the audio switching between
Dolby Digital and PCM, switching of language used in the
subtitles and spoken voice.
Title number (DVD)
The title is the largest unit of video and audio recorded in
a DVD. It usually corresponds to a single movie of video
software or an album (sometimes a piece of music) of
music software. The numbers assigned to individual titles
are referred to as the title numbers.
Chapter number (DVD)
The chapter is a section of video and audio recorded in a
DVD. A title is composed of several chapters. The
numbers assigned to individual chapters are referred to as
the chapter numbers.
Subtitles (DVD)
Some DVD discs contains the recording of more than one
subtitle language. This player allow you to select one of
the recorded subtitle languages during playback. If the
subtitle language is set to “Automatic” in the initial setup,
subtitles are displayed only when the spoken voice is in
other language than the initial set language.
Track number (CD, VCD)
A track is also a section of video and audio recorded in a
disc. The numbers assigned to individual tracks are
referred to as the track numbers.
With most of music Discs, a track is assigned to a piece
of music. However, with a VCD, the sections of the
contents do not always correspond to the assigned
tracks.
As (special) playback functions such as skipping and
programming of ordinary Discs are based on track number
data, such playback functions are sometimes impossible
with some VCDs.
P.B.C.: Play-Back Control (VCD)
When a VIDEO CD carries “Play Back Control capable” or
similar message on the disc or jacket, desired scenes and
information can be played back in an interactive manner
using a hierarchical structure while viewing the menu
screens displayed on the TV screen.
This product incorporates copyright protection
technology that is protected by method claims of certain
U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned
by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.
Use of this copyright protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“ Dolby ” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.
©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, inc.
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