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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.
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.
Certain audio features of this product manufactured under a
license from Desper Products, inc. Spatializer® and the circle-in-
square device are trademarks owned by Desper Products, inc.
