Pioneer PRV-LX10 manual Preparations for Use Basic Information, DVD disc box information, Dts

Preparations for Use: Basic Information

DVD disc box information

When you buy a DVD-Video in the shops, the back of the disc box usually contains various information about the contents of the disc. Below is an example, with an explanation of each section.

1	2	3	4	5
1: English (5.1ch Surround)		1: English
2: Spanish (2ch Surround)		2: Spanish	PAL/
		Scope Size
			NTSC

English

1 Audio languages and audio formats
	DVD-Video discs can contain up to 8 separate
	soundtracks with a different language on each.
	The first in the list is the original soundtrack.
	This section also details the audio format of each
	soundtrack—Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.
	Dolby Digital 1
	Dolby Digital is the most widespread DVD-Video
	audio format. Dolby Digital soundtracks can be
	mono, stereo, or contain up to 5.1 channels (the
	.1 refers to a special low-frequency effects
	channel).
	R
	DTS
	DTS is another 5.1 channel surround format
	sometimes used on DVD-Video discs, often in
	addition to a Dolby Digital track.
	Linear PCM
	Linear PCM audio also sometimes appears on
	DVD-Video discs, usually on music related
	material. Linear PCM sountracks are mono or
	stereo only.
2	Subtitle languages
	DVD discs can contain up to 32 subtitle
	languages. You can watch the disc with any of
	these subtitle languages, or with no subtitles
	displayed at all.
3	Screen aspect ratio
	Movies are shot in a variety of screen formats.
	This box tells you what the original format was (in
	this case, Cinemascope), and what it is best
	viewed as on a widescreen TV and a regular 4:3
	TV. In this case, if you have a regular 4:3 TV, it is
	recommended that you watch it in letterbox
	mode.

4Region code and TV format

The world is divided into 6 DVD regions. Both discs and players are coded for a particular region, and to be able to play a disc, it must contain the same region code as the player.

This section also contains the TV format of the disc. In this case, PAL/NTSC.

5DVD-Video logo

Angle mark ( )

Some DVD-Video discs feature scenes shot simultaneously from two or more angles. During playback, you can switch between these different angles.

•Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

•“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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