Pioneer DV-05 operating instructions Terms

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Dolby Digital (AC-3)*

The maximum 5.1 channels of audio used in the surround system (Surround Digital) for movie theaters is digital data compressed by AC-3.

DOLBY

D I G I T A L

In order to enjoy Dolby Digital (AC-3) discs, this unit’s digital output jack (either coaxial or optical) must be connected to the digital input jack of a Dolby Digital (AC-3) amplifier or processor.

PCM

PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation and is digital audio. The digital audio of CD or DVD discs is PCM.

DTS

DTS is a surround system different to the Dolby Digital (AC-3) system. In order to enjoy the benefits of DTS discs, the digital output jack (either coaxial or optical) of this player needs to be connected to the DTS input jack of an amplifier or processor.

MPEG

Short for Moving Picture Experts Group. This is an international standard for compression of moving images. On some DVDs digital audio has been compressed and recorded in this format.

Virtual Dolby Surround

Virtual surround sound can be enjoyed with 2 speakers.

Select "VDD" or "VDS" in the "Selecting a theater like 3-dimensional sound image (Virtual Dolby Surround)" section on page 38. Virtual Dolby Digital can be enjoyed 3 dimensional sound field processing from the multi channel audio signal takes place. Virtual Dolby Surround can be enjoyed 3 dimensional sound field processing from the 2 channel audio signal takes place.

Title number

Title numbers refer to titles of movies etc. As DVD discs have a large capacity, many movies can be recorded on one disc. For example, when 3 different movies are recorded on a disc, they are divided into TITLE 1, TITLE 2 and TITLE 3. Playback can be operated by selecting the title number.

Legato Link conversion

Although signal frequencies recorded on the discs are limited to no higher than 20KHz, because there are frequency components included in the sound of nature and musical instruments that exceedthis, it’s not really accurate to say that discs are recorded with the actual original signal wave forms. Legato Link conversion is technology that supposes what the original signal was before it was recorded on the disc in order to realize sound reproduction that is very close to the original sound.

Chapter number

Chapter numbers are the numbers assigned to sections of a title on the disc, similar to chapters in a book. If the disc includes these numbers, you can locate the section you want very quickly using chapter search and other functions.

Time number

The time number is the playback lapse time of a title in the disc from its beginning. The scene you want to locate can be searched for with the time number using the time number function etc..

TOC

TOC (Table Of Contents) information is data other than audio signal data, recorded at the beginning of a disc. As the name implies, it’s like the list of contents in a book, with information such as the number of songs and playback time.

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