Optical digital output
Normally, audio is converted to an electric signal and transmitted through an electric wire from the player to the amplifier, etc. Changing this signal to a digital signal and transmitting it through an
Parental lock level
This function was suggested by parents concerned about what type of media their children were able to watch. Parental lock restrictions are restrictions incorporated into titles which include scenes that parents may not wish their children to view.
PCM
PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation and is digital audio. The digital audio of CDs is PCM. This player also has a function that converts Dolby Digital and MPEG digital bitstreams into PCM to enable you to listen to quality digital sound even without a special decoder.
Subtitle
Subtitles are language titles superimposed on movies, or other media. Up to 32 different subtitle languages can be recorded on a DVD disc. The subtitle function can be used to select the language of your choice.
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System control
When you connect this player via a cord with a mini plug to another Pioneer component such as a receiver or an amplifier bearing the (ë) mark, you can control the player as though it were a component in a system. To control the player, point the player’s remote control at the component that the player is connected to, and not the player itself.
Playback Control (PBC)
This refers to signals recorded on a Video CD (Version 2.0) enabling playback control.
You can use menus recorded on discs with PBC for easy, interactive search for desired scenes, and playback.
You can also enjoy viewing
Regional restriction codes (region number)
Regional restriction codes are built in to DVD players and DVD discs for each sales region. If the regional code of the DVD player does not match one of the regional codes of the DVD disc, playback is not possible.
The region number can be found on the rear panel of the DVD player. The illustration below shows the regions and corresponding region numbers.
Sampling Frequency
When a sound wave is converted to a digital signal, the sound is sampled and converted to data at a specific frequency rate. For example, a signal with a 96 kHz sampling rate indicates that in one second, the analog signal was sampled 96000 times to produce the digital signal.
Time number
The time number corresponds to the elapsed playback time of a disc from its beginning. When using the time search function, use the time number to locate scenes that occur at the time selected.
Title number
DVD discs are divided into units referred to as titles, and titles are divided into chapters. Menu screens do not belong to any title. A disc which contains a movie may have only one title with many or no chapter divisions. Karaoke discs may have many titles, assigning a title to each song on the disc.
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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