Explanation of terms
Interactive DVD
With this DVD disc, the story is changeable by user's selection, and/or the direction of view is changeable.
Title, chapter (DVD)
A DVD disc is divided into large parts (title) and smaller parts (chapter).
Each part has a number which is called title number or chapter number.
Track (video CD/audio CD)
A video CD or an audio CD is divided into some parts (track).
Each part has a number which is called a track number.
Dolby digital (AC-3)
A technique for digital audio compression developed by Dolby Corporation.
Not only stereo (2 ch) sound, but also 5.1ch sound can be compressed by it. A large amount of data can be held in a disc efficiently.
Dolby PRO Logic decoder
Equipment in which 4 channel signals recorded in 2 channels by Dolby surround (pro logic) are reverted to signals in 4 channels when playing them back. As compared with the surround sounds of 5.1 ch of Dolby digital
Pan & scan screen
This signifies that the screen recorded in wide- screen format is displayed with left and right portions cut off.
Playback control (video CD Version 2.0)
A video CD with the playback control function can be played back by following the menu display interactively.
Letter box screen
This signifies that the screen recorded in wide- screen format is displayed with black bands at the top and bottom of the screen.
Linear PCM audio( LPCM)
This is the signal recording system for audio CD. While the signals are recorded by 44.1 kHz/16 bit in audio CD, by 48kHz/16 bit
MPEG ( Moving Picture Experts Group)
MPEG is the international standard format for moving pictures provided by the Moving Picture Experts Group organized under ISO (international Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International
S-VIDEO OUT terminal
As this terminal divides the video signals into color signal and brightness signal to transmit them to the TV set, the picture becomes clearer. We recommend connecting an
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