Terms
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
DOLBY
D I G I T A L
In order to enjoy Dolby Digital
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
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
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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