09Additional information

Glossary

A-B Repeat Playback

Playback that repeats between two set points, A and B.

angle

Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs you can select the angle to view the scene from different angles.

auto chapter

Feature that automatically makes chapter marks on a DVD disc during recording.

auto clock

Feature that automatically sets the internal clock.

blue background

Feature that automatically changes unpleasant noise images to a blue screen when a channel without a broadcast or a channel on which the broadcast has ended has been selected.

DTS

DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Out" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

DVD menu

Menu recorded on a DVD-Video that enables the user to select subtitles language, dubbing, etc.

finalize

Operation that enables discs recorded or edited with this unit to be played back on other DVD players.

interlaced scanning

Technology that alternately displays odd-numbered scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines. Also called Ò480iÓ, ÒiÓ meaning ÒinterlaceÓ.

letter box

Feature that displays black bands above and below the playback images during playback of a disc recorded in wide (16:9) format on a 4:3 TV connected to this unit.

BROWSER screen

Screen that appears when TITLE MENU is pressed during MP3, WMA or JPEG CD is inserted.

CATV

Cable television.

chapter

A section within a title is called a ÒchapterÓ.

CM Skip

When pressed during playback, playback jumps 30 sec ahead and resumes.

copy guard

Copyright protection signal. Software and broadcasts that contain this signal cannot be recorded.

Dolby Digital

With multichannel audio, this high quality surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world.

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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MP3

One type of audio compression that uses MPEG1. This format compresses the sound to use up about 1/10 of the original file space, with minimal loss of sound quality.

one touch repeat

If ONE TOUCH REPEAT is pressed during playback, playback returns to a point 10 sec earlier and resumes.

original title

The file created by recording something is called an Òoriginal titleÓ.

OTR

One-touch Timer Recording. Start a timed recording by pushing just one button (up to 6 hours).

pan scan

Feature that cuts the left and right edges of playback images to a 4:3 size during playback of a disc recorded in wide (16:9) format on a 4:3 TV connected to this unit.

parental control

Some discs control viewing according to the age of the viewer. A control level can be set for those types of discs.

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