Pioneer XV-DV313 File extension, Interlaced video, ISO 9660 format, Mpeg audio, Mpeg video

Additional information

File extension

A tag added to the end of a filename to indi- cate the type of file. For example, “.mp3” indi- cates an MP3 file.

Interlaced video

A method of displaying a picture in which odd-numbered lines are updated in one pass, then even-numbered lines are updated in the next. See also Progressive scan video.

ISO 9660 format

International standard for the volume and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

JPEG

A file format used for still images, such as photographs and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this format.

MP3

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

MPEG audio

An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. This system can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amplifiers. See also PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).

MPEG video

The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the older MPEG-1 stan- dard, while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.

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PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD/Super	English
disc. Especially good for discs that you would
VCD only)
A system of navigating a Video CD/Super VCD
through on-screen menus recorded onto the
normally not watch from beginning to end all
at once—karaoke discs, for example.
quality, but requires a lot of data compared to	Italiano
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
The most common system of encoding digital
audio, found on CDs and DAT. Excellent
formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG
audio. See also Digital audio.	Français
Progressive scan video
Also called non-interlaced video, this method
of displaying a picture updates all the lines in
one pass, resulting in a more stable, flicker-
free image than interlaced video (for a given
scanning rate). See also Interlaced video.	Deutsch
Regions (DVD-Video only)
These associate discs and players with partic-
ular areas of the world. This system will only
play discs that have compatible region codes.
You can find the region code of your system
by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are	Nederlands
The rate at which sound is measured to be
compatible with more than one region (or all
regions).
Sampling frequency
turned into digital audio data. The higher the
rate, the better the sound quality, but the	Español
more digital information is generated. Stan-
dard CD audio has a sampling frequency of
44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples
(measurements) per second. See also Digital
audio.

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