Pioneer XV-HTD510, S-HTD510 operating instructions Glossary, Storing discs, Discs to avoid

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Storing discs

Although CDs and DVDs are more durable than vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly. When you’re not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (includ- ing under direct sunlight).

Don’t glue paper or put stickers on discs, or write on them using a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp- tipped writing instrument.

Discs to avoid

Discs spin at high speed during playback. If you can see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged, don’t risk using it—you could end up damaging the system.

This system is designed for use with conventional, fully circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not recom- mended. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped CDs and DVDs.

Glossary

Aspect ratio

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conven- tional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high).

Chapter

Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters. See also Title.

Dolby Digital

A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laborato- ries containing up to six channels of digital audio (front left and right, surround left and right, center and low-frequency channels). See also DTS.

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DTS

A surround sound system developed by Digital Theater Systems as an alternative to Dolby Digital. DTS discs contain up to eight channels of digital audio. See also Dolby Digital.

MPEG video

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

PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)

A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once—karaoke discs, for example.

Regions (DVD only)

These associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions).

Title (DVD only)

A collection of chapters on a DVD disc. See also Chapter.

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