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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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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Pioneer S-DV515 File extension, Interlaced video, ISO 9660 format, Mpeg audio, Mpeg video, VCD only, Sampling frequency

XV-DV515, XW-DV515, S-DV515 specifications

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