About Media Types

Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Cases

The back of the case of a DVD that is commercially

available usually contains various information about the

contents of the disc.

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1. English
2. Chinese
1. English
2. Chinese
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1Audio tracks and audio formats
DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with
a different language on each. The first in the list is the
original track.
This section also details the audio format of each
soundtrack — Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG etc.

Dolby Digital

A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when
the Player is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or
amplifier.

DTS

DTS is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for
use in cinemas.

Linear PCM

Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio
CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound
on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits.
(Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96
kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48
kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video
discs.)
2Subtitle languages
This indicates the kind of subtitles.
3Screen aspect ratio
Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.
4Camera angle
Recorded onto some BD/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.).
5Region code
This indicates the region code (playable region code).

The Icons Used in This Operation

Manual

BD VIDEO
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for BD Video discs.
BD-RE
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for BD-RE discs.
BD-R
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for BD-R discs.
DVD VIDEO
....... Indicates the functions that can be performed
for DVD Video discs.
DVD-RW
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for DVD-RW discs.
DVD-R
............Indicates the functions that can be performed
for DVD-R discs.
AUDIO CD
........... Indicates the functions that can be performed
for Audio CDs.
CD-R
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for CD-R discs.
CD-RW
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for CD-RW discs.
USB
...........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for USB memory devices.

About Disc Contents

BD Video

Enjoy BD-specific functions including BONUSVIEW (BD-ROM
Profile 1 Version 1.1), such as picture-in-picture, and BD-LIVE
(pages 29–30).
For the BD video discs compatible with BONUSVIEW/BD-
LIVE, you can enjoy additional contents by copying the data
from the discs or downloading it via the Internet. For instance,
this function is capable of playing the original movie as the
primary video while playing video commentary from the film
director on a small screen as a secondary video.

NOTE

The available functions differ depending on the disc.•

Title, Chapter and Track

Blu-ray discs and DVDs are divided into “Titles” and
“Chapters”. If the disc has more than one movie on it, each
movie would be a separate “Title”. “Chapters”, on the other
hand, are subdivisions of titles. (See Example 1.)
Audio CDs are divided into “Tracks”. You can think of a
“Track” as one tune on an Audio CD. (See Example 2.)

Example 1: Blu-ray disc or DVD

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Example 2: Audio CD

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Introduction
Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4