Glossary
Linear PCM audio Audio signal recording system used for audio CDs.
Pan scan | Screen size that cuts off the sides of the image to allow | ||||
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Parental level | Setting that makes it possible to control the types of | ||||
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| scenes that can be played by the DVD player. This setting |
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| helps to keep children from viewing adult material. |
Pickup | Laser device that reads the data from a disc for playback. | ||||
Playback control | This video CD system allows selection of scenes or | ||||
(PBC) | information from an | ||||
Region number | Number identifying a geographic region of compatibility | ||||
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Screen size | This setting makes it possible to fit an image onto the | ||||
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| screen by cutting off the top and bottom, cutting off the |
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| sides, or by stretching the image. You can set the screen |
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| size by selecting SIDE BAR, STRETCH, ZOOM or SMART |
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| STRETCH. |
Title | When a DVD contains multiple movies, each movie is | ||||
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| called a “title”. |
Title menu | This is a menu displayed by some DVDs for selection of | ||||
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| chapters and subtitle set. The title menu is also called a |
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| “top menu”. |
Track | One tune on an audio CD. | ||||
View angle | Some DVDs have recordings from multiple angles, so you | ||||
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| can select a view angle when playing the disc. |
