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About the Contents of the Disc

Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Case

When you buy a DVD Video disc, the back of the disc case
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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zAudio 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, etc.
Dolby Digital
A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when
the Recorder is connected to a Dolby Digital 5.1
channel processor or amplifier.
DTS
DTS is a digital sound system developed by Digital
Theater Systems for use in cinemas. This system uses 6
audio channels and provides accurate sound field
positioning and realistic acoustics. (By connecting a
DTS Digital Surround decoder, you can also listen to
DTS Digital Surround sound.)
Linear PCM
Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio
CDs.
The sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with
16 bits. (On DVD discs, sound is recorded at between
48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits.)
xSubtitle languages
This indicates the kind of subtitles.
cScreen aspect ratio
Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.
vCamera angle
Recorded onto some 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.).
bRegion code
This indicates the region code (playable region
number).

The Icons Used in This

Operation Manual

VR MODE
DVD-RW
VIDEO MODE
DVD-RW
... Indicates the functions that can be
performed for DVD-RW discs.
VR MODE:
Indicates that the function will
operate when recording in VR mode
or playing back a disc recorded in
VR mode.
VIDEO MODE:
Indicates that the function will
operate when recording in Video
mode or playing back a disc
recorded in Video mode.
DVD-R
................... Indicates the functions that can be
performed for DVD-R discs.
DVD VIDEO
.............. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for DVD Video discs.
VIDEO CD
.................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for Video CDs.
AUDIO CD
.................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for Audio CDs.
CD-R
MP3
.................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for CD-R discs in MP3
format.
CD-RW
MP3
.................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for CD-RW discs in MP3
format.