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Appendix

Glossary

AQUOS LINK (pages 43-44)

AQUOS LINK is a function that lets the system control
and be controlled by the operations of a connected
AQUOS TV that supports AQUOS LINK.
When you turn on or off the system, the AQUOS TV
is automatically turned on or off. When you adjust the
volume, mute the sound, or change the audio setting
on the system, the same setting is applied on the
AQUOS TV.

AVCHD (page 9)

AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) refers
to a recording format (specification) for digital video
cameras which can record to a disc such as 8 cm
DVD disc and play back digital high definition images.

BDAV (page 9)

BDAV (Blu-ray Disc Audio/Visual, BD-AV) refers to one
of the application formats used for writable Blu-ray
discs such as BD-R, BD-RE, etc. BDAV is a recording
format equivalent to DVD-VR (VR mode) of the DVD
specifications.

BD-J application

The BD-ROM format supports Java for interactive
functions. “BD-J” offers content providers almost
unlimited functionality when creating interactive BD-
ROM titles.

BD-LIVE (pages 47, 48)

A variety of interactive content is available from BD-
LIVE compatible Blu-ray discs via the internet.

BDMV (page 9)

BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie, BD-MV) refers to one
of the application formats used for BD-ROM which
is one of the Blu-ray Disc specifications. BDMV is a
recording format equivalent to DVD-video of the DVD
specification.

BD-R (pages 9, 45)

A BD-R (Blu-ray Disc Recordable) is a recordable,
write-once Blu-ray Disc. Since contents can be
recorded and cannot be overwritten, a BD-R can be
used to archive data or for storing and distributing
video material.

BD-RE (pages 9, 45)

A BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc Rewritable) is a recordable and
rewritable Blu-ray Disc.

BD-ROM

BD-ROMs (Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Memory) are
commercially produced discs. Other than conventional
movie and video contents, these discs have enhanced
features such as interactive content, menu operations
using pop-up menus, selection of subtitle display, and
slide shows. Although a BD-ROM may contain any
form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain movies
in High Definition format for playback on Blu-ray Disc
players.

Blu-ray Disc (BD) (page 9)

A disc format developed for recording/playing high-
definition (HD) video (for HDTV, etc.), and for storing
large amounts of data. A single layer Blu-ray Disc
holds up to 25 GB, and a dual-layer Blu-ray Disc holds
up to 50 GB of data.

Chapter number (pages 58, 59)

Sections of a movie or a music feature that are smaller
than titles. A title is composed of several chapters.
Some discs may only be comprised of a single
chapter.

Control Panel (page 38)

This function allows you to operate this system using
the TV remote control by displaying the control panel
on the TV screen.

Copy guard

This function prevents copying. You cannot copy discs
marked by the copyright holder with a signal which
prevents copying.

Deep Color

Deep Color can reproduce rich colors, increasing the
number of bits describing colors.
This system is compatible with Deep Color. You can
enjoy this function by connecting to a Deep Color
compatible TV using an HDMI cable.

Disc menu (page 46)

This lets you select things like the subtitle language or
audio format using a menu stored on the DVD video
disc.

Dolby Digital

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

Dolby Digital Plus

A sound system developed as an extension to Dolby
Digital. This audio coding technology supports 7.1
multi-channel surround sound.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II converts two-channel stereo
sound to surround sound for a more immersive audio
experience.

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding technology that
supports up to 8 channels of multi-channel surround
sound for the next generation optical discs. The
reproduced sound is true to the original source bit-for-
bit.

DTS

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