Terms for discs

Title

The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD, the movie, etc. in video software, or the name of an album in audio software.

Chapter

Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded.

Track

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a VIDEO CD or a CD. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want.

DVD structure

Disc

Title

Chapter

VIDEO CD or CD structure

Disc

Track

Index

Index (CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or a CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes may be recorded.

Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions, the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.” Each scene is assigned a scene number enabling you to locate the scene you want.

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This player conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type.

Disc type

You can

 

 

VIDEO CDs

Enjoy video playback

without

(moving pictures) as well as

PBC

music.

functions

 

(Ver. 1.1

 

discs)

 

 

 

VIDEO CDs

Play interactive software

with PBC

using menu screens

functions

displayed on the screen

(Ver. 2.0

(PBC Playback), in addition

discs)

to the video playback

 

functions of Ver. 1.1 discs.

 

Moreover, you can play

 

high-resolution still pictures

 

if they are included on the

 

disc.

 

 

Discs that the player cannot play

The player cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the table on page 6. CD-ROMs including PHOTO CDs, data sections in CD- EXTRAs, DVD-ROMs, DVD-audio, HD (high density) layer of Super Audio CD etc., cannot be played.

Note

The player may not be able to play a CD-R if it is in poor recording condition.

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