manual, or the on-screen display refers to DVD-RWs in VR mode.

Index (CD)/Video Index (VIDEO CD) (page 48)

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

Parental Control (page 68)

A function of the DVD used to limit playback of the disc according to the age of the user and the limitation level in each country. The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, or playback is completely prohibited, violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes, etc.

Region Code (page 6)

This system is used to protect copyrights. A region number is allocated on each DVD player or DVD disc according to the sales region. Each region code is shown on the player as well as on the disc packaging. The player can play the discs that match its region code. The player can also play discs with the

ALL mark. Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD, the region limit may still be activated.

Scene (page 9)

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions, the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.”

Super Audio CD (SACD) (page 6)

An SACD disc can reproduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD (Direct Stream Digital) technology. This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2.8224 MHz, which is 64 times that of a conventional CD, and 1-bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold. SACDs are divided into the following types.

•Super Audio CD (single layer disc) This disc consists of a single HD layer*.

*High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD

HD (high density) layer

•Super Audio CD (dual layer disc)

This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods. Also, as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only, you do not have to turn the disc over during playback.

HD layer

HD layer

•Super Audio CD + CD (Hybrid disc)

This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer. Also, as the dual layers are on one side only, you do not have to turn the disc over during playback. You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player.

CD layer

Additional

 

HD layer

 

• 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD

Information

This disc consists of the 2 channel playback

 

area and the multi-channel playback area.

 

2 channel playback

 

area

 

Multi-channel

 

playback area

 

Title (page 9)

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

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