Progressive format (page 21)

Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image (field) to create one frame, the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame. This means that while the Interlace format can show 25 or 30 frames (50-60 fields) in one second, the Progressive format can show 50-60 frames in one second. The overall picture quality increases and still images, text, and horizontal lines appear sharper. This player is compatible with the 480 progressive format.

Progressive JPEG

Progressive JPEGs are used mostly on the internet. They are different from other JPEGs in that they “fade in” gradually instead of being drawn from top to bottom when displayed on a browser. This lets you view the image while it is being downloaded.

Scene (page 12)

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 (page 8)

A Super Audio CD 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. Super Audio CDs 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

HD layer

•2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD 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 12)

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

Track (page 12)

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a VIDEO CD, CD or DATA CD (the length of a song). (“Track” in DATA CD is an exclusive definition for this player.)

Video Index (VIDEO CD) (page 15)

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

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