General
Power requirements
European models:
230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Australian models:
220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption
68W
Dimensions (approx.)
355 ⋅ 70 ⋅ 365 mm
(15 ⋅ 2 7/8 ⋅ 14 3/8 inches) (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts
Mass (approx.) 3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz)
Operating temperature
5˚C to 35˚C (41˚F to 95˚F)
Operating humidity
5 % to 90 %
Supplied accessories
See page 7.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Glossary
Bit rate (page 40)
Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate is, the larger the amount of data. However, this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures.
Chapter
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD 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.
Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)
This is the generic name of the surround sound produced by digital signal processing technology developed by Sony. Unlike previous surround sound fields mainly directed at the reproduction of music, Digital Cinema Sound is designed specifically for the enjoyment of movies.
Dolby Digital
This sound format for movie theaters is more advanced than Dolby Pro Logic Surround. In this format, the rear speakers output stereo sound with an expanded frequency range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided. This format is also called “5.1” because the subwoofer channel is counted as 0.1 channel (since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed). All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realize superior channel separation. Furthermore, since all the signals are processed digitally, less signal degradation occurs. The name
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
As one method of decoding Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four channels from
Information Additional
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