Computer System HyperToolsTevion TSD-DR40HD User Guide

1.5 Some Technical Terms

TERM

MEANING

 

 

 

 

 

BRC

Beomaster Remote Control (s). Small one in bedroom and large one in

 

lounge room.

 

 

 

 

 

Button

A button on a Remote Control (shown in Bold Face, e.g. DVB) or

 

displayed on screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter and Track

Each title can contain one or more “Chapters” or “Tracks”

 

 

 

 

 

DRC

DVR Remote Control

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

Digital Versatile Disk. A removable storage device for video and data

 

files. We make a distinction between:

 

 

 

DVD-R or DVD+R, disks that can be recorded once only.

 

DVD-RW or DVD+RW, disks that are rewritable.

 

Recordings on rewritable DVD disks can be done in several sessions

 

(prior to disk finalisation).

 

 

 

DVDs recorded can always be played back on this device, but to make a

 

recorded DVD playable on a computer and other DVD players a process

 

of “Disk Finalisation” needs to be performed.

 

 

 

DVR

Digital Video Recorder. A machine that can record video using digital

 

(rather than analogue) technology. This term is perhaps not used as

 

much as PVR, but is probably the better term.

 

 

 

HDD

Hard Disk Drive. A storage device for large amounts of data. The

 

Tevion DVR has an HDD capacity of 400Gb,

 

 

 

Key

A key on a Remote Control (shown in Bold Face, e.g. HDD)

 

 

PVR

Personal Video Recorder. A machine that can record video not just for

 

you but for anyone else who is around.

 

 

 

Recording Quality

This device can record on HDD and DVD in six different densities

 

giving rise to six different levels of recording quality each taking up

 

increasing amounts of space:

 

 

 

SPEED

DVD

HDD

QUALITY

 

SLP (Super Long Play)

6 hrs

562 hrs

Low

 

EP (Extended Play)

4 hrs

371 hrs

Moderate

 

LP (Long Play)

3 hrs

261 hrs

Normal

 

SP+ (Standard Play +)

2.5 hrs

221 hrs

Good

 

SP (Standard Play)

2 hrs

191 hrs

Very Good

 

HQ (High Quality)

1 hrs

94 hrs

Best

 

 

Title

Each recording is called a “Title” or a “program”. The term “Title” is

 

also used for a text field associated with a recorded TV program in

 

which you can enter a textual name to identify the program.

 

 

 

 

 

TRC

TV Remote Control

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

Video Cassette Recorder. A machine that can record video on video

 

tape cassettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VRC

VCR Remote Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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