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Glossary
Frequently Asked Questions
Analog audio
An electrical signal that directly
represents sound. In contrast, digi-
tal audio can be an electrical sig-
nal, but is an indirect representa-
tion of sound. See also Digital
audio.
Aspect ratio
The width of a TV screen relative
to its height. Conventional TVs are
4:3 (in other words, the screen is
almost square); widescreen models
are
1
6:9 (the screen is almost
twice as wide as it is high).
Chapter
Just as a book is split up into sev-
eral chapters, a title on a DVD
disc is usually divided into chap-
ters. See also Title.
Component video output
This is a video signal format that
conveys each of three principal
colors of light (red, blue and
green) through different signal
lines.This allows the viewers to
experience picture colors as origi-
nal a it was recorded.There are
several signal formats, including
Y/P
B
/P
R
and Y/C
B
/C
R
.
CPRM
(Content Protection for
Recordable Media)
This is a format used to record
copy-once programs. By recording
coded data on the area of DVD
discs that ordinary writing soft-
ware cannot write on, it prevents
copy-once programs from being
recorded repeatedly on different
media.
Digital audio
An indirect representation of
sound by numbers. During record-
ing, the sound is measured at dis-
crete intervals (44,
1
00 times a
second for CD audio) by an ana-
log-to-digital converter, generating
a stream of numbers. On playback,
a digital-to-analog converter gen-
erates an analog signal based on
these numbers. See also Sampling
frequency and Analog audio.
Dolby Digital
The system developed by Dolby
Laboratories to compress digital
sound. It offers you sound of
stereo(2ch) or multi-channel
audio (up to 5.
1
ch).
Finalize
To make recorded contents on
DVD discs possible to be played
back on DVD players.With this
unit, it is possible to finalize DVD-
R/DVD-RW discs.
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
MP3 is a method of compressing
files.You can copy MP3 files on
CD-RW/R discs from the comput-
er and play back the files on this
unit.
PCM
(Pulse Code Modulation)
PCM is a format that converts
audio into digital data. It is mainly
used for Audio CDs and DAT.This
unit can play back sounds as real-
istic as possible by converting
even compressed Dolby Digital
and MPEG audio to PCM.
Playlist
From this list you can play back
contents of a disc in your desired
order or sequence. Also it allows
to search a specific scene directly.
Regions code
Regions associate discs and play-
ers with particular areas of the
world.This unit will only play back
discs that have compatible region
codes.You can find the region
code of your unit by looking at
the rear panel. Some discs are
compatible with more than one
region (or all regions).
Sampling frequency
The rate which sound is measured
by a specified interval to turn it
into digital audio data.The num-
bers of sampling in one second
defines as sampling frequency.The
higher the rate, the better the
sound quality is.
SAP
(Secondary Audio Program)
Sub-audio channel which is deliv-
ered separately from main-audio
channel.This audio channel is used
as an alternate in bilingual broad-
casting.
S-Video output
It delivers independently each signal
of color(C) and luminance(Y) to TV
as video signals, so that higher-quali-
ty picture will be materialized.
Title (DVD only)
A collection of chapters on DVD
disc. See also chapter.
Track
Audio CDs use tracks to divide
the content of a disc.The DVD
equivalent is called a chapter. See
also Chapter.
–– Can I record on CD-R/RW?
No, this unit records only DVDs.
–– Can I play back DVD-Video that is bought in another country?
Possible only if the region code of the disc is
1 or ALL
.
–– Is this unit JPEG compatible?
No.
–– Can I connect the unit to my PC?
No, you cannot control the unit by PCs.
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