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4-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
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Audio/visual system
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DVD video disc glossary
DVD video discs: Digital Versatile Disc
that holds video. DVD video discs have
adopted “MPEG2”, one of the world
standards of digital compression tech-
nologies. The picture data is com-
pressed by 1/40 on average and
stored. Variable rate encoded technol-
ogy in which the volume of data
assigned to the picture is changed
depending on the picture format has
also been adopted. Audio data is
stored using PCM and Dolby Digital,
which enables higher quality of sound.
Furthermore, multi-angle and
multi-language features will also help
users enjoy the more advanced tech-
nology of DVD video.
Viewer restrictions: This feature limits
what can be viewed in conformity with
a level of restrictions of the country.
The level of restrictions varies depend-
ing on the DVD video disc. Some DVD
video discs cannot be played at all, or
violent scenes are skipped or replaced
with other scenes.
 Level 1: DVD video discs for chil-
dren can be played.

Level 2 - 7: DVD video discs for chil-
dren and G-rated movie can be
played.
 Level 8: All types of the DVD video
discs can be played.
Multi-angle feature: The same scene
can be enjoyed from different angles.
Multi-language feature: The subtitle
and audio language can be selected.
Region codes: The region codes are
provided on DVD players and DVD
discs. If the DVD video disc does not
have the same region code as the DVD
player, you cannot play the disc on the
DVD player. For region codes:
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Audio: This DVD player can play linear
PCM, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio
format DVDs. Other decoded types
cannot be played.
Title and chapter: Video and audio pro-
grams stored in DVD video discs are
divided into parts by title and chapter.
Title: The largest unit of the video and
audio programs stored on DVD video
discs. Usually, one movie, one album,
or one audio program is assigned as a
title.
Chapter: A unit smaller than that of
Indicates the number of lan-
guage subtitles.
Indicates the number of angles.
Indicates the screen to be
selected.
Wide screen: 16:9
Standard: 4:3
Indicates a region code by
which this video disc can be
played.
“ALL”: in all countries
Number: region code