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MD 80137 Digital DVD Recorder
and Player User’s Manual
additional information
Glossary
Chapter
: Chapters are sections of titles.
Not every title has chapters.
Component Interlace:
A very high level of
video output that displays alternate lines
of a video frame on each pass (e.g., even
lines, then odd lines).
Component Video:
A high-end video
signal that is supported by most DVDs but
very few TVs. Component video connectors
are usually red, green, and blue.
Composite Video:
An analog video signal
that is also called CVBS. Most televisions
and VCRs have a composite video
connector, which is usually yellow.
Dolby® Digital:
A digital surround-sound
format designed by Dolby Laboratories,
Inc.
DTS® Digital Surround:
A digital
surround-sound format by Digital Theater
Systems.
D-PCM:
The same type of format that CDs
are usually recorded in. Use D-PCM for
digital sound output in stereo (two
channel) as opposed to surround sound.
DVD+R:
A recordable DVD format. DVD+R
discs can not be recorded over. You can
not add recordings to a DVD+R disc that
has been finalized.
DVD+RW:
A recordable DVD format. You
can record over erased sections of a
DVD+RW disc.
DVD-R / DVD-RW:
A recordable DVD
format. Your DVD recorder can play DVD-R
or DVD-RW discs, but it can NOT record to
them.
DVD-RAM:
A recordable DVD format. Your
DVD recorder can NOT play or record DVD-
RAM discs or cartridges.
JPEG:
JPEG is a type of compression used
for still pictures. A digital photo is
sometimes referred to as a “JPEG” as this
is the most common type of format for
digital images.
MPEG:
MPEG is a type of compression for
video. There are different types of MPEG.
MPEG 1 is generally used for VCDs. MPEG 2
is used for DVDs and digital TV, and is
higher quality than MPEG 1.
MP3:
MP3 is a type of compression used
for music files.
NTSC:
The TV color format used in North
America.
PAL:
The TV color format used in Europe
and other parts of the world.
Pan & scan:
A way of reformatting
widescreen movies to fit a standard 4:3
television screen by cropping the sides of
the video.
PBC (Playback Control):
Used on some VCDs
and SVCDs to allow menus similar to a DVD
menu. It will be easier to control playback
with your remote control if PBC is set to
“off”. See page 32.
Progressive Scan:
Currently the highest
level of video output, it displays all of the
lines of a video frame in one pass (see
Component Interlace above).
Surround Sound:
A combination of
multiple-channel audio signal and
multiple-speaker systems that produces
theater-like sound, giving the impression
of being seated live at the center of
events.
SVCD:
A disc format for putting DVD-
quality video on CD.
S-Video:
A video signal that is higher
quality than composite video, but not as
good as component video. Many TVs have
S-Video inputs (which may also be labeled
Y/C).
Title:
The main unit for video discs.
Usually an entire movie or TV program. A
title is divided into chapters.
Toslink:
Another name for an optical
digital audio connector.
VCD (Video CD)
: A disc format for video on
CDs. Less capacity (and therefore lower
quality) than DVDs.
