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DISC-RELATED TERMS
DVD ±R / DVD ±RW
DVD -R and DVD +R are two different standards for recordable DVD
drives and discs. This format allows information to be recorded onto the
DVD disc only once. DVD +RW and DVD -RW are two standards for
re-writable media, meaning the DVD content can be erased and
re-recorded. Single-sided discs can hold 4.38 Gigabytes and double-
sided discs hold twice as much. There are no dual layer single sided
recordable discs.
VCD (VIDEO CD)
A VCD holds up to 74 minutes (650 MB disc) or 80 minutes (700 MB
disc) of MPEG-1 full-motion video along with quality stereo sound.
MPEG
MPEG is an international standard for video and audio compression.
MPEG-1 is used in encoding video for VCD and provides for
multichannel surround sound coding such as PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS
and MPEG audio.
MP3
MP3 is a popular compression format used for digital audio files that
yields very high near-CD quality.
WMA
Windows media audio file. A type of coding / decoding developed by
Microsoft Corp.
JPEG
Joint Pictures Expert Group. JPEG is a compressed file format that allows
you to save images with no limit on the number of colors.
DIVX
DivX is the name of a revolutionary new video codec which is based on
the new MPEG-4 compression standard for video. You will be able to
play DivX movies using this DVD player.
PBC: PLAYBACK CONTROL (VIDEO CD ONLY)
Playback control is available for Video CD (VCD) version 2.0 disc
formats. PBC allows you to interact with the system via menus, search
functions, or other typical computer-like operations. Moreover, still
pictures of high resolution can be played if they are included in the disc.
Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1) operate in the same
way as audio CDs.
TITLE (DVD VIDEO DISCS ONLY)
A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc. For example the main
feature could be title 1, a documentary describing how the film was
made could be title 2, and cast interviews could be title 3. Each title is
assigned a reference number enabling you to locate it easily.
CHAPTER (DVD VIDEO DISCS ONLY)
A chapter is a segment of a title such as a scene in a film or one
interview in a series. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number,
enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc,
chapters may not be recorded.
GROUP (DVD AUDIO DISCS ONLY)
The main audio content or accompanying feature content or additional
feature content, or music album. Each group is assigned a group
reference number enabling you to locate it easily.
SCENE (VCD)
On a video CD with PBC (playback control) functions, moving pictures
and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes”. Each scene is
displayed in the menu screen and assigned a scene number, enabling
you to locate the scene you want. A scene is composed of one or several
tracks.
TRACK
A distinct element of audiovisual information, such as the picture or
sound track for a specific language (DVD), or a musical piece on a
video or audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number, enabling
you to locate the track you want. DVD discs allow one track of video
(with multiple angles) and several tracks of audio.
BEFORE USE
Introduction
ENGLISH
FRANÇAIS
DEUTSCH
NEDERLANDS
ESP
AÑOL
IT
ALIANO
POR
TUGUÊS
SVENSKA
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