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Notes on Terminology
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Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number
of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left , from the right , etc.).
With such discs, the Angle button can be used to change the angle of view for specific scenes.
ANGLE
These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. A Title is subdivided into many
sections, each of which is numbered, and specific parts of the video can be
searched quickly using these numbers.
A high-density optical disc on which high-quality pictures and sound have been recorded by
means of digital signals. Incorporating a new video compression technology (MPEG-2) and high-
density recording technology, a DVD disc comprises two 0.6 mm thick discs bonded together.
An acronym for Pulse Code Modulation - another name for digital audio.
This is recorded on a video CD (version 2.0). Selected scenes or information can
be chosen from the menu displayed on the TV monitor.
Both the DVD player and DVD discs are encoded with a region number.
If the region number on the DVD disc does not correspond to the region number
of the DVD player, the player cannot play the disc.
Translated appearing at the bottom of the screen. A DVD disc can contain up to
32 subtitle languages.
These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. When a disc contains two or more
movies, these movies are numbered as Title 1, Title 2, etc.
These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video and
audio CDs. They enable specific tracks to be located quickly.
Contains recordings of pictures and sound whose quality is roughly comparable
to that of video tape.
This player also supports video CDs with playback control (version 2.0).
You can enjoy 5.1 (or 6) channels of high fidelity digital sound from various
digital input sources such as DVD, CD etc.
DTS provides a realistic, clear surround sound that has not previously been
available from conventional surround sound.
5.1 (or 6) Channel Digital Surround sound reproduced from DVDs and LDs
recorded as a digital signals (with disc marking). With better sound quality,
dynamic range, and directionality than traditional Dolby surround technology, you
can enjoy dynamic, realistic sound.
CHAPTER
NUMBER
DVD
PCM
PBC
(PLAYBACK
CONTROL)
REGION NUMBER
SUBTITLES
TITLE NUMBER
TRACK NUMBER
VIDEO CD
A 4 channel analog sound reproduced from a program source such as a
videotape or LD with the mark. You can enjoy a more realistic, robust
sound unavailable from regular stereo sources.
MISCELLANEOUS
Language Code List
Code
Language
Code
Language
Code
Language
Code
Language
1027
Afar
1181
Frisian
1334
Latvian, Lettish
1506
Slovenian
1028
Abkhazian
1183
Irish
1345
Malagasy
1507
Samoan
1032
Afrikaans
1186
Scots Gaelic
1347
Maori
1508
Shona
1039
Amharic
1194
Galician
1349
Macedonian
1509
Somali
1044
Arabic
1196
Guarani
1350
Malayalam
1511
Albanian
1045
Assamese
1203
Gujarati
1352
Mongolian
1512
Serbian
1051
Aymara
1209
Hausa
1353
Moldavian
1513
Siswati
1052
Azerbaijani
1217
Hindi
1356
Marathi
1514
Sesotho
1053
Bashkir
1226
Croatian
1357
Malay
1515
Sundanese
1057
Byelorussian
1229
Hungarian
1358
Maltese
1516
Swedish
1059
Bulgarian
1233
Armenian
1363
Burmese
1517
Swahili
1060
Bihari 1235
Interlingua
1365
Nauru
1521
Tamil
1069
Bislama 1239
Interlingue
1369
Nepali
1525
Tegulu
1066
Bengali; Bangla 1245
Inupiak
1376
Dutch
1527
Tajik
1067
Tibetan 1248
Indonesian
1379
Norwegian
1528
Thai
1070
Breton 1253
Icelandic
1393
Occitan
1529
Tigrinya
1079
Catalan 1254
Italian
1403
(Afan) Oromo
1531
Turkmen
1093
Corsican 1257
Hebrew
1408
Oriya
1532
Tagalog
1097
Czech
1261
Japanese
1417
Punjabi
1534
Setswana
1103
Welsh
1269
Yiddish
1428
Polish
1535
Tonga
1105
Danish
1283
Javanese
1435
Pashto, Pushto
1538
Turkish
1109
German
1287
Georgian
1436
Portuguese
1539
Tsonga
1130
Bhutani
1297
Kazakh
1463
Quechua
1540
Tatar
1142
Greek
1298
Greenlandic
1481
Rhaeto-Romance
1543
Twi
1144
English
1299
Cambodian
1482
Kirundi
1557
Ukrainian
1145
Esperanto
1300
Kannada
1483
Romanian
1564
Urdu
1149
Spanish
1301
Korean
1489
Russian
1572
Uzbek
1150
Estonian
1305
Kashmiri
1491
Kinyarwanda
1581
Vietnamese
1151
Basque
1307
Kurdish
1495
Sanskrit
1587
Volapuk
1157
Persian
1311
Kirghiz
1498
Sindhi
1613
Wolof
1165
Finnish
1313
Latin 1501
Sangro
1632
Xhosa
1166
Fiji
1326
Lingala 1502
Serbo-Croatian
1665
Yoruba
1171
Faeroese
1327
Laothian 1503
Singhalese
1684
Chinese
1174
French
1332
Lithuanian 1505
Slovak
1697
Zulu
Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle”
and/or “Disc Menu” (See page 41).