About i.link, About the name “i.link – Sony DAR-X1R User Manual

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On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control)
functions, the menu screens, moving pictures and
still pictures are divided into sections called
“scenes.”

Title

The longest section of a picture or music feature
on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the
entire album in audio software.

Track

Section of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO
CD, CD, Super Audio CD, or MP3. An album is
composed of several tracks (MP3 only).

VIDEO CD

A compact disc that contains moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of
a worldwide standard of digital compression
technology. The picture data is compressed to
about 1/140 of its original size. Consequently, a
12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of
moving pictures.
VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data.
Sounds outside the range of human hearing are
compressed while sounds we can hear are not
compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the
audio information of conventional audio CDs.
There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.
• Version 1.1: You can play only moving pictures

and sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still

pictures and enjoy PBC functions.

This system conforms to both versions.

About i.LINK

The

DV IN

jack on this recorder is i.LINK-

compliant for digital video cameras. This section
describes the i.LINK standard and its features.

What is i.LINK?

i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handling
digital video, digital audio and other data in two
directions between equipment having the i.LINK
jack, and for controlling other equipment.
i.LINK-compatible equipment can be connected
by a single i.LINK cable. Possible applications are
operations and data transactions with various
digital AV equipment. When two or more i.LINK-
compatible equipment are connected to this
recorder in a daisy chain, operations and data
transactions are possible with not only the
equipment that this recorder is connected to but
also with other devices via the directly connected
equipment.
Note, however, that the method of operation
sometimes varies according to the characteristics
and specifications of the equipment to be
connected, and that operations and data
transactions are sometimes not possible on some
connected equipment.

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Note

Normally, only one piece of equipment can be connected
to this recorder by the i.LINK cable (DV connecting
cable). When connecting this recorder to i.LINK-
compatible equipment having two or more i.LINK jacks
(DV jacks), see the instruction manual of the equipment
to be connected.

i.LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data
transport bus proposed by SONY, and is a
trademark approved by many corporations.
IEEE 1394 is an international standard
standardized by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.

About the name “i.LINK”

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