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Others

Frequently Asked Questions

Analog audio

An electrical signal that directly

represents sound. Compare this

to digital audio which can be an

electrical signal, but is an indirect

representation of sound. See also

Digital audio.

Aspect ratio

The width of a TV screen relative

to its height. Conventional TVs

are 4:3 (in other words, the screen

is almost square); widescreen

models are 16:9 (the screen is

almost twice as wide as it is high).

Chapter

Just as a book is split up into

several chapters, a title on a

DVD disc is usually divided into

chapters. See also Title.

Component video output

Each signal of luminance(Y)

and component(Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) is

independent to output so that you

can experience picture color as it is.

Also, due to compatibility with

progressive video (525p/480p),

you can experience higher-density

picture than that in interlace

(525i/480i).

CPRM

(Content Protection for

Recordable Media)
CPRM is a copy protection system

with scramble system regarding

the recording of “copy-once”

broadcast programs (e.g. some

satellite broadcasts).

Digital audio

An indirect representation of sound

by numbers. During recording,

the sound is measured at discrete

intervals (44,100 times a second

for CD audio) by an analog-to-

digital converter, generating a

stream of numbers. On playback,

a digital-to-analog converter

generates an analog signal based

on these numbers. See also

Sampling frequency and Analog

audio.

Dolby Digital

The system to compress digital

sound developed by Dolby

Laboratories. It offers you sound of

stereo(2ch) or Multi-channel audio.

Finalize

To make DVD discs, which have

been recorded on, possible to play

in DVD players. With this unit, it is

possible to finalize DVD-R/DVD-

RW discs.

PCM

(Pulse Code Modulation)
The most common system of

encoding digital audio, found on

CDs and DAT. Excellent quality,

but requires a lot of data compared

to formats such as Dolby Digital

and MPEG audio. For compatibility

with digital audio recorders (CD,

MD and DAT) and AV amplifiers

with digital inputs, this unit can

convert Dolby Digital and MPEG

audio to PCM. See also Digital

audio.

Playlist

From this list you can play

contents of a disc as your desired

order or in sequence. Also it is

allowed to search a specific scene

directly.

Progressive Scan (525p/480p)

A type of display that does not

split each frame into fields, and

instead scans directly through

all the scanlines of each frame

in order. Progressive Scan

provides less flickering and higher

image resolution than traditional

(525i/480i) TV signals. Refer

to page 13 for instructions on

selective Progressive Scan mode.

Regions code

Regions associate discs and

players with particular areas of the

world. This unit will only play discs

that have compatible region codes.

You can find the region code of

your unit by looking on the rear

panel. Some discs are compatible

with more than one region (or all

regions).

Sampling frequency

The rate which sound is measured

by a specified interval to turn into

digital audio data. The numbers of

sampling in one second defines

as sampling frequency. The higher

the rate, the better the sound

quality as possible as it is.

SAP

(Secondary Audio Program)
Sub audio channel which is

delivered separately from main-

audio channel. This audio channel

is used as an alternate in bilingual

broadcasting.

S-Video output

It delivers independently

each signal of color(C) and

luminance(Y) to TV as video

signals, so that higher-quality

picture will be gained.

Title (DVD only)

A collection of chapters on DVD

disc. See also chapter.

Track

Audio CDs use tracks to divide up

the content of a disc. The DVD

equivalent is called a chapter. See

also Chapter.

–– Can I record to CD-R/RW?

No, this unit records only DVDs.

–– Can I play DVD-Video that is bought in another country?

Possible when the region code of the disc is 1 and All.

–– Is this unit JPEG compatible?

No.

–– Can I connect the unit to my PC?

No, you cannot control the unit by PCs.

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