Panasonic DVD-L50PM - Manual (Page 56)

Definition of terms
Titfe, Chapter (DVD) Frame
DVDs are divided into large sections (ti­
tles) or small sections (chapters). Each
section is numbered; these numbers are
called “Title number” or “Chapter num­
ber”. ■ '
Individual images in a video or on the TV
are called frames.
Frame still
Two fields are displayed, alternately, on
Example:
Title 1 Title 2
the screen, so the image is blurry, image
quality is better than field images.
Chapter | j Chapter 2 1 Chapter 3 Chapter Chapter 2
t Fieldsm :
Track (Video CD/CD)
Video CDs or CDs are divided Into sec­
tions (tracks). Each section is numbered;
these numbers are called “Track number”.
Example:
Track 1, Track2, Track 3 .Track 4, Track 5
«-------- »f«------- ------------4-.-------- »H--------»■
thferactivd DVD
An interactive DVD is a DVD which in­
cludes multiple angles, multiple plot end­
ings, etc.
Playback control (Video CD)
if the Video CD has “With Playback
Control” written on the disc surface or on
the jacket, the scenes or information to be
viewed (or listened to) can be selected in­
teractively with a menu.
In these instructions, playback using the
menu screen is referred to as the “menu
play” for Video CDs. This player supports
Video CDs with playback control.
Half of the video information (video sig­
nal) in a frame is called a field. With con­
ventional TV systems, a signal frame (a
single screen) consists of two fields.
Only one field (half of the video informa­
tion) is displayed on the screen, so the
apparent resolution is low. However,
there is no blurring on the screen.
Pan & Scan screen
This refers to a screen on which part of
the wide-screen picture (either at both
sides or one side of the screen) is auto­
matically eliminated so that the picture
fills the whole screen.
Letterbox
This refers to a screen on which the play­
back picture of wide-screen DVDs or
Video CDs appears with black bands in­
serted at the top and bottom of the screen
to fill in the gaps where the size of the pic­
ture is smaller than the screen.
S video output connector
The S (separate) video output connector
separates the color (C) and luminance (Y)
signals before transmitting them to the TV
set in order to achieve a sharper picture.
Use the S video cable when connecting
the player to a TV set equipped with an S
video input connector for the best picture
clarity possible.
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