Glossary
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Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical andPlayback control (PBC): Refers to the signal
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. Therecorded on video CDs or SVCDs for
horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. isreproduction control. By using screen menus
4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9.recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports
AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the back of thePBC, you can enjoy interactive-type software as
DVD System that send audio to another systemwell as software having a search function.
(TV set, Stereo, etc.).Region code: A system allowing discs to be
Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold aplayed only in preset regions. This unit will only
given length of music; measured in kilobits perplay discs that have compatible region codes. You
second, or kbps. Or, the speed at which youcan find the region code of your unit from the
record. Generally, the higher the bit rate betterproduct label. Some discs are compatible with
the sound quality. However, higher bit rates usemore than one region (or ALL regions).
more space on a Disc.Title: The longest section of a picture or music
Chapter: Sections of a picture or a musicfeature on DVD, music, etc., in video software, or
piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. Athe entire album in audio software. Each title is
title is composed of several chapters. Eachassigned a title number enabling you to locate
chapter is assigned a chapter number enablingthe title you want.
you to locate the chapter you want.VIDEO OUT jack: Jack on the back of the
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for theDVD System that sends video to TV.
selection of images, sound, subtitles, multi-angles,
etc recorded on a DVD.
JPEG: A still-picture data compression system
proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert
Group, which features small decrease in image
quality in spite of its high compression ratio.
MP3: A file format with a sound data
compression system, OMPE� is the abbreviation of
Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1)
Audio Layer 3. Through the MP3 format, one
CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times as
much data volume as a regular CD can.
Parental control: A function of the DVD to
limit playback of the disc by the age of the users
according to the limitation level in each country.
The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is
activated, playback will be prohibited if the
softwareOs level is higher than the user-set level.
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