Glossary
EnglishAspect ratio: The ratio of vertical andRegion code: A system allowing discs to be
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. Theplayed only in preset regions. This unit will only
horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. isplay discs that have compatible region codes. You
4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9.can find the region code of your unit from the
product label. Some discs are compatible with
Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold amore than one region (or ALL regions).
given length of music; measured in kilobits per
second, or kbps. Or, the speed at which youTitle: The longest section of a picture or music
record. Generally, the higher the bit rate betterfeature on DVD, music, etc., in video software, or
the sound quality. However, higher bit rates usethe entire album in audio software. Each title is
more space on a Disc.assigned a title number enabling you to locate
the title you want.
Chapter: Sections of a picture or a music
piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. A
title is composed of several chapters. Each
chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling
you to locate the chapter you want.
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for the
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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