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PCM
PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation and is digital audio.
The digital audio of CDs is PCM. This player also has a
function that converts Dolby Digital and MPEG digital
bitstreams into PCM to enable you to listen to quality digital
sound even without a special decoder.
Playback Control (PBC)
This refers to signals recorded on a Video CD (Version 2.0)
enabling playback control.
You can use menus recorded on discs with PBC for easy,
interactive search for desired scenes, and playback.
You can also enjoy viewing high-resolution/standard
resolution still images.
Progressive scan video
Also called non-interlaced video, this method of displaying a
picture updates all the lines in one pass, resulting in a more
stable, flicker-free image than interlaced video (for a given
scanning rate). See also Interlaced video.
PureCinema
Video on a DVD discs may be either video material (originally
shot on video) or film material (originally shot on film). Video
material has a frame rate of 30 frames/sec., compared with
24 frames/sec. for film. This player converts film material to 60
frames/sec. (in progressive scan mode). PureCinema adjusts
the picture so that it matches more closely the picture quality
of a cinema screen.
You can see whether video on a DVD disc is film or video
material by displaying the video transmission rate.
If a hash mark (#) appears above the transmission rate
display, it is film material.
Regional restriction codes (region number)
Regional restriction codes are built in to DVD players and
DVD discs for each sales region. If the regional code of the
DVD player does not match one of the regional codes of the
DVD disc, playback is not possible.
The region number can be found on the rear panel of the
DVD player. The illustration below shows the regions and
corresponding region numbers.
Sampling Frequency
When a sound wave is converted to a digital signal, the
sound is sampled and converted to data at a specific
frequency rate. For example, a signal with a 96 kHz sampling
rate indicates that in one second, the analog signal was
sampled 96000 times to produce the digital signal.
Slideshow
A feature of some DVD discs in which still pictures recorded
on the disc cycle automatically as the audio is played. See
also Browsable pictures.
Subtitle
Subtitles are language titles superimposed on movies, or
other media. Up to 32 different subtitle languages can be
recorded on a DVD disc. The subtitle function can be used to
select the language of your choice.
S-video
Connecting the S-video output on the player to a TV or
monitor with S-video input via an S-video cable produces
clearer picture reproduction by sending separate signals for
the luminance and the color. These signals are then
combined by the television to produce a better quality
picture.
Time number
The time number corresponds to the elapsed playback time
of a disc from its beginning. When using the time search
function, use the time number to locate scenes that occur at
the time selected.
Title number
DVD discs are divided into units referred to as titles, and titles
are divided into chapters. Menu screens do not belong to any
title. A disc which contains a movie may have only one title
with many or no chapter divisions. Karaoke discs may have
many titles, assigning a title to each song on the disc.
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