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Glossary
Pan & Scan/Letterbox
In general, DVD-Video are produced with the intention that they be
viewed on a widescreen television (16:9 aspect ratio), so images
often don’t fit regular (4:3 aspect ratio) televisions. Two styles of
picture, “Pan & Scan” and “Letterbox”, deal with this problem.
Pan& Scan: The sides are cut off so the picture
fills the screen.
Letterbox: Black bands appear at the top and
bottom of the picture so the picture
itself appears in an aspect ratio of
16:9.
Playback control (PBC)
If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and
information with menus.
(This unit is compatible with version 2.0 and 1.1.)
Progressive/Interlace
The PAL video signal standard has 625 (or 576) interlaced (i) scan
lines, whereas progressive scanning, called 625p (or 576p), uses
twice the number of scan lines. For the NTSC standard, these are
called 525i (or 480i) and 525p (or 480p) respectively.
Using progressive output, you can enjoy the high-resolution video
recorded on media such as DVD-Video.
Your television must be compatible to enjoy progressive video.
Panasonic televisions with 625 (576)/50i · 50p, 525 (480)/60i · 60p
input terminals are progressive compatible.
Protection
You can prevent accidental erasure by setting writing protection or
erasure protection.
Sampling frequency
Sampling is the process of converting the heights of sound wave
(analog signal) samples taken at set periods into digits (digital
encoding). Sampling frequency is the number of samples taken per
second, so larger numbers mean more faithful reproduction of the
original sound.
Thumbnail
This refers to a miniature representation of a picture used to display
multiple pictures in the form of a list.
TIFF (Tag Image File Format)
This is a system used for compressing/decoding color still pictures.
A common format for storing high quality images on digital cameras
and other devices.
Q Link
This function works only if the unit is connected via a fully wired 21-
pin Scart cable to a TV featuring the Q Link or similar function.
Q Link offers the following functions:
•Download from the TV
When you connect the unit to a TV, the station list data is
automatically copied from the TV to the unit, and the TV stations
are assigned to the programme positions on the unit in the same
order as on the TV.
•Direct TV Recording
By simply pressing [* DIRECT TV REC], you can at once record
the same programme that you are watching on the TV.
•TV/DVD Auto On
Even if the TV and the unit are off (standby mode), pressing [q]
(PLAY), [DIRECT NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU], [ShowView] or
[PROG/CHECK] automatically turns on both the TV and the unit.
If the TV is off (standby mode) and the unit is on, when you press
[FUNCTIONS] or [q] (PLAY), or insert the disc [except DVD-RAM,
DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R], the TV
automatically is turned on.
•DVD Auto Standby
When you turn the TV off, the unit is turned off as well. However,
this function works in the stop mode.
This function does not work during the following operations: Preset
Download, Auto-Setup, Auto Clock Setting and Manual Tuning.
•On-Screen Messages
When you are watching a TV programme, the following messages
appear on the TV screen to inform you of the unit’s condition:
Depending on the type of TV used, the above messages may not
appear correctly.
These operations are only available if the unit is connected to a TV
featuring the Q Link function.
VPS (Video Programme System)/PDC (Programme Delivery Control)
VPS or PDC is a very convenient system which records exactly from beginning to end of the TV programmes set in timer recording, even if the
actual broadcasting time differs from the scheduled time due to delayed start or extension of the programme duration. Also, if a programme is
interrupted, for example, some special news is inserted, the recording will be paused automatically and resumed when the programme continues.
Depending on the signals sent from the TV stations, the VPS/PDC system may not work properly even when “VPS/PDC” has been set to “ON”.
Please check with the broadcasters in your area for details.
•In the case of VPS/PDC recording, use the correct time (VPS/PDC time) for recording the TV programmes.
Set “VPS/PDC” to “OFF” when the recording time is not the correct time (VPS/PDC time).
VPS/PDC recording is not performed when the time (VPS/PDC time) is incorrect, even if only by one minute. To find out the correct time (VPS/
PDC time), consult Teletext, a newspaper or magazine, or other source.
•If the actual broadcasting times of timer recordings overlap (regardless of whether they are VPS/PDC controlled), the recording that starts first
always has priority, and the recording of the later programme will start only after the first timer recording has finished.
•When the VPS/PDC signal drops out because the broadcast signal is weak, or when a TV station does not transmit a regular VPS/PDC signal,
the timer recording will be performed in the normal mode (without VPS/PDC) even if it was programmed for VPS/PDC.
In this case, even if the timer recording is performed, whatever has been programmed will not be cancelled at that particular time but at 4 a.m.
two days later.
•The start times of scheduled programmes listed in the newspaper or magazine may be changed at a later date. Set “VPS/PDC” to “OFF” when
programming a programme whose start time has been subsequently changed. Particular care must be taken in this respect with S
HOWVIEW
programming since “VPS/PDC” is automatically set to “ON” in some countries (➔ below).
•If a programme listed in a newspaper or magazine has two SHOWVIEW numbers, use the SHOWVIEW number for VPS/PDC if you wish to proceed
with VPS/PDC recording using S
HOWVIEW programming.
•The default settings for “VPS/PDC” differ depending on the country concerned. Refer to the following table.
•If the broadcasting station is not transmitting VPS/PDC signals, “---” appears in the menu for timer programming under “VPS/PDC”.
•The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in some cases.
Message Message appears when:
This programme has
already started
A timer recording has just started.
Set DVD to timer
standby mode
The unit is not in the timer standby mode
10 minutes before the programmed
recording start time (message appears
every minute during these 10 minutes).
DVD is in timer
recording mode
[* REC] on the main unit or [ShowView]
was pressed while the unit is in the timer
recording mode.
When SHOWVIEW
programming
When the SHOWVIEW programming start
time is changed
When programming
manually
Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden,
Denmark, Finland, Norway, France
ON OFF OFF
Germany, Switzerland, Austria ON ON ON
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Other Countries
OFF OFF OFF