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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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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.
System control
When you connect this player via a cord with a mini plug
to another Pioneer component such as a receiver or an
amplifier bearing the Î mark, you can control the player
as though it were a component in a system. To control
the player, point the player’s remote control at the
component that the player is connected to, and not the
player itself.