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P
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 software’s
level is higher than the user-set level.
PBC
Playback Control. A system where you
navigate through a Video CD/Super VCD with
on-screen menus that are recorded onto the
disc. You can enjoy interactive playback and
search.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio
encoding system.
R
Region code
A system that allows discs to be played only
in the region designated. This unit only plays
discs that have compatible region codes. You
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product label. Some discs are compatible with
more than one region (or ALL regions.)
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Surround
A system that creates realistic, three-
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with multiple speakers that are arranged
around the listener.
D
Digital Audio
Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been
converted into numerical values. Digital sound
can be transmitted through multiple channels.
Analog sound can only be transmitted through
two channels.
Disc menu
A screen display that allows election of images,
sounds, subtitles, multi-angles, etc., recorded
on a DVD.
Dolby Digital
A surround sound system developed by Dolby
Laboratories that contains up to six channels
of digital audio (front left and right, surround
left and right, center and subwoofer.)
J
JPEG
A very common digital still picture format.
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.
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‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’
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MP3
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system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion
Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio
Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more
data than a regular CD.
Multichannel
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refers to a structure of sound tracks having
three or more channels.
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