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About the Contents of the Disc
Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Case
When you buy a DVD Video disc, the back of the disc case
ususally contains various information about the contents of
the disc.
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1. English
2. Chinese 1. English
2. Chinese
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1 Audio tracks and audio formats
DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with a
different language on each. The first in the list is the
original track.
This section also details the audio format of each
soundtrack—Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.
Dolby Digital
A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when
the recorder is connected to a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
processor or amplifier.
DTS
DTS is a digital sound system developed by Digital
Theater Systems for use in cinemas. This system uses 6
audio channels and provides accurate sound field
positioning and realistic acoustics. (By Connecting a
DTS Digital Surround decoder, you can also listen to
DTS Digital Surround sound.)
Linear PCM
Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio
CDs.
The sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with
16 bits. (On DVD discs, sound is recorded at between
48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits.)
2 Subtitle languages
This indicates the kind of subtitles.
3 Screen aspect ratio
Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.
4 Camera Angle
Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes, which
have been simultaneously shot from a number of
different angles (the same scene is shot from the front,
from the left side, from the right side, etc.).
5 Region code
This indicates the region code (playable region
number).
The icons used in this
Operation Manual
DVD VIDEO .............. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for DVD Video discs.
VR MODE
DVD RW
VIDEO MODE
DVD RW ... Indicates the functions that can be
performed for DVD-RW discs.
VR MODE:
• Indicates the functions that can be
recording in VR mode or playback a
disc recorded in VR mode.
VIDEO MODE:
• Indicates the functions that can be
recording in Video mode or playback
a disc recorded in Video mode.
DVD R ................... Indicates the functions that can be
performed for DVD-R discs.
VIDEO CD .................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for Video CDs.
AUDIO CD .................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for Audio CDs.
CD-R .................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for CD-R.
CD-RW .................. Indicates the functions that can be
performed for CD-RW.
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