Roland VS-1680 - Manual (Page 65)

SMPTE time code
This is a signal format defined by the American orga-
nization SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and
Television Engineers) which is used to synchronize the
operation of video or audio devices. SMPTE specifies
“hours:minutes:seconds:frames” to indicate the
address of each frame of a video image. For this rea-
son, there are a variety of frame rates.
Terminator Power
This refers to the power supplied to external type
active terminators.
TOC
Short for Table of Contents. This is the region on the
CD-R disc that handles information such as song
times, end times, sequence, and so on. Although the
songs on a disc and their playing time can be dis-
played when an audio CD is placed in a CD player,
this is because they can be read automatically from the
TOC. The TOC is recorded differently than music
data, with its main characteristic being disc access,
such as the ability to go to the start of any song
instantly.
Track Minutes
The amount of available recording time that is called
for a standard unit corresponding to the time of one
continuous monaural signal recorded to one track.
Zip Drive
A magnetic disk drive format standardized by Iomega
Corporation. Disks that can be used for reading and
writing data with Zip drives are call Zip disks. Similar
to 3.5-inch floppy disks in size and usage, one Zip disk
can store 100 MB of data.
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