Kenwood DDX6017 Instruction Manual

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84 EnglishEnglishGlossaryDVD: Digital Versatile DiscA type of disc which contains recording ofaudio/video packaged media with high video andaudio quality, such as a movie, featuring largerecording capacity and digital signal processingcapability.VCD: VIDEO CDA type of CD which contains the recording ofmoving images. It compresses image informationby about 1/120 and audio information by about 1/6and accommodates up to 74 minutes of recordingin a disc with the same diameter as ordinarymusic CD of 12 cm.Some VCDs do not have the P.B.C. compatibilityand are capable of playback only, while some areP.B.C.-compatible and are capable of variousspecial playback control operations. This playercan play both of these VCDs.MPEG: Moving Picture Expert Group (DVD, VCD)This is an international standard for digital videoand audio compression and decompression inmedia.Dolby DigitalThis is a digital audio compression technologydeveloped by Dolby Laboratories. It is compatiblewith 5.1-channel surround audio as well as normalstereo (2-channel) audio and can accommodate alarge amount of audio data efficiently in a disc.DTSName of a digital surround system developed byDigital Theater Systems, Inc.Top menu/menu (DVD)Some DVDs display more than one title in ascreen. This screen is referred to as the topmenu.The menu is the item display (menu screen) foruse in setting operations. The menu can berecalled any time during playback to performsettings according to the current software,including the audio switching between DolbyDigital and PCM, switching of language used inthe subtitles and spoken voice.Title number (DVD)The title is the largest unit of video and audiorecorded in a DVD. It usually corresponds to asingle movie of video software or an album(sometimes a piece of music) of music software.The numbers assigned to individual titles arereferred to as the title numbers.Chapter number (DVD)The chapter is a section of video and audiorecorded in a DVD. A title is composed of severalchapters. The numbers assigned to individualchapters are referred to as the chapter numbers.Subtitles (DVD)Some DVD discs contains the recording of morethan one subtitle language. This player allow youto select one of the recorded subtitle languagesduring playback.Track number (CD, VCD)A track is also a section of video and audiorecorded in a disc. The numbers assigned toindividual tracks are referred to as the tracknumbers.With most of music CDs, a track is assigned to apiece of music. However, with a VCD, thesections of the contents do not alwayscorrespond to the assigned tracks.As (special) playback functions such as skippingand programming of ordinary CDs are based ontrack number data, such playback functions aresometimes impossible with some VCDs.P.B.C.: Play-Back Control (VCD)When a VIDEO CD carries "Play Back Controlcapable" or similar message on the disc or jacket,desired scenes and information can be playedback in an interactive manner using a hierarchicalstructure while viewing the menu screensdisplayed on the TV screen.