Sony RDR-VXD655 Operating Instructions Manual page 120

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Glossary
Chapter (page 41)
SectIons of a pIcture or a mUSIC feature that are
smaller than tItles A tItle IS composed of several
chapters DependIng on the dISC, no chapters may
be recorded
Copy protection signals (page 48)
Copy restrIctIon set by copynght owners, etc
These sIgnals are Included In some software or TV
programs and restrIct recordIng on thIS recorder
Dolby Digital (page 99)
DIgItal audIO compressIon technology developed
by Dolby Laboratones Thts technology conforms
to multI-channel surround sound The rear channel
IS stereo and there IS a dIscrete subwoofer channel
In thIS format Dolby DIgItal prOVIdes the same
dIscrete channels of hIgh qUalIty dIgItal audIO
found In "Dolby DIgItal" theater surround sound
systems Good channel separatIon IS realIzed
because all of the channel data IS recorded
dIscretely, and lIttle detenoration occurs because
all channel data processIng IS dIgItal
DTS (page 99)
DIgItal audIO compressIon technology by DTS,
Inc Thts technology conforms to multi-channel
surround sound The rear channel IS stereo and
there IS a dIscrete subwoofer channel In thIS
format DTS prOVIdes the same dIscrete channels
of hIgh qualIty dIgItal audIO
Good channel separatIon IS realIzed because all of
the channel data IS recorded dIscretely, and lIttle
detenoratton occurs because all channel data
processIng IS dIgItal
DVO+RW (page 12)
A DVD+RW (read "plus RW") IS a recordable and
rewntable dISC DVD+RWS use a recordIng
format that IS comparable to the DVD VIDEO
format
DVD·RW (page 12)
A DVD-RW IS a recordable and rewntable dISC
that IS the same SIze as a DVD VIDEO The DVD-
RW has two dIfferent modes VR mode and VIdeo
mode DVDs created In VIdeo mode have the
same format as a DVD VIDEO, whtle dISCS
created In VR (VIdeo Recording) mode allow the
contents to be programmed or edIted
DVD+R (page 12)
A DVD+R (read "plus R") IS a recordable dISC that
IS the same SIze as a DVD VIDEO Contents can
be recorded only once to a DVD+R, and WIll have
the same format as a DVD VIDEO
DVD·R (page 12)
A DVD-R
IS
a recordable dISC that IS the same SIze
as a DVD VIDEO Contents can be recorded only
once to a DVD-R The DVD-R has two dIfferent
modes VR mode and VIdeo mode DVDs created
In VIdeo mode have the same format as a DVD
VIDEO, whIle dISCS created In VR (VIdeo
RecordIng) mode allow the contents to be
programmed or edIted
DVD VIDEO (page 15)
A dISC that contmns up to eIght hours of mOVIng
pIctures on a dISC the same dIameter as a CD
The data capaCIty of a SIngle-layer and single-
SIded DVD IS 47GB (GIga Byte), whIch IS 7
times that of a CD The data capaCIty of a double-
layer and SIngle-sIded DVD IS 85GB, a single-
layer and double-sIded DVD IS 94GB, and
double-layer and double-sIded DVD IS 17 GB
The pIcture data uses the MPEG 2 format, WhICh
IS a worldWIde standard of dIgItal compressIon
technology The pIcture data IS compressed to
about 1/40 (average) of ItS onginal SIze The DVD
also uses a vanable rate codIng technology that
changes the data to be allocated accordIng to the
status of the pIcture AudIO Information IS
recorded In a multi-channel format, such as Dolby
DIgItal, allOWIng you to enJoy a more real audIO
presence
Furthermore, vanous advanced functions such as
the multi-angle, multtlIngual, and Parental
Control functions are prOVIded on the DVD