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Glossary
Auto Pause
An automatically pauses according to the signal
encoded on the disc while playing a VIDEO
CD. If the CD player does not resume play for
a long time, press CD N to resume play
manually.
Menu Playback
Playback using the menu screens recorded on
VIDEO CDs with PBC functions. You can
enjoy simple interactive software using the
menu playback function.
Playback Control (PBC)
Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0)
to control playback.
By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO
CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy
playing simple interactive software, software
with search functions, and so on.
When you select a VIDEO CD with PBC
functions on this player, the PBC indicator
lights up.
Track
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD
or VIDEO CD. Each track is assigned a track
number enabling you to locate the track you
want.
VIDEO CD
A compact disc that contains moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one
of the worldwide standards of digital
compression technology. The picture data is
compressed to about 1/140 of its original size.
Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain
up to 74 minutes of moving pictures.
VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data.
Sounds outside the range of human hearing are
compressed while the sounds we can hear are
not compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times
the audio information of conventional audio
CDs.
There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.
• Version 1.1 (VIDEO CDs without PBC
functions):
You can play only moving pictures and sounds.
• Version 2.0 (VIDEO CDs with PBC functions):
You can play still pictures and enjoy PBC
functions.
This system conforms to both versions.
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