Disc-Related Terms; About Symbols; About The Symbol Display; About The Disc Symbols For Instructions - Hitachi DV-RV8500E Instruction Manual

Overview (Continued)
Regional code of the DVD Recorder and DVDs
This DVD Recorder is designed and
manufactured for playback of Region 2 encoded
DVD software. The region code on the labels of some
DVD discs indicates which type of DVD Recorder can
play those discs. This unit can play only DVD discs
labelled 2 or ALL. If you try to play any other discs, the
message "Incorrect region code. Can't play back" will
appear on the TV screen. Some DVD discs may not
have a region code label even though their playback is
prohibited by area limits.
otes on DVDs and Video CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may
be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers. As this
unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc
content designed by the software manufacturer, some
playback features of the unit may not be available or
other functions may be added.
Refer also to the instructions supplied with the DVDs
and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for business
purposes may not be played on the unit.

Disc-related terms

Title (DVD only)
The main film content or accompanying feature content
or music album.
Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling
you to locate it easily.
Chapter (DVD only)
Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller
than titles. A title is composed of one or several
chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number to
enable you to locate the chapter you want. Depending
on the disc, chapters may not be labelled.
Track (Video CD and audio CD only)
Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD
or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number,
enabling you to locate the track you want.
Scene
On a video CD, moving pictures and still pictures are
divided into sections called "Scenes". Each scene
available is displayed on the Scene menu and assigned
a scene number, enabling you to locate the scene you
want.
A scene may be composed of one or several tracks.
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About Symbols

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About the
" " may appear on the TV screen during operation.
This icon means the function explained in this owner's
manual is not available on that specific disc.

About the disc symbols for instructions

A section whose title has one of the following symbols
are applicable only to those discs represented by the
symbol.
Many functions of this recorder are dependent on the
recording mode. One or more of the symbols
( ,
Video VR
function explained in this manual so that you can see at
a glance whether it's relevant for the disc loaded.
RAM
DVD-RAM disc
Video
DVD-R/RW with Video recording mode
VR
DVD-RW with VR recording mode
+RW
DVD+RW disc
+R
DVD+R disc
DVD
DVD-Video disc
VCD
Video CDs
CD
Audio CDs
MP3
MP3 CDs
JPEG
JPEG CDs
DivX
®
DivX CDs
VHS
VHS Tape.
The finalized DVD disc is as DVD-Video disc.
®
DivX
®
DivX is the name of a revolutionary new video codec
which is based on the new MPEG-4 compression
standard for video.You will be able to play DivX
using this recorder.
DivX is a registered trademark of DivX, Inc. and is used
under license.
symbol display
, , ) appear by each
+R +RW
®
movies