Description Of Terms - Panasonic SL-MV60 Operating Instructions Manual

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Description of Terms

Read this section together with the instructions
accompanying the disc.
Playback control:
This refers to the control signals which are recorded on a
disc. These signals enable moving picture and still picture
play by selecting menus. There are two types of video CDs,
those which support playback control and those which do
not. The type is indicated in the disc's instructions and on
the CD case.
PBC (playback control) play:
This method plays the moving pictures or high-definition
still pictures on a video CD by selecting a menu.
Regular play:
This method plays a disc in sequence from the beginning
without using menus.
Track (number):
CDs are divided into tracks. The numbers allocated to the
tracks are called track numbers.
Video index (number):
A track is subdivided into smaller units called indexes. The
numbers allocated to the video indexes are called index
numbers.
Scene:
Scenes refer to an individual menu, moving picture, still
picture, etc. which are recorded only on video CDs
equipped with PBC. The numbers allocated to the scenes
are called scene numbers.
If the TV screen is in the following condition
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Picture is smaller than screen.
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Picture appears too wide.
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Picture movements are not smooth.
It is possible that software recorded using the NTSC system
is being viewed on a PAL type TV. Set the video format
selector on the unit's left panel to "PAL".
Note
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Depending on the TV set used, the picture may shrink
vertically and black bars may appear both at the top and
bottom of the screen. This is not an indication of a
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malfunction.
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If the picture remains unchanged even when the switch
has been set to the "PAL" position, set it to the normal
viewing position.