Sharp BD-HP35U BD-HP35U Operation Manual - Page 14

About Media Types Icons Used on BD/DVD Video Disc Cases The back of the case of a BD/DVD that is commercially available usually contains various information about the contents of the disc. 1 2 2 1. English 2. Chinese 2 1. English 2. Chinese 3 4 5 16:9 LB 2 123 456 DVD Video BD Video 1 Audio tracks and audio formats BD and DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with a different language on each. The first in the list is the original track. This section also details the audio format of each soundtrack - Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG etc. Dolby Digital A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when the Player is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or amplifier. DTS DTS is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for use in cinemas. Linear PCM Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video discs.) 2 Subtitle languages This indicates the kind of subtitles. 3 Screen aspect ratio Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes. 4 Camera angle Recorded onto some BD/DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). 5 Region code This indicates the region code (playable region code). The Icons Used in This Operation Manual BD VIDEO Indicates the functions that can be performed for BD Video discs. BD-RE Indicates the functions that can be performed for BD-RE discs. BD-R Indicates the functions that can be performed for BD-R discs. DVD VIDEO ...........Indicates the functions that can be performed for DVD Video discs. DVD-RW Indicates the functions that can be performed for DVD-RW discs. DVD-R Indicates the functions that can be performed for DVD-R discs. AUDIO CD Indicates the functions that can be performed for Audio CDs. CD-R Indicates the functions that can be performed for CD-R discs. CD-RW Indicates the functions that can be performed for CD-RW discs. USB Indicates the functions that can be performed for USB memory devices. 12