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Glossary
OPC (Optimum Power Control)
OPC is a function that checks the loaded disc and automatically adjusts the laser for optimum recording setting before
recording through the Digital Optical Input terminal.
PCA (Power Calibration Area)
A space reserved at the beginning of a CD-R/CD-RW for calibrating the laser output power required to record on that
disc.
PMA (Program Memory Area)
A temporary memory area on a CD-R/CD-RW, where the information about the recordings on the disc—track numbers,
tracks’ start points and end points, etc. is stored until the disc is finalized.
When the disc is finalized, this information is written in the TOC (see below).
Sampling Frequency
When analog signals are converted into digital signals, they are divided into many points and digitized. This dividing
method is called “sampling.” The sampling frequency indicates how many points one second is divided into—for
example, for CD sound, one second is divided into 44 100 points since its sampling frequency is 44.1 kHz.
SCMS (Serial Copy Management System)
Digital audio components, such as CD recorder, MD (Mini-Disc) recorder and DAT (Digital Audio Tape) recorder, can
exchange audio signals in the digital forms through digital input/output terminals. The digital audio components allow
digital copy of music signals with little deterioration. This has made it necessary to have a copy restriction rule for
protecting the copyright, and “SCMS (Serial Copy Management System)” has been established as a result.
To protect the copyright, the SCMS allows only first-generation digital copies to be made from premastered software (like
CDs or prerecorded MDs).
TOC (Table of Contents)
TOC is a kind of disc information containing sub-data (track number, playing time, etc.) that enables us to search for
tracks quickly on the disc.
To write the TOC on a CD-R or CD-RW, you need to finalize the disc.
3:12
4:15
6:05
DIGITAL
ABCDEFG
ABCDEFG
ABCDEFG
OK
NO
DIGITAL
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