PREFACE
12
USING THE 800
REFERENCE DVD/CD
PLAYER
Playing DVD-Audio discs
The Meridian 800 DVD/CD Player allows you to take full advantage of all
the benefi ts provided by DVD-Audio discs, including one or more of the
following features:
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Higher-quality audio up to 24 bit, 192kHz.
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Longer playing times.
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Multichannel surround sound.
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Additional materials, such as photographs, lyrics, and track listings.
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Videos.
Each DVD-Audio disc may offer a different selection of these features,
depending on the material on the disc.
A DVD-Audio disc is identifi ed by the following icon on the on-screen display:
Groups
DVD-Audio content can be divided into up to nine groups, similar to titles
on Video discs. Each group can contain up to 99 tracks. Groups can be used
to separate content, like high-quality audio from movie sections.
Alternatively groups might provide the same content in different forms,
such as multichannel and stereo.
Some DVD-Audio discs may contain hidden groups that require a password
for access. Follow the instructions given on the disc.
Still images
DVD-Audio tracks often include still images, called pages, which are
displayed while the disc is playing. These images may include text or menu
buttons. According to the disc these images may be browsable, selected
from menus, or change automatically.
DVD-Video compatibility
To allow them to be played on DVD-Video players with no DVD-Audio
capability, some DVD-Audio discs provide one or more groups with the
content recorded in DVD-Video format; typically AC-3 or DTS. Selecting one
of these with the Meridian 800 DVD/CD Player will generally give poorer
quality audio than selecting the DVD-Audio group.
In some cases a DVD-Video group will be used to provide a music video or
video sequence. Some discs provide DVD-Audio on one side and DVD-Video
on the other.
