Sony PCV-W600G Manual

The most common terms for Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder software are defined below. 

Cabinet 

A cabinet acts as a container for Video Capsules in Giga Pocket Explorer. A network cabinet is located on

other computers in a network environment. 

CATV 

Refers to Community Access Television, otherwise known as cable television. 

Clip 

A clip is a Video Capsule when it is stored in a Playlist. 

Cut 

A cut is a selected scene taken from a previously recorded Video Capsule. 

Expiration date 

A Video Capsule is stored on the hard disk drive for a preset period of time. When this time has expired,

the Video Capsule is automatically deleted. 

Film roll 

During Video Capsule playback, a snapshot view of the scenes are captured on a film roll. You can scroll

freely through the film roll to view different scenes. 

GOP 

Group of Pictures (GOP) are the smallest unit of measure for the images captured on a Video Capsule. A

single GOP is approximately 0.5 to 1 second in length. 

 

Registered trade name for the method of linking between a handheld device and a larger computer, such

as a desktop or notebook computer. 

Management information 

Management information contains the creation date of Video Capsules and their thumbnails.

This information is required for preview. 

MPEG file 

A file that contains compressed moving pictures using the MPEG standard, with.mpg as the file name

extension. 

Safety Tab 

Removing the safety tab from a Video Capsule prevents accidental erasing of your video data. 

Slip play 

This feature allows you to view delayed video playback. While your recording is in progress, you are able

to view the recording from the beginning. 

Snapshot 

A snapshot is a miniature view displayed on the film roll in Giga Pocket, Playlist Builder, and the preview

monitor in Giga Pocket Explorer. 

Stand by mode 

Stand by mode is a power saving mode that is set up by using the Windows

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 operating system. Your

computer stays in this power saving mode until approximately 5 minutes before the timer recording is due to begin. 

STB 

Refers to set-top box, otherwise known as a cable box. 

Thumbnail 

A thumbnail is a miniature view on recorded Video Capsules or in playback by Giga Pocket. The main

thumbnail is displayed in calendar view or in the Giga Pocket Explorer list area. 

Timer recording  A timer recording is a preset video recording event. 

Video Capsule 

A Video Capsule is a virtual container that holds the video images recorded with Giga Pocket Recorder. A

Video Capsule is created on your computer hard disk drive and managed with Giga Pocket Explorer.