Bose LIFESTYLE Operating Manual page 6

Introduction
DTS – A type of multi-channel surround sound format used on certain CDs and many DVDs.
– The logo representing DTS.
DVD – An abbreviation most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile
Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.
DVD video – A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs,
based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital audio, and other proprietary data formats.
IR – An abbreviation for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives com-
mands on an infrared light beam.
Letterbox – A video format which has an aspect ratio wider than 4:3 and is shown with black
bars above and below the picture.
MP3 – MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows the recording
of many hours of music on a single CD.
NTSC – An abbreviation for National Television System Committee and a label for the video
format standard established by the committee for televisions used in the US and other coun-
tries.
PAL – An acronym for the Phase Alternate Line video prompt used extensively in Western
Europe.
Pan & Scan – The technique of reframing a picture to conform to a different aspect ratio by
cropping parts of the picture. DVD-Video players can use the horizontal offset encoded with
the video on certain DVDs to automatically pan & scan widescreen video to a 4:3 ratio.
PCM – An abbreviation for Pulse Code Modulation. A common form of digital audio signal.
Progressive Scan – A video format which displays all lines of the picture frame in a single
pass, and refreshes the image sixty times a second. This format is not compatible with all
video displays.
RDS – A system that displays radio broadcast station and programming information.This fea-
ture is available on European systems only.
SACD – An abbreviation for Super Audio Compact Disc and a music format for CD audio and
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high-resolution digital audio stored on a CD-sized disc. The new Bose LIFESTYLE systems
(with which this guide is included) play the CD-compatible portion of such discs, identified by
the CD disc logo on the front of the disc.
SCMS – A system for preventing second-generation digital copies of copyrighted audio
material. A digital recorder equipped with SCMS will record digitally from another source, but
that recording cannot then be used as a source for a second-generation recording.
S-video –Also called Y/C. A video signal that keeps the brightness and color information sep-
arate, and is significantly better than composite video. Requires the use of an S-video cable
and is compatible with many televisions and other video components.
uMusic TM intelligent playback system – A revolutionary Bose ® play mode, which performs
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like a veritable DJ by noting listener preferences and playing suitable stored CD tracks in
response.
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Videostage 5 – Bose proprietary Videostage 5 decoding circuitry gives you a five-channel
surround sound experience from everything you listen to – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even
mono TV programs.
YPbPr – A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance
components. Also referred to as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y.
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