Glossary - Philips DVR7100/75 User Manual

Analogue audio: Sound that has not been
turned into numbers. Analogue sound is
available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/
RIGHT. These red and white sockets send
audio through two channels, the left and
right.
Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the
length to height ratio of TV screens. The
ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio
of a high-defi nition or wide TV is 16:9. The
letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with
a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.
AUDIO OUT sockets: Red and white
sockets on the back of the unit that send
audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.).
Digital: Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available
when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
COAXIAL or OPTICAL sockets. These
sockets send audio through multiple
channels, instead of just two channels as
analogue does.
Dolby Digital: A surround sound system
developed by Dolby Laboratories containing
up to six channels of digital audio (front left
and right, surround left and right, centre and
subwoofer).
HDMI: High-Defi nition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI) is a high-speed digital
interface that can transmit uncompressed
high defi nition video and digital multichannel
audio. It delivers perfect picture and sound
quality, completely free from noise. HDMI is
fully backward-compatible with DVI.
As required by the HDMI standard,
connecting to HDMI or DVI products
without HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection) will result in no Video
or Audio output.
HDD (Hard disk drive): This is a mass
data storage device used in computers, etc.
Disks are fl at, circular, rigid plates coated
with a thin magnetic media. Magnetic heads
record data on the rapidly spinning disks.
This facilitates the reading and writing of
large amounts of data at high speed.
S-Video: Produces a clear picture by
sending separate signals for the luminance
and the colour. You can use S-Video only if
your TV has an S-Video In socket.
VIDEO OUT socket: Yellow socket on
the back of the system that sends the DVD
picture video to a TV.
GUIDE (EPG): The GUIDE (Electronic
Programme Guide) is a guide showing
programmes which can be displayed on a
conventional television (via the Digital
Terrestrial Television tuner included in this
recorder) as the now and next programmes
or the television schedule for a day or more
at a time.
Parental control: Limits disc play
according to the age of the users or the
limitation level in each country. The
limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is
activated, playback will be prohibited if the
software's level is higher than the user-set
level.
PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital
audio encoding system.
Component Video Out Jacks: Jacks on
the back of the DVD System that send high-
quality video to a TV that has Component
Video In jacks (R/G/B,Y/Pb/Pr, etc.)

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