Glossary - Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT Operation Manual

Appendix

Glossary

AAC
AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and
refers to an audio compression technology
standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
Aspect ratio
This is the width to height ratio of a TV screen.
A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3.
Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of
16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional
presence and atmosphere.
Bit rate
This expresses data volume per second, or bps
units (bits per second). The higher the rate,
the more information is available to reproduce
the sound. Using the same encoding method
(such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better
the sound.
Built-in sensor
The built in sensor that enables the system to
estimate your vehicle's position.
CD-DA
This stands for a general music CD (commer
cial release audio CD). In this manual, this
word is sometime used for a distinction be
tween data CDs (which include compressed
audio files) and general music CDs.
Chapter
Titles of DVD Video are in turn divided into
chapters which are numbered in the same
way as the chapters of a book. With discs fea
turing chapters, you can quickly find a desired
scene with chapter search.
Current location
The present location of your vehicle; your cur
rent location is shown on the map by a red tri
angle mark.
Destination
A location you choose as the end point of your
journey.
DivX
DivX is a popular media technology created by
DivX, Inc. DivX media files contain highly com
pressed video with high visual quality that
maintains a relatively small file size. DivX files
can also include advanced media features like
menus, subtitles, and alternate audio tracks.
Many DivX media files are available for down
load online, and you can create your own
using your personal content and easy to use
tools from DivX.com.
DivX Certified
DivX Certified products are officially tested by
the creators of DivX and guaranteed to play all
versions of DivX video, including DivX 6.
Favorites
A frequently visited location (such as your
workplace or a relative's home) that you can
register to allow easy routing.
GPS
Global Positioning System. A network of satel
lites that provides navigation signals for a vari
ety of purposes.
Guidance mode
The mode in which guidance is given as you
drive to your destination; the system automati
cally switches to this mode as soon as a route
has been set.
Guidance point
These are important landmarks along your
route, generally intersections. The next gui
dance point along your route is indicated on
the map by the yellow flag icon.
Home location
Your registered home location.
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