Glossary - Philips MCD802/12 User Manual

Audio or subtitle languages cannot be set
• The disc is not recorded with sound or
subtitles in multiple languages.
• The audio or subtitle language setting is
prohibited on the disc.
Cannot display some fi les in USB device
• The number of folders or fi les in the USB
device has exceeded a certain limit. This
phenomenon is not a malfunction.
• The formats of these fi les are not supported.
USB device not supported
• The USB device is incompatible with the unit.
Try another one.
Poor radio reception
• Increase the distance between the unit and
your TV or VCR.
• Fully extend the FM antenna.
• Connect an outdoor FM antenna instead.
Timer does not work
• Set the clock correctly.
• Switch on the timer.
Clock/timer setting erased
• Power has been interrupted or the power
cord has been disconnected.
• Reset the clock/timer.

12 Glossary

A
Analog audio
Sound that has not been turned into numbers.
Analog sound is available when you use the AUDIO
LEFT/RIGHT. These red and white jacks 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 that send audio to another
system (TV, Stereo, etc).
B
Bit rate
Bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or
processed per unit of time. The bit rate is usually
measured in some multiple of bits per second
(kilobits per second: kbps). The term bit rate is a
synonym for data transfer rate (or simply data rate).
C
Chapter
Chapter
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD
that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of
several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter
number that enables you to locate a specifi c
chapter.
D
Digital Audio
Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been
converted into numerical values. Digital sound
can be transmitted through multiple channels.
Analog sound can only be transmitted through two
channels.
Disc menu
A screen display that allows election of images,
sounds, subtitles, multi-angles, etc., recorded on a
DVD.
DivX®
The DivX® codec is a patent-pending, MPEG-4
based video compression technology developed by
DivX®, Inc. It can shrink the fi le size of digital video
and still maintain the high visual quality.
Dolby Digital
A surround sound system developed by Dolby
Laboratories that contains up to six channels of
digital audio (front left and right, surround left and
right, center and subwoofer.)
J
JPEG
A very common digital still picture format. A still-
picture data compression system proposed by the
Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features
small decrease in image quality in spite of its high
compression ratio. Files are recognized by their fi le
extension '.jpg' or '.jpeg.'
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