Akai A51005 Instruction Manual page 16

GLOSSARY
4:3 P/S: Pansan screen display. If the
unit is connected to a television
a wide-screen image will be
displayed on screen in its
native aspect ratio with some
of the right and left sections cut
off.
4:3 L/S: Letterbox screen display. If the
unit is connected to a television
a wide-screen image will be
displayed on screen in its
native aspect ratio with black
borders on the top and bottom,
allowing the full image to be
displayed.
16:9: Widescreen display. A wide-
screen image will be displayed
in full screen in it native aspect
ratio, whle the 4:3 image is
stretched horizontally to fit to
the screen.
A-B Repeat: Not to be confused with the
Repeat button. Pressing the A-B
button allows you to manually
select a section to repeat.
AC IN: AC input socket for AV cables.
ANGLE MARK: Allows you to view different
camera angles on discs
encoded with angle mark
functions.
AV Cable: AV cables are used to transmit
audio/visual signals.
CVBS: Composite Video Blanking and
Sync. A type of video signal
which is mainly analog.
DVD: A compact disc that stores
large amounts of high-
resolution audio-visual data.
DVCD: Double Video Compact Disc - a
type of VCD that holds video
and audio.
FPS: Frames per second.
L/R VIDEO
OUTPUT: Left and Right video outputs
for an RCA cable input. Colour
coded red and white to match
with the corresponding cable
connections.
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LT/RT: 5.1 channel audio is mixed into
left channel and right channel
and is output via the FL and FR
speaker respectively.
L-MONO: In this mode, the DVD player
will output the left channel
audio only via both the FL and
FR speaker.
NTSC: A television display system
used in the U.S and Canada.
Delivers a frame rate of 30 fps
using 525 lines.
OSD: On-Screen Display. A control
panel that allows you to select
and edit the display (such as
brightness and contrast) and
select viewing options.
PAL: A television display system
commonly used in Europe and
parts of Asia. Delivers a frame
rate of 25 fps with 625 lines.
PBC: Playback Control.
RCA Cable: A type of connector used to
transmit audio/visual signals.
RGB: Video input in which red, green
and blue colour information is
transmitted separately from
the picture information of an
image. A common video output
option.
R-MONO: In this mode, the DVD player
will output the right channel
audio only via both the FL and
FR speaker.
SVCD: Super Video Compact Disc – a
digital format for storing video
on standard compact discs.
SCART OUTPUT: A 21 pin socket used to connect
video equipment.
SCART LEAD: Cable commonly used to
connect televisions and
DVD players, VCR or games
consoles.
STEREO
(DUAL MONO): In this mode, the DVD player
will output the left and right
channel audio via the FL and FR
speaker respectively.