Glossary - Philips DVDR3408/93 User Manual

Analog:
Sound that has not been turned into
numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound
has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio
through two channels, the left and right.
Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The
horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs is
4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9.
AUDIO OUT Jacks: Red and white jacks
on the back of the system that send audio to
another system (TV, Stereo, etc).
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 enabling you to locate
the chapter you want.
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).
Digital: Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available when
you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL.
These jacks send audio through multiple channels,
instead of just two channels as analog does.
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for
allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD.
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, center and subwoofer).
Index Picture Screen: A screen that gives an
overview of a DVD±RW ,DVD±R or DVD+R DL.
An Index Picture represents each recording.
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.
MP3: A file format with a sound data compression
system. "MP3" is the abbreviation of Motion
Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio
Layer 3. By using the MP3 format, one CD-R or
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data
then a regular CD.
MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. A
collection of compression systems for digital audio
and video.
Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have each
sound track constitute one sound field.
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks
having three or more channels.
PBC: Playback Control. Refers to the signal
recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling
playback. By using menu screens recorded on a
Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can
enjoy interactive playback and searching.
PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio
encoding system.
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.
Region code: A system allowing discs to be
played only in the region designated. This unit will
only play discs that have compatible region codes.
You can find the region code of your unit by
looking on the product label. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or ALL
regions).
S-Video: Produces a clear picture by sending
separate signals for the luminance and the color.
You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video
In jack.
Surround: A system for creating realistic three-
dimensional sound fields full of realism by
arranging multiple speakers around the listener.
Title: The longest section of a movie or music
feature on DVD. Each title is assigned a title
number, enabling you to locate the title you want.
VIDEO OUT jack: Yellow jack on the back
of the DVD system that sends the DVD picture
video to a TV.
WMA
: WMA is short for Windows Media Audio
and refers to an audio compression technology
developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data
can be encoded by using Windows Media Player
version 9.0 or Windows Media Player for Windows
XP. Files are recognised by their file extension
".wma" or ".WMA".

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