Smpte Time Code; Zip Drive; Terminator Power - Roland VS-2480 Supplementary Manual

SMPTE time code

This is a signal format defined by the American organization
SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)
which is used to synchronize the operation of video or audio
devices. SMPTE specifies "hours:minutes:seconds:frames" to
indicate the address of each frame of a video image. For this
reason, there are a variety of frame rates.

Terminator Power

This refers to the power supplied to external type active
terminators.
TOC
Short for Table of Contents. This is the region on the CD-R
disc that handles information such as song times, end times,
sequence, and so on. Although the songs on a disc and their
playing time can be displayed when an audio CD is placed in
a CD player, this is because they can be read automatically
from the TOC. The TOC is recorded differently than music
data, with its main characteristic being disc access, such as
the ability to go to the start of any song instantly.
Track Minutes
The amount of available recording time that is called for a
standard unit corresponding to the time of one continuous
monaural signal recorded to one track.
VGA
Although developed by IBM in America as a graphics system
with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels able to display sixteen
colors, various companies have further developed VGA-
compatible modes, enabling high-resolution multi color
displays. Today, rather than designating a particular
graphics system, VGA has instead come to mean a standard
of high-resolution graphics. The VS-2480/2480CD is
equipped with a VGA output connector, allowing you to
connect a VGA monitor and display the information with a
resolution of 640 x 480 pixels in 256 colors.
White noise
Noise that contains equal energy at all frequencies. On this
system, the internal oscillator can be used to generate white
noise in the audio bandwidth. Perceptually, and when
observed on a spectrum analyzer, the level will appear to rise
as you move toward the higher range.
➔ Analyzer
➔ Oscillator

Zip Drive

A magnetic disk drive format standardized by Iomega
Corporation. Disks that can be used for reading and writing
data with Zip drives are call Zip disks. Similar to 3.5-inch
floppy disks in size and usage, one Zip disk can store 100 MB
or 250 MB of data.
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