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Glossary
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.
_: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).
As
ect
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 widescreens
is 16:9.
DTS:
Digital Theatre
Systems.This
is a surround
sound system, but it is different
from
Dolby
Digital.The
formats
were developed
by different
companies.
AUDIO
OUT
jacks:
Jacks on the back of this
unit that send audio to another
system (TV,
Stereo, etc.).
Bit
Rate:
The amount
of data used to hold a
given length of music; measured
in Idlobits
per
seconds, or I<bps. On the speed at which you
record.
Generally, the higher the bit rate, or the
higher the recording
speed, the better
the sound
quality. Howevel:
higher
bit rates use more
space
on a Disc.
Chapter:
Sections of a picture
or a music piece
on a DVD
that are smaller than tides.A
title
is
composed
of several chapters. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number
enabling you to locate
the chapter you want.
ComponentVideo
Out jacks: lacks on the
back of this unit that send high-quality video to a
TV that has ComponentVideo In jacks (R/G/B,Y/
PB/PR, etc.).
Disc
menu:A
screen display prepared
for
allowing
selection
of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles,
etc. recorded
on a DVD.
Sound that has been converted
into
numerical
values. Digital sound is available when
you use the digital audio output
jacks.These
jacks send audio through
multiple
channels,
instead of just two channels as analog does.
]PEG:
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 blotion
Picture Experts
Group
1 (or blPEG-I)
Audio
Layer 3. By using klP3 format,
one CD-R
or CD-RW
can contain about 10 times as much
data volume
as a regular CD can.
Parental
Control:
A function
of the DVD to
limit playback of the disc bythe
age of the users
according
to the limitation
level in each country.
The limitation
varies from
disc to disc; when
it is
activated,
playback will be prohibited
if the level
of the software
is higher
than the usemset level.
PCH
_Pulse
Code
ModulationS:
A system
for converting
analog sound signal co digital signal
for later processing,
with
no data compression
used in conversion.
Playback
control
(PBc):
Refers to the
signal recorded
on video CDs or SVCDs for
controlling
reproduction.
By using menu screens
recorded
on aVideo
CD or SVCD
that supports
PBC, you can enjoy interactive-type
software
as
well as software
having a search function.
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