Glossary - Philips LX3900SA/69 Manual

Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into
numbers. Analogue 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 DVD System 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 kilobits per
second, or kbps. Or, the speed at which you
record. Generally, the higher the bit rate, or the
higher the recording speed, the better the sound
quality. However, 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 titles. A title is
composed of several chapters. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate
the chapter you want.
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for
allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD.
DivX 4x/5x: The DivX code is a patent-pending,
MPEG-4 based video compression technology,
developed by DivXNetworks, Inc., that can shrink
digital video to sizes small enough to be
transported over the internet, while maintaining
high visual quality.
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, centre and subwoofer).
Dolby Pro Logic II: It creates five full-bandwidth
output channels from two-channel sources.
Decode only systems that derive 5.1 channels
instead of the conventional 4 channels of Dolby
Pro Logic surround sound.
DTS: Digital Theatre Systems. This is a surround
sound system, but it is different from Dolby Digital.
The formats were developed by different
companies.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Playback control (PBC): 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.
Plug and Play: First time power up to the Tuner
mode, the system will prompt the user to proceed
with the automatic installation of radio stations by
simply pressing the PLAY button on the main unit.
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 colour.
You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video
In jack.
Super Audio CD (SACD): This audio format is
based upon the current CD standards but includes
a greater amount of information that provides
higher quality sound. There are three types of
discs: single layer, double layer and hybrid discs.
The hybrid disc contains both standard audio CD
and Super Audio CD information.
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.
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