Glossary - Philips HDT8520 Manual

You get a picture or a freezed picture,
a program number on the front display
and your receiver seems blocked while
not responding to the remote control
commands.
Your HD recorder has hung up. You have to
reset your HD recorder. Press the standby
button on the front panel until PHILIPS is
shown on the front-panel display.
If you have tried all of the actions suggested
above and still are not able to resolve the
problem, contact your local Philips Consumer
Care Centre (see page 42).
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Glossary

Analogue audio
Analogue sound is output from the LEFT/RIGHT
audio connectors on the rear panel of your HD
recorder. The red and white sockets send audio
through two channels, the left and right.
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio refers to the length-to-height ratio
of TV screens. The aspect ratio of a standard
TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition
or widescreen TV is 16:9. The letterbox format
allows you to watch a video with a wider aspect
ratio on a standard 4:3 TV.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
is a network protocol that enables a router or
server to automatically assign IP addresses to
devices that are part of its network.
Digital audio
Digital sound is available when you use the
DIGITAL audio connector (coaxial S/PDIF)
on the rear panel of your HD recorder. These
sockets send audio through multiple channels,
instead of just two channels as analogue does.,
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).
DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting
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