Info Glossary; Language Code List - Panasonic SC-HT1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)
CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to
be recorded only once. Such broadcasts can be recorded only with
CPRM compatible recorders and discs.
Dolby Digital
This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby
Laboratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also
be multi-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can be
recorded on one disc using this method.
When recording on this unit Dolby Digital (2 channel) is the default audio.
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5 channel
surround (Left, Center, Right, Left and Right Surround) from any
stereo programme material, whether or not it has been specifically
Dolby Surround encoded. Pro Logic II provides two full-range
surround channels, as opposed to Pro Logic's single surround
channel.
Down-mixing
This is the process of remixing the multi-channel audio found on
some discs into two channels output. Some discs prohibit down-
mixing and this unit can then only output the front two channels.
Drive
In the instance of this unit, this refers to the hard disk (HDD) and
DVD. These perform the reading and writing of data.
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
This surround system is used in many movie theaters. There is good
separation between the channels, so realistic sound effects are
possible.
Dynamic range
Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound
that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest
level of sound before distortion occurs. Dynamic range compression
means reducing the gap between the loudest and softest sounds.
This means you can listen at low volumes but still hear dialog clearly.
Film and video
DVD-Video are recorded using either film or video. This unit can
determine which type has been used, then uses the most suitable
method of progressive output.
For PAL
Film is 25 frames per second.
Video is 50 fields per second (two fields making up one frame).
For NTSC
Film is 24 or 30 frames per second, with motion picture film generally
being 24 frames per second.
Video is 60 fields per second (two fields making up one frame).
Finalize
A process that makes play of a recorded CD-R, CD-RW or DVD-R
etc. possible on equipment that can play such media. You can
finalize DVD-R on this unit.
You cannot record onto or edit finalized discs.
Formatting
Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM
recordable on recording equipment.
You can format the HDD and DVD-RAM on this unit.
Formatting irrevocably erases all recordings on the disc.

Language code list

Abkhazian: 6566
Afar: 6565
Afrikaans: 6570
Albanian: 8381
Ameharic: 6577
Arabic: 6582
Armenian: 7289
Assamese: 6583
Aymara: 6588
Azerbaijani: 6590
Bashkir: 6665
Basque: 6985
Bengali; Bangla:
6678
Bhutani: 6890
Bihari: 6672
Breton: 6682
Bulgarian: 6671
Burmese: 7789
RQT7621 Byelorussian: 6669
Cambodian: 7577
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Catalan: 6765 Gujarati:
Chinese: 9072 Hausa:
Corsican: 6779 Hebrew:
Croatian: 7282 Hindi:
Czech: 6783 Hungarian:
Danish: 6865 Icelandic:
Dutch: 7876 Indonesian:
English: 6978 Interlingua:
Esperanto: 6979 Irish:
Estonian: 6984 Italian:
Faroese: 7079 Japanese:
Fiji: 7074 Javanese:
Finnish: 7073 Kannada:
French: 7082 Kashmiri:
Frisian: 7089 Kazakh:
Galician: 7176 Kirghiz:
Georgian: 7565 Korean:
German: 6869
Kurdish:
Greek: 6976 Laotian:
Greenlandic: 7576 Latin:
Guarani: 7178 Latvian, Lettish:7686
Frames and fields
Frames refer to the single images that constitute the video you see
on your television. Each frame consists of two fields.
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Frame
≥A frame still shows two fields, so there may be some blurring, but
picture quality is generally better.
≥A field still shows less picture information so it may be rougher, but
there is no blurring.
HDD (Hard disk drive)
This is a mass data storage device used in computers, etc. A disk
with a surface that has been treated with magnetic fluid is spun and
a magnetic head is brought in close proximity to facilitate the reading
and writing of large amounts of data at high speed.
LPCM (Linear PCM)
These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on
CDs. LPCM sound is available when recording in XP mode.
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
An audio compression method that compresses audio to approximately one
tenth of its size without any considerable loss of audio quality. You can play
MP3 you have recorded onto CD-R and CD-RW.
Pan&Scan/Letterbox
In general, DVD-Video are produced with the intention that they be
viewed on a widescreen television (16:9 aspect ratio), so images
often don't fit regular (4:3 aspect ratio) televisions. Two styles of
picture, "Pan & Scan" and "Letterbox", deal with this problem.
Pan&Scan: The sides are cut off so the picture fills
the screen.
Letterbox: Black bands appear at the top and
bottom of the picture so the picture itself
appears in an aspect ratio of 16:9.
Playback control (PBC)
If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and
information with menus. (This unit is compatible with version 2.0 and 1.1.)
Progressive/Interlace
The PAL video signal standard has 625 (or 576) interlaced (I) scan
lines, whereas progressive scanning, called 625P (or 576P), uses
twice the number of scan lines. For the NTSC standard, these are
called 525I (or 480I) and 525P (or 480P) respectively.
Using progressive output, you can enjoy the high-resolution video
recorded on media such as DVD-Video.
Your television must be compatible to enjoy progressive video.
Panasonic televisions with 625 (576)/50I · 50P, 525 (480)/60I · 60P
input terminals are progressive compatible.
Protection
You can prevent accidental erasure by setting writing protection or
erasure protection.
Sampling frequency
Sampling is the process of converting the heights of sound wave
(analog signal) samples taken at set periods into digits (digital
encoding). Sampling frequency is the number of samples taken per
second, so larger numbers mean more faithful reproduction of the
original sound.
VBR (Variable bitrate)
This is a method of video recording that adjusts the bit rate
according to video signal.
7185 Lingala: 7678
7265 Lithuanian: 7684
7387 Macedonian: 7775
7273 Malagasy: 7771
7285 Malay: 7783
7383 Malayalam: 7776
7378 Maltese: 7784
7365 Maori: 7773
7165 Marathi: 7782
7384 Moldavian: 7779
7465 Mongolian: 7778
7487 Nauru: 7865
7578 Nepali: 7869
7583 Norwegian: 7879
7575 Oriya: 7982
7589 Pashto, Pushto:8083
7579 Persian: 7065
7585 Polish: 8076
7679 Portuguese: 8084
7665 Punjabi: 8065
Quechua: 8185
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Field Field
Rhaeto-Romance: Tamil:
8277 Tatar:
Romanian: 8279 Telugu:
Russian: 8285 Thai:
Samoan: 8377 Tibetan:
Sanskrit: 8365 Tigrinya:
Scots Gaelic: 7168 Tonga:
Serbian: 8382 Turkish:
Serbo-Croatian:8372 Turkmen:
Shona: 8378 Twi:
Sindhi: 8368 Ukrainian:
Singhalese: 8373 Urdu:
Slovak: 8375 Uzbek:
Slovenian: 8376 Vietnamese:
Somali: 8379 Volapük:
Spanish: 6983 Welsh:
Sundanese: 8385 Wolof:
Swahili: 8387 Xhosa:
Swedish: 8386 Yiddish:
Tagalog: 8476 Yoruba:
Tajik: 8471 Zulu:
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