Harman Kardon DMC 1000 Owner's Manual page 5

Terminology
RGB Video: This is a new form of video signal
that eliminates many of the artifacts of traditional
composite video signals by splitting the signal
into the three fundamental colors Red, Green and
Blue (RGB). With an RGB connection (via SCART),
you will see greater picture resolution and
eliminate many picture imperfections such as the
moiré patterns often seen on checkered patterned
cloths. However, in order to benefit from RGB
video, you must have a video display with an RGB
compatible SCART input.
Progressive Scan: Due to the immense data
storage capacity of DVD, images are nowa-
days stored progressively (intact, rather than
interlaced). This allow all of the lines in each
frame (odd and even) to be shown at the same
time. DMC 1000 comes with true progressive
scan video output resulting in a 40% greater light
output than a conventional TV and a stunningly
detailed, high definition image with absence of
visible scanlines and motion artifacts.
WMA Files: WMA (Windows Media
an audio compression format that was developed
by the Microsoft Corporation for use with its
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Windows Media Player. WMA files can be even
smaller in size than MP3 files, while maintaining
similar quality. The DMC 1000 is among those
DVD players capable of playing discs containing
WMA files. note that Windows Media Player
uses other file formats; however, the DMC
1000 is only capable of playing files that end in
the ".wma" extension. See page 27 for more
information on WMA file support.
Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to
show up to four different views of the same
scene in a program. When a disc is encoded with
multiple-angle information, pressing the Angle
button will enable you to switch between these
different views. note that at present, few discs
take advantage of this capability and, when
they do, the multiple-angle technology may only
be present for short periods of time within the
disc. Producers will usually insert some sort of
icon or graphic in the picture to alert you to the
availability of multiple viewing angles.
Reading: This is a message that you will see
after you´ve loaded the disc and the tray has
closed. It refers to the fact that the player must
first examine the contents of the disc to see if it
is a CD or DVD, and then extract the informa-
tion about the type of material on the disc, such
as languages, aspect ratios, subtitles, number
of titles and more. The slight delay while the
contents of the disc are read is normal.
Audio) is Resume: The operation of the Stop Button
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on the DVD works differently from what you
are used to on CD players. On a traditional CD
player, when you press the Stop button, the
unit does just that: it stops playback. On a CD
player, when you press the start button again,
the disc starts from the beginning. With the DVD,
however, you have two options when playing
DVD discs. Pressing Stop once will stop playback,
but it actually puts the unit in the Resume mode.
This means that you can turn the machine off
and, when you press play the next time, the disc
will resume or continue from the point on the
disc where the Stop button was pressed. This
is helpful if you are watching a movie and must
interrupt your viewing session but wish to pick up
where you left off. Pressing the Stop button twice
will stop the machine in a traditional manner
and, when the disc is played again, it will start
from the beginning.
In resume mode, the cover of the DVD will be
displayed, if available. Otherwise, the
Harman Kardon screen will appear.
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