Philips GoGear SA1OPS08 User Manual page 36

L
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
probably the most common way to show
visual information on non-computer electronic
equipment.
M
MHz (Mega Hertz)
one million cycles per second.
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. With the Mp3 format, one CD-R or
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more
data than a regular CD.
N
Napster
Napster, Inc. (NASDAQ: NApS, formerly
Roxio, Inc.) is an online music service offering
a variety of purchase and subscription models.
P
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
pioneering form of digital recording.
PlaysForSure*
playsForSure* is a philips GoGear feature
that ensures compatibility with Windows
Media player 10 and Windows Xp. The
playsForSure* logo assures the consumer
that the music purchased at an online shop
with this logo is compatible with the philips
GoGear player.
S
Shuffle
A feature that plays audio files (tracks) in
random order.
SMV [SigmaTel Motion Video Format]
A partially compressed video format by
SigmaTel that allows conversion of common
PC motion video files for play on a portable
multimedia player.
Stereo
Literally means solid. Usually taken to refer to
two channel stereo, though developments in
digital audio facilitate multichannel stereo.
SuperPlay
Superplay™ is a special feature of the GoGear
opus, which enables the listener to play all the
music under a top-level library category, such
as artists or albums, without having to select
playlist items.
SuperScroll
SuperScroll™ is a navigation feature of the
double-action search keys of the GoGear
opus. SuperScroll™ allows easy speed control
when scrolling through large libraries to swiftly
find items within large libraries. Longer press
of the button results in faster scroll speed.
T
Thumbnail
A thumbnail is reduced-size versions of a
picture that is used to make it easier to
recognize an them. Thumbnails serve the
same role for images as a normal text index
does for words.
V
Volume
Volume is the most common word used to
specify the control of relative loudness of
sounds. It also pertains to the function on
many electronic devices that is used to control
the loudness.
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