Glossary - Sony DHC-FLX7D Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary

Album
Section of a music piece on a data CD
containing MP3 audio tracks.
Bit Rate
Value indicating the amount of video data
compressed in a DVD per second. The unit is
Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps indicates
that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The
higher the bit rate is, the larger the amount of
data. However, this does not always mean that
you can get higher quality pictures.
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.
Dolby Digital
This sound format for movie theaters is more
advanced than Dolby Surround Pro Logic. In
this format, the rear speakers output stereo
sound with an expanded frequency range and a
subwoofer channel for deep bass is
independently provided. This format is also
called "5.1" because the subwoofer channel is
counted as 0.1 channel (since it functions only
when a deep bass effect is needed). All six
channels in this format are recorded separately
to realize superior channel separation.
Furthermore, since all the signals are processed
digitally, less signal degradation occurs.
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Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth
output channels from two-channel sources. This
is done using an advanced, high-purity matrix
surround decoder that extracts the spatial
properties of the original recording without
adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.
• Dolby Pro Logic II Movie
The Movie mode is for use with stereo television
shows and all programmes encoded in Dolby
Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield
directionality that approaches the quality of
discrete 5.1-channel sound.
• Dolby Pro Logic II Music
The Music mode is for use with any stereo music
recordings, and provides a wide and deep sound
space.
Dolby Surround Pro Logic
As one method of decoding Dolby Surround,
Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four
channels from two-channel sound. Compared
with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby
Surround Pro Logic reproduces left-to-right
panning more naturally and localizes sounds
more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby
Surround Pro Logic, you should have one pair of
rear speakers and a center speaker. The rear
speakers output monaural sound.
DTS
Digital audio compression technology that the
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This
technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround.
The rear channel is stereo and there is discrete
subwoofer channel in this format. DTS provides
the same 5.1 discrete channels of high quality
digital audio. The good channel separation is
realized because the all channel data is recorded
discrete and processed in digital.