Panasonic Diga DMR-ES10EB Operating Instructions Manual page 42

Glossary
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
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A frame still shows two fields, so there may be some blurring, but
picture quality is generally better.
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A field still shows less picture information so it may be rougher, but
there is no blurring.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
This is a system used for compressing/decoding colour still pictures.
If you select JPEG as the storage system on digital cameras etc.,
the data will be compressed to 1/10–1/100 of its original size. The
feature of JPEG is less deterioration in picture quality considering
the degree of compression.
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.
Q Link
This function works only if the unit is connected via a fully wired 21-
pin Scart lead to a TV featuring the Q Link or similar function.
Q Link offers the following functions:
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Download from the TV
When you connect the unit to a TV, the station list data is
automatically copied from the TV to the unit, and the TV stations
are assigned to the programme positions on the unit in the same
order as on the TV.
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Direct TV Recording
By simply pressing [* DIRECT TV REC], you can at once record
the same programme that you are watching on the TV.
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TV/DVD Auto On
Even if the TV and the unit are off (standby mode), pressing [q]
(PLAY), [DIRECT NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU], [VIDEO Plus+] or
[PROG/CHECK] automatically turns on both the TV and the unit.
If the TV is off (standby mode) and the unit is on, when you press
[FUNCTIONS] or [q] (PLAY), or insert the disc [except DVD-RAM,
DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R], the TV
automatically is turned on.
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DVD Auto Standby
When you turn the TV off, the unit is turned off as well. However,
this function works in the stop mode.
This function does not work during the following operations: Preset
Download, Auto-Setup, Auto Clock Setting and Manual Tuning.
PDC (Programme Delivery Control)
Programme Delivery Control adjusts the start and stop time of a timer recording automatically to ensure the recording starts and finishes in line
with the programme broadcast. This is useful when a programme over-runs the published times.
The station must be transmitting PDC and the exact time must be set for PDC to work.
The unit detects whether a station is transmitting PDC only during the tuning process.
If PDC is introduced or discontinued by a station you will need to re-tune the unit before it becomes aware of this.
PDC transmissions are not currently nation-wide so please check with your local broadcaster for more information.
The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in some cases.
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Field Field
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.
Thumbnail
This refers to a miniature representation of a picture used to display
multiple pictures in the form of a list.
TIFF (Tag Image File Format)
This is a system used for compressing/decoding colour still pictures.
A common format for storing high quality images on digital cameras
and other devices.
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On-Screen Messages
When you are watching a TV programme, the following messages
appear on the TV screen to inform you of the unit's condition:
Message
This programme has A timer recording has just started.
already started
Set DVD to timer The unit is not in the timer standby mode
standby mode 10 minutes before the programmed
recording start time (message appears
every minute during these 10 minutes).
DVD is in timer [* REC] on the main unit or [VIDEO
recording mode Plus+] was pressed while the unit is in
the timer recording mode.
Depending on the type of TV used, the above messages may not
appear correctly.
These operations are only available if the unit is connected to a TV
featuring the Q Link function.
Message appears when: