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Analogue: Sound that has not been turned
into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while
digital sound has specific numerical values.
These jacks send audio through two channels,
the left and right.
Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The
horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs.
is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9.
AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the back of
the DVD System that send audio to another
system (TV, Stereo, etc.).
Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold a
given length of music; measured in kilobits per
seconds, or kbps. Or, the speed at which you
record. Generally, the higher the bit rate, or
the higher the recording speed, the better the
sound quality. However, higher bit rates use
more space on a Disc.
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.
Clear voice: It enables the digital sound
processor to extract the voice dynamics in
movie dialog on all 5 surround channels
without compromising on the location
accuracy and the width of the surround sound.
Component Video Out Jacks: Jacks on the
back of the DVD System that send high-quality
video to a TV that has Component Video In
jacks (R/G/B, Y/Pb/Pr, etc.).
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for
allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD.
Digital: Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available
when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
COAXIAL or OPTICAL jacks. These jacks
send audio through multiple channels, instead
of just two channels as analogue does.
Dolby Digital: A surround sound system
developed by Dolby Laboratories containing
up to six channels of digital audio (front left
and right, surround left and right and centre).
DTS: Digital Theatre Systems. This is a
surround sound system, but it is different from
Dolby Digital. The formats were developed by
different companies.
JPEG: A still-picture data compression system
proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert
Group, which features small decrease in image
quality in spite of its high compression ratio.
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. By using MP3 format. one
CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times
as much data volume as a regular CD can.
Multichannel: DVD is specified to have each
sound track constitute one sound field.
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound
tracks having three or more channels.
Parental control: A function of the DVD to
limit playback of the disc by the age of the
users according to the limitation level in each
country. The limitation varies from disc to disc;
when it is activated, playback will be prohibited
if the software’s level is higher than the user-
set level.
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation): A system
for converting analogue sound signal to digital
signal for later processing, with no data
compression used in conversion.
Playback control (PBC): Refers to the
signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for
controlling reproduction. By using menu
screens recorded on a Video CD or SVCD
that supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive-
type software as well as software having a
search function.
Plug and Play: After power up, the system
will prompt the user to proceed with the
automatic installation of radio stations by
simply pressing the PLAY button on the main
unit.
Region code: A system for allowing discs to
be played back only in the region designated
beforehand. This unit will only play discs that
have compatible region codes. You can find the
region code of your unit by looking on the
product label. Some discs are compatible with
more than one region (or ALL regions).
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