Pioneer DV-45A Owner's Manual - Page 73

Additional Information 09 Selecting languages using the language code list Some of the language options (such as 'DVD Language' in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on the previous page. 1 Select 'Other Language'. 2 Use the joystick (left/right) to highlight either the language name or code number. 3 Use the joystick (up/down) to change the language or code number. • You can also use the number buttons if you're entering a language code. See the language code list on the previous page for a complete list of langauges and codes. Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also Digital audio. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high). See also page 55. Bonus Group (DVD-Audio only) An 'extra' group on some DVD-Audio discs that requires a key number to access. See also Group. See also page 62. Dolby Digital 1 Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio, this high quality surround system is used in many of the finer movie theaters around the world. The on-screen display shows which channels are active, for example showing 3/2.1. The 3 being the two front channels and the center channel; the 2 being the surround channels, and the .1 being the LFE channel. R DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies. Dynamic range The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting lost in noise). Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a very wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like effects. File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file. For example, ".mp3" indicates an MP3 file. See also page 10. Interlaced video A method of displaying a picture in which odd-numbered lines are updated in one pass, then even-numbered lines updated in the next. See also Progressive scan video. MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension ".mp3" or ".MP3". See also pages 10-11. Browsable pictures (DVD-Audio only) A feature of some DVD-Audio discs in which the user can browse still pictures recorded 73 on the disc as the audio is played. See also En Slideshow.