Sony DAV HDZ273 Operating Instructions - Page 78

surround speakers and a center speaker. The surround speakers output monaural sound. DTS Digital audio compression technology developed by DTS, Inc. This technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround. This format comprises of stereo rear channel 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 due to the all channel data being recorded discretely and processed in digitally. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) HDMI is an interface that supports both video and audio on a single digital connection, allowing you to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound. The HDMI specification supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), a copy protection technology that incorporates coding technology for digital video signals. Interlace format (Interlaced scanning) The Interlace format is the NTSC standard method for displaying TV images at 30 frames per second. Each frame is scanned twice alternately between the even numbered scanning lines and then odd numbered scanning lines, at 60 times per second. 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 is completely prohibited, violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on. Progressive format (sequential scanning) In contrast to the Interlace format, the progressive format can reproduce 50 - 60 frames per second by reproducing all scanning lines (525 lines for the NTSC system). The overall picture quality increases and still images, text and horizontal lines appear sharper. This format is compatible with the 525 or 625 progressive format. Super Audio CD Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (conventional CD is recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide dynamic range across the audible frequency range, and so provides music reproduction extremely faithful to the original sound. x Super Audio CD types There are two types of discs, depending on the Super Audio CD layer and CD layer combination. • Super Audio CD layer: A high-density signal layer for Super Audio CD • CD layer1): A layer that is readable by a conventional CD player Single layer disc (a disc with a single Super Audio CD layer) Super Audio CD layer Hybrid disc2) (a disc with a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer) CD layer3) Super Audio CD layer3) A Super Audio CD layer consists of the 2 channel area or the multi-channel area. • 2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel stereo tracks are recorded • Multi-channel area: An area in which multichannel (up to 5.1 channels) tracks are recorded 78US