Bose LS28IIIBLK Operating Guide - Page 6

Introduction - sound system

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Introduction Component video - A video system containing three separate color component signals, either red/green/blue (RGB) or chroma/color difference (YPbPr), in analog or digital form. The MPEG-2 encoding system used by DVD is based on color-difference component digital video. Composite video - A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems. 1 - The logo representing Dolby Digital. Dolby Digital - A perceptual coding system for audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and accepted as an international standard. Dolby Digital is the most common means of encoding multi-channel audio. - The logo representing DTS. DTS - A type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs. DVD - An acronym that is most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs. DVD video - A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs, based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio, and other proprietary data formats. IR - An acronym for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives commands on an infrared light beam. Letterbox - A video format which has black borders at the top and bottom of the picture. MP3 - MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows you to record many hours of music on a single CD. NTSC - An acronym for National Television System Committee. The U.S. organization that developed both the American Black & White and Color television systems. PAL - An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems. The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe. PCM - The form of the digital audio signal used for both CD and laserdisc. It is a serial data stream that is coded for transmission or recording. S-video - A video interface standard that carries separate luminance and chrominance signals, usually on a four-pin mini-DIN connector. Also called Y/C. The quality of S-video is significantly better than composite video since it does not require a comb filter to separate the signals. Most high-end televisions have S-video inputs. Videostage® 5 decoding circuitry- Proprietary Bose invention which gives you a five-channel surround sound experience from everything you listen to - VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even mono TV programs. YPbPr - A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance components. Often referred to loosely as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y. 6 AM259776_02_V.pdf • April 23, 2002

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Introduction
Component video
A video system containing three separate color component signals,
either red/green/blue (RGB) or chroma/color difference (YPbPr), in analog or digital form. The
MPEG-2 encoding system used by DVD is based on color-difference component digital
video.
Composite video
A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization
information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems.
1
The logo representing Dolby Digital.
Dolby Digital
A perceptual coding system for audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and
accepted as an international standard. Dolby Digital is the most common means of encoding
multi-channel audio.
The logo representing DTS.
DTS
A type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs.
DVD
An acronym that is most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versa-
tile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.
DVD video
A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs,
based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio, and other proprietary data formats.
IR
An acronym for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives commands
on an infrared light beam.
Letterbox
A video format which has black borders at the top and bottom of the picture.
MP3
MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows you to record
many hours of music on a single CD.
NTSC
An acronym for National Television System Committee. The U.S. organization that
developed both the American Black & White and Color television systems.
PAL
An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems.
The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe.
PCM
The form of the digital audio signal used for both CD and laserdisc. It is a serial data
stream that is coded for transmission or recording.
S-video
A video interface standard that carries separate luminance and chrominance sig-
nals, usually on a four-pin mini-DIN connector. Also called Y/C. The quality of S-video is sig-
ni
cantly better than composite video since it does not require a comb
lter to separate the
signals. Most high-end televisions have S-video inputs.
Videostage
®
5 decoding circuitry
Proprietary Bose invention which gives you a
ve-chan-
nel surround sound experience from everything you listen to
VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even
mono TV programs.
YPbPr
A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance
components. Often referred to loosely as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y.
AM259776_02_V.pdf • April 23, 2002