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English Introduction 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 system. PAL - An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems. The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe. Pan & Scan - The technique of reframing a picture to conform to a different aspect ratio by cropping parts of the picture. DVD-Video players can automatically create a 4:3 pan & scan version from widescreen video by using a horizontal offset encoded with the video. 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 - Our proprietary Videostage 5 decoding circuitry 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

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Introduction
English
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 r
epresenting 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 system.
P
AL
– An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems.
The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe.
Pan & Scan
– The technique of reframing a picture to conform to a different aspect ratio by
cropping parts of the picture. DVD-Video players can automatically create a 4:3 pan & scan
version from widescreen video by using a horizontal offset encoded with the video.
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-
nificantly better than composite video since it does not require a comb filter to separate the
signals. Most high-end televisions have S-video inputs.
V
ideostage
®
5
– Our proprietary Videostage 5 decoding circuitry 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.