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English Glossary Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog 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: Red and white jacks on the back of the system that send audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.) 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. 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.) Digital: Sound that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound is available when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL. These jacks send audio through multiple channels, instead of just two channels as analog does. Disc menu: A screen display prepared for allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles, multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD. DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x: The DivX code is a patentpending, MPEG-4 based video compression technology, developed by DivXNetworks.Inc., that can shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be transported over the internet, while maintaining high visual quality. 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, center and subwoofer.) DTS: Digital Theater Systems.This is a surround sound system, but it is different from Dolby Digital. The formats were developed by different companies. Index Picture Screen: A screen that gives an overview of a DVD+RW or DVD+R. An Index Picture represents each recording. JPEG: A very common digital still picture format.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 the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data then a regular CD. MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection of compression systems for digital audio and video. Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have each sound track constitute one sound field. Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels. PBC: Playback Control. Refers to the signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling playback. By using menu screens recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive playback and searching. PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Parental control: Limits disc play according to the age of the users or 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. Region code: A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated.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.) S-Video: Produces a clear picture by sending separate signals for the luminance and the color. You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video In jack. Surround: A system for creating realistic threedimensional sound fields full of realism by arranging multiple speakers around the listener. Title: The longest section of a movie or music feature on DVD. Each title is assigned a title number, enabling you to locate the title you want. VIDEO OUT jack: Yellow jack on the back of the DVD system that sends the DVD picture video to a TV. 034_060_dvdr3355-37A_eng5 59 59 21/3/05, 3:29 PM

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English
Analo
g:
Sound that has not been turned into
numbers.
Analog 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.
A
UDIO OUT Jacks:
Red and white jacks on the
back of the system that send audio to another
system (TV, Stereo, etc.)
Cha
pter
:
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.
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.)
Digital:
Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available when
you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL.
These jacks send audio through multiple channels,
instead of just two channels as analog does.
Disc men
u:
A screen display prepared for
allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD.
DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x:
The DivX code is a patent-
pending, MPEG-4 based video compression
technology, developed by DivXNetworks.Inc., that
can shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be
transported over the internet, while maintaining
high visual quality.
Dolb
y 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, center and subwoofer.)
DTS:
Digital Theater Systems. This is a surround
sound system, but it is different from Dolby Digital.
The formats were developed by different companies.
Inde
x Pictur
e Scr
een:
A screen that gives an
overview of a DVD+RW or DVD+R.
An Index
Picture represents each recording.
JPEG:
A very common digital still picture format. 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 the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW
can contain about 10 times more data then a
regular CD.
MPEG:
Motion Picture Experts Group.
A
collection of compression systems for digital audio
and video.
Multichannel:
DVDs are formatted to have each
sound track constitute one sound field.
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks
having three or more channels.
PBC:
Playback Control.
Refers to the signal
recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling
playback. By using menu screens recorded on a
Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can
enjoy interactive playback and searching.
PCM:
Pulse Code Modulation.
A digital audio
encoding system.
P
ar
ental contr
ol:
Limits disc play according to
the age of the users or 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.
Region code:
A system allowing discs to be
played only in the region designated. 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.)
S-Video:
Produces a clear picture by sending
separate signals for the luminance and the color.
You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video
In jack.
Sur
r
ound:
A system for creating realistic three-
dimensional sound fields full of realism by
arranging multiple speakers around the listener.
Title:
The longest section of a movie or music
feature on DVD.
Each title is assigned a title
number, enabling you to locate the title you want.
VIDEO OUT jack:
Yellow jack on the back of
the DVD system that sends the DVD picture video
to a TV.
Glossary
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