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(Additional Information 1 08 DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. 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. MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension ".mp3" or ".MP3". MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amplifiers. See also PCM. MPEG video The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio recorders (CD. MD and DAT) and AV amplifiers with digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital. DTS and MPEG audio to PCM. See also Digitalaudio. PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only) A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once-karaoke discs, for example. Regions (DVD-Video only) These associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions). Sampling frequency The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality, but the more digital information is generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements) per second. See also Digital audio. S1 S-video output This S-video signal format includes aspect ratio information (4:3 or 16:9) within the video signal. 52 S-video output S2 is an enhanced version of S-video which. in addition to aspect ratio information, contains letterbox / pan & scan information. Widescreen TVs which are compatible with S2 S-video automatically switch to the appropriate mode according to the signal. 59 En

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(Additional
Information
1
08
DTS
DTS
stands
for
Digital
Theater
Systems.
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.
MP3
MP3
(MPEG1
audio
layer
3)
is
a
compressed
audio
file
format.
Files
are
recognized
by
their
file
extension
".mp3"
or
".MP3".
MPEG
audio
An
audio
format
used
on
Video
CDs
and
some
DVD
discs.
This
unit
can
convert
MPEG
audio
to
PCM
format
for
wider
compatibility
with
digital
recorders
and
AV
amplifiers.
See
also
PCM.
MPEG
video
The
video
format
used
for
Video
CDs
and
DVDs.
Video
CD
uses
the
older
MPEG-1
standard,
while
DVD
uses
the
newer
and
much
better
quality
MPEG-2
standard.
PCM
(Pulse
Code
Modulation)
The
most
common
system
of
encoding
digital
audio,
found
on
CDs
and
DAT.
Excellent
quality,
but
requires
a
lot
of
data
compared
to
formats
such
as
Dolby
Digital
and
MPEG
audio.
For
compatibility
with
digital
audio
recorders
(CD.
MD
and
DAT)
and
AV
amplifiers
with
digital
inputs,
this
unit
can
convert
Dolby
Digital.
DTS
and
MPEG
audio
to
PCM.
See
also
Digital
audio.
PBC
(PlayBack
Control)
(Video
CD
only)
A
system
of
navigating
a
Video
CD
through
on
-screen
menus
recorded
onto
the
disc.
Especially
good
for
discs
that
you
would
normally
not
watch
from
beginning
to
end
all
at
once—karaoke
discs,
for
example.
Regions
(DVD-Video
only)
These
associate
discs
and
players
with
particular
areas
of
the
world.
This
unit
will
only
play
discs
that
have
compatible
region
codes.
You
can
find
the
region
code
of
your
unit
by
looking
on
the
rear
panel.
Some
discs
are
compatible
with
more
than
one
region
(or
all
regions).
Sampling
frequency
The
rate
at
which
sound
is
measured
to
be
turned
into
digital
audio
data.
The
higher
the
rate,
the
better
the
sound
quality,
but
the
more
digital
information
is
generated.
Standard
CD
audio
has
a
sampling
fre-
quency
of
44.1kHz,
which
means
44,100
samples
(measurements)
per
second.
See
also
Digital
audio.
S1
S
-video
output
This
S
-video
signal
format
includes
aspect
ratio
information
(4:3
or
16:9)
within
the
video
signal.
52
S
-video
output
S2
is
an
enhanced
version
of
S
-video
which.
in
addition
to
aspect
ratio
information,
contains
letterbox
/
pan
&
scan
information.
Widescreen
TVs
which
are
compatible
with
S2
S
-video
automatically
switch
to
the
appropriate
mode
according
to
the
signal.
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