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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.

_: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).

As

ect

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 widescreens

is 16:9.

DTS:

Digital

Theatre

Systems.This

is a surround

sound

system,

but

it is different

from

Dolby

Digital.The

formats

were

developed

by different

companies.

AUDIO

OUT

jacks:

Jacks on the back of this

unit that

send audio

to

another

system

(TV,

Stereo,

etc.).

Bit

Rate:

The

amount

of data used to

hold

a

given

length

of music;

measured

in Idlobits

per

seconds,

or

I<bps. On the

speed

at which

you

record.

Generally,

the

higher the

bit rate, or

the

higher

the

recording

speed, the

better

the

sound

quality. Howevel:

higher

bit rates

use more

space

on a Disc.

Chapter:

Sections

of a picture

or a music

piece

on a DVD

that

are

smaller

than

tides.A

title

is

composed

of several

chapters.

Each

chapter

is

assigned a chapter

number

enabling you to locate

the

chapter

you want.

ComponentVideo

Out

jacks:

lacks on the

back of this unit that send high-quality video to a

TV that has ComponentVideo

In jacks (R/G/B,Y/

PB/PR,

etc.).

Disc

menu:A

screen

display prepared

for

allowing

selection

of images, sounds,

subtitles,

multi-angles,

etc. recorded

on a DVD.

Sound

that

has been

converted

into

numerical

values.

Digital

sound

is available

when

you use the

digital

audio

output

jacks.These

jacks

send audio

through

multiple

channels,

instead

of just

two

channels

as analog does.

]PEG:

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 blotion

Picture

Experts

Group

1 (or

blPEG-I)

Audio

Layer

3.

By using

klP3

format,

one

CD-R

or

CD-RW

can

contain

about

10 times

as much

data volume

as a regular

CD

can.

Parental

Control:

A function

of the

DVD

to

limit

playback

of the disc

bythe

age of the

users

according

to the

limitation

level in each country.

The

limitation

varies from

disc to disc; when

it is

activated,

playback will

be prohibited

if the

level

of the

software

is higher

than the

usemset

level.

PCH

_Pulse

Code

ModulationS:

A system

for

converting

analog

sound

signal co digital

signal

for

later

processing,

with

no data compression

used in conversion.

Playback

control

(PBc):

Refers

to

the

signal

recorded

on video

CDs

or

SVCDs

for

controlling

reproduction.

By using menu

screens

recorded

on aVideo

CD

or SVCD

that

supports

PBC, you can enjoy

interactive-type

software

as

well

as software

having a search

function.

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