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Glossary

Analog:

Sound

that

has

not

been

turned

into

num-

bers.Analog

sound

varies,

while

digital

sound

has spe-

cific

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

conventionalTVs,

is 4:3, and that

of widescreens

is 16:9.

AUDIO

OUT

,lacks:

lacks

on the

bad(

of the

DVD

System

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 kilobits

per

seconds,

or

kbps.

Or, 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.

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.

CornponentVideo

Out

,Jacks:

lacks

on the

back

of

the

DVD

System

that

send

high-quality

video

to

aTV

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

DIGI-

TALAUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL

or

OPTICAL

jacks.These

jacks

send

audio

through

multiple

channels,

instead

of

just

two

channels

as

analog

does.

OivX

3.1

l/4x/Sx:The

DivX

code

is a patent

pending,

HPEG-4

based

video

compression

technology,

devel-

oped

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:

DigitaITheatre

Systems.This

is a surround

sound

system,

but

it is different

from

Dolby

Digital.The

for-

mats

were

developed

by different

companies.

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

compres-

sion

ratio.

MP3:

A file

format

with

a sound

data

compression

sys-

tem."MP3"

is the

abbreviation

of

Motion

Picture

Experts

Group

1 (or

MPEG-1)

Audio

Layer

3. By using

HP3

format,

one

CD-R

or CD-RW

can

contain

about

10 times

as much

data

volume

as a regular

CD

can.

IVlultichannel

DVD

is specified

to

have each

sound

track

constitute

one

sound

field,

tultichannel

refers

to

a structure

of sound

tracks

having three

or

more

chan-

nels.

Parental

Control:

A

function

of the

DVD

to

limit

playback

of the

disc

by the

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

software's

level

is higher

than

the

user-

set

level.

PCM

(Pulse

Code

Modulation):

A

system

for

converting

analog

sound

signal

to

digital

signal

for

later

processing,

with

no data

compression

used

in convel=

sion.

Playback

control

(PBC):

Refers

to

the

signal

recorded

on

video

CDs

or

SVCDs

for

controlling

reproduction.

By

using

menu

screens

recorded

on

a

Video

CD

or

SVCD

that

supports

PBC,you

can

enjoy

interactive-type

software

as well

as software

having

a

search

function.

Pro/_ressive

Scan:

It displays

all the

horizontal

lines

of

a picture

at one

time,

as a signal

frame.This

system

can

convert

the

interlaced

video

from

DVD

into

pro-

gressive

format

for

connection

to

a progressive

display.

It dramatically

increases

the

vertical

resolution.

Re,lion

code:

A

system

for

allowing

discs

to

be played

back only

in the

region

designated

beforehand.This

unit

will

only

play

discs

that

have

compatible

region

codes.

You

can find

the

region

code

of your

unit

by Iooldng

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 yourTV

has S- video

In jack.

Super

Audio

CD

(SA-CD):This

audio

format

is

based

upon

the

current

CD

standards

hut

includes

a

greater

amount

of

information

that

provides

higher

quality

sound.There

are

three

types

of discs:

single

layer,

double

layer

and

hybrid

discs.The

hybrid

disc

contains

both

standard

audio

CD

and

Super

Audio

CD

informa-

tion.

Surround:

A

system

for

creating

realistic

three

dimen-

sional

sound

fields

full

of

realism

by arranging

multiple

speakers

around

the

listenel_

Title:

The

longest

section

of a picture

or

music

feature

on

DVD,

music,

etc., in video

software,

or

the

entire

album

in audio

software.

Each

title

is assigned

a title

number

enabling

you

to

locate

the title

you

want.

VIDEO

OUT

iack:

lack on

the

back of the

DVD

Sys-

tem

that

sends

video

to

aTV.

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