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Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into
numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound
has speci c numerical values. These sockets 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 widescreen is 16:9.
AUDIO OUT sockets: Red and white sockets 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.
Digital: Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available when you
use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL. These
sockets send audio through multiple channels,
instead of just two channels as analogue 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/6: The DivX code is a
patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression
technology, developed by DivX 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, centre and subwoofer).
DTS: Digital Theatre 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 le 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 eld. 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.
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
nd 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 colour.
You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video
In socket.
Surround: A system for creating realistic three
dimensional sound elds 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 socket: Yellow socket on the back
of the DVD system that sends the DVD picture
video to a TV.
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