Glossary
Analogue: Sound that has not been turned MP3: A
into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while compression system. MP3 is the
digital sound has speci
These jacks send audio through two Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. By English
channels, the left and right.using the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW
can contain about 10 times more data then a
Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and regular CD.
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The
horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. A
TVs. is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9.collection of compression systems for digital
AUDIO OUT jacks: Red and white jacks audio and video.
on the back of the system that send audio to Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have
another system (TV, Stereo, etc).each sound track constitute one sound
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound
Chapter: Sections of a picture or a music
piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. tracks having three or more channels.
A title is composed of several chapters. Each PBC: Playback Control. Refers to the signal
chapter is assigned a chapter number recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for
enabling you to locate the chapter you want.controlling playback. By using menu screens
recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that
Digital: Sound that has been converted into supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive
numerical values. Digital sound is available playback and searching.
when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
COAXIAL. These jacks send audio through PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital
multiple channels, instead of just two audio encoding system.
channels as analogue does.
Region code: A system allowing discs to be
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for played only in the region designated. This
allowing selection of images, sounds, unit will only play discs that have compatible
subtitles, multi-angles, etc recorded on a region codes. You can
DVD.of your unit by looking on the product label.
DivX: The DivX code is a patent pending, Some discs are compatible with more than
MPEG-4 based video compression one region (or ALL regions).
technology, developed by DivX Inc., that can S-Video: Produces a clear picture by
shrink digital video to sizes small enough to sending separate signals for the luminance
be transported over the internet, while and the colour. You can use S-Video only if
maintaining high visual quality.your TV has an S-Video In jack.
Dolby Digital: A surround sound system Surround: A system for creating realistic
developed by Dolby Laboratories containing three dimensional sound
up to six channels of digital audio (front left by arranging multiple speakers around the
and right, surround left and right, centre and listener.
subwoofer).
Title: The longest section of a movie or
JPEG: A very common digital still picture music feature on DVD. Each title is assigned
format. A still-picture data compression a title number, enabling you to locate the
system proposed by the Joint Photographic title you want.
Expert Group, which features small decrease
in image quality in spite of its high VIDEO OUT jack: Yellow jack that sends
compression ratio.the DVD picture video to a TV.
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