Owner`s manual
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.
Aspect
ratio:
The
ratio
of
vertical and hori-
zontal sizes
of
a displayed image.
The
horizontal
vs. vertical
ratio
of
conventional TVs.
is
4:3, and
that
of
widescreens
is
16:9.
AUDIO
OUT
Jacks: jacks on
the
back
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. However, 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 titles.A title
is
composed
of
several chapters.
Each
chapter
is
assigned a
chapter
number
enabling you
to
locate
the
chapter
you want.
Component
Video
Out
lacks: jacks on
the
back
of
the
DVD System
that
send
high-quality
video
to
a TV
that
has
Component
Video
In
jacks
(RiG/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.
Digital: Sound
that
has been
converted
into
numerical values. Digital sound
is
available
when
you use
the
DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT
COAXIAL
or
OPTICAL jacks.These jacks
send
audio
through
multiple channels, instead
of
just
two
channels as analog does.
DivX
3.11/4x15x:
The
DivX
code
is
a
patent
pending, MPEG-4 based video
compression
tech-
nology, developed
by
DivXNetworks,
Inc.,
that
can
shrink
digital video
to
sizes small enough
to
be
transported
over
the
internet,
while maintain-
ing high visual quality.
Glossary
Dolby Digital: A
surround
sound
system devel-
oped
by Dolby Laboratories containing up
to
six
channels
of
digital audio (front left and right, sur-
round
left and right,
center
and subwoofer).
DTS: Digital
Theatre
Systems.This
is
a
surround
sound
system,
but
it
is
different from Dolby Digi-
tal.
The
formats
were
developed
by
different
companies.
IPEG: A very
common
digital still picture for-
mat.A
still-picture
data
compression
system
pro~
posed
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
compres-
sion system."MP3"
is
the
abbreviation
of
Motion
Picture Experts
Group
1
(or
MPEG-1)Audio
Layer 3.
By
using
MP3
format,
one
CD-R
or
CD-
RW can contain
about
10
times as much
data
volume as a regular
CD
can.
Multichannel: DVD
is
specified
to
have each
sound
track
constitute
one
sound
field. Multi-
channel refers
to
a
structure
of
sound tracks
having
three
or
more
channels.
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
soft-
ware'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
conversion.
Playback
control
(PBC): Refers
to
the
signal
recorded
on
video
CDs
or
SVCDs for
control-
ling
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.
Play list: A list
of
selected
titles
to
be played
back
in
a specific order.This
option
is
only avail-
able with
VR
format
and
must
be
created
before-
hand.
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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.
Aspect
ratio:
The
ratio
of
vertical and hori-
zontal sizes
of
a displayed image.
The
horizontal
vs. vertical
ratio
of
conventional TVs.
is
4:3, and
that
of
widescreens
is
16:9.
AUDIO
OUT
Jacks: jacks on
the
back
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. However, 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 titles.A title
is
composed
of
several chapters.
Each
chapter
is
assigned a
chapter
number
enabling you
to
locate
the
chapter
you want.
Component
Video
Out
lacks: jacks on
the
back
of
the
DVD System
that
send
high-quality
video
to
a TV
that
has
Component
Video
In
jacks
(RiG/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.
Digital: Sound
that
has been
converted
into
numerical values. Digital sound
is
available
when
you use
the
DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT
COAXIAL
or
OPTICAL jacks.These jacks
send
audio
through
multiple channels, instead
of
just
two
channels as analog does.
DivX
3.11/4x15x:
The
DivX
code
is
a
patent
pending, MPEG-4 based video
compression
tech-
nology, developed
by
DivXNetworks,
Inc.,
that
can
shrink
digital video
to
sizes small enough
to
be
transported
over
the
internet,
while maintain-
ing high visual quality.
Glossary
Dolby Digital: A
surround
sound
system devel-
oped
by Dolby Laboratories containing up
to
six
channels
of
digital audio (front left and right, sur-
round
left and right,
center
and subwoofer).
DTS: Digital
Theatre
Systems.This
is
a
surround
sound
system,
but
it
is
different from Dolby Digi-
tal.
The
formats
were
developed
by
different
companies.
IPEG: A very
common
digital still picture for-
mat.A
still-picture
data
compression
system
pro~
posed
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
compres-
sion system."MP3"
is
the
abbreviation
of
Motion
Picture Experts
Group
1
(or
MPEG-1)Audio
Layer 3.
By
using
MP3
format,
one
CD-R
or
CD-
RW can contain
about
10
times as much
data
volume as a regular
CD
can.
Multichannel: DVD
is
specified
to
have each
sound
track
constitute
one
sound
field. Multi-
channel refers
to
a
structure
of
sound tracks
having
three
or
more
channels.
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
soft-
ware'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
conversion.
Playback
control
(PBC): Refers
to
the
signal
recorded
on
video
CDs
or
SVCDs for
control-
ling
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.
Play list: A list
of
selected
titles
to
be played
back
in
a specific order.This
option
is
only avail-
able with
VR
format
and
must
be
created
before-
hand.
37