Glossary - Philips MX3950D Owner's Manual

Glossary
Sound that has not been turned into
numbers Analog sound vares while digi al sound has
specific numerical values¸ [hese jacks send audio
Ihrough two channels, the [eft and dght
_ect ratio: [he ratio ofvertica[ and horizontal
sizes of a displayed image¸ 1he hodzonta[ vs vertical
ratio of conventional ]h/s is 4:3, and th_ of wide
screens is 16:9¸
AUDIO OUT lacks: Jacks on the back of the DVD
Syslem th_ send audio to another system ( IV Stereo¸
etc)
Bit Rate: 1he amount of data used to hold a g_ven
lensth of music; measured in kilobils per seconds, or
kbps Oc the speed at which you record¸ Genera[I X the
higher Ihe bit rate, or the higher the recording speed,
Ihe better the sound quaJity Howevec higher bil rates
use more space on a Disc¸
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a
DVD that are smaller than titles¸ A btle is composed of
severn[ chapters¸ Each chapter is assigned a chapter
number enabling you to locate the chapter you want¸
Clear voice: It enab[es the digital sound processor to
extract the voice dynamics in movie dia[og on all 5
surround channels without compromiZl_g on the
location accuracy and the width of the surround
sound¸
ComponentVicleo Out lacks: Jacks on the back
of the DVD System that send high quality video to a
IV that has Component Video In iacl<s (R/G/B Y/Pb/P_
etc)
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for allowing
selection of images, sounds, subtiIles mulli ang[es etc
recorded on a DVD
Sound that has been ¢onverze(s into
numerical values¸ OJgital sound is avaJ[able when you
use the D[G[ [AL AUDIO OU[ COAXIAL or
OPl ICAL jacks¸ [hese jacks send audio through
mulliple channels¸ instead ofiust two channels as
analog does¸
A surround sound system developed
By Dolb7 Laboratories containing up to six channels of
digital audio (front left and right¸ surround left and right
and center)
DTS: Digil_d [heater Systems Ihis is a surrou¢'d
sound system, but it s d ft_rent Pore Dolby Digi al [be
formats were developed by different compan es
A stil picture data compression s)_stem
proposed by tie Joint F hotograph c Expert Group,
w/ich features sma}l decrease in image quaity in spte
of its hgh compression rato
MP3: A le format witl a sound data comp esslon
system 'MP3' is the abb ev ation of Motion Pictur_
Exper-s Group / (or MPEG [) Audio Layer 3 By usng
['qP3 f_rmat one CD P, or CD RW can contain about
/ 0 trees as much data volume as a regular CD can
Multichannel: DVD is specified to have each sound
I_ck constitute one sound field¸ Multichannel refers to
a structure of sound trad<s having three o_ more
channels¸
Parental control: A _nction of the DVD to limit
playback of the disc by the age of the users according
Io the [imilatJon level in each cou_ry [he [imJtazion
varies ftom disc to disc: when it is activated, p[_bacl<
will be prohibited if the software's [evel is higher than
Ihe useFse_ level
F'CM (Pulse Code Modulation): A s_stem _r
converting analog sound signa[ to digital signa[ for later
processing with no data compression used in
coAverslon
Playback control (PBC): P,efers to the signal
recordec on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling
reproduction¸ By using menu screens recorded on a
Viaeo CD or SVCD that supoorzs PBC, you can eqoy
i_eractive type soltware as well as soltware having a
search _nction
After power up, the system will
prompt the user to proceed with the automatic
install_ion of radio stations by simply pressing the
PLAY button on the main unit
_ressive Scan: It displays a[I the horizontal lines
of a picture _ one time, as a %nal frame¸ lhis system
can convert the interlaced video from DVD into
progressive format for connection to a progressive
display It dramatically increases the vertical resolution
A progressive sca_ [V is _eede_ to receive Progressive
scan output ftom the p[aye_
R_on code: A system for allowing discs to be
p[a_ec bad< only in Ihe region designated beforehana
[ his unit wi[[ on[y 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
comp_ib[e with more than one region (or ALL
regions)¸
S-Video: P_oduces a clear picture by sending
separate slgnaJs for the [uminance and the co[oc You
can use S Video only iByour IV has S video In iacl<
Saml_lin_ I;requencv: Frequency of sampling data
when analog data is converted to digita[ d_a Sampling
frequency numerically represents how many time the
original anaJog signal is sampled per second¸
Seatln control: It gives the user a perfect sound
and movie expenence anywhere in the room, providing
maximum %xibility and real tota[ immersion Because
Ihe user can choose their Dre_rred seat¸
Surround: A system for creating realistic three
dimensional sound _elds _11 of _alism by arranging
mulliple speakers a_ound the listener
Title: 1 he longest section ofa plctul_ or music
fe_ure on DVD, music, etc, in video software, orthe
entire aJbum in audio software¸ Each title [s assigned a
IJtle number enabling you to [ocate the tiI[e you want¸
VIDEO OUT iack: Jack on the back of the DVD
System that sends video to a [M
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