Glossary - Sony SVR-HD700 Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary

Dolby Digital (page 13, 43)
Digital audio compression technology developed
by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms
to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel
is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel
in this format. Dolby Digital provides the same
discrete channels of high quality digital audio
found in "Dolby Digital" theater surround sound
systems.
Good channel separation is realized because all of
the channel data is recorded discretely, and little
deterioration occurs because all channel data
processing is digital.
GUIDE (page 23)
The GUIDE (electronic programme guide) is a
guide showing programmes which can be
displayed on a conventional television (via the
Digital Terrestrial Television tuner included in
this recorder) as the now and next programmes or
the television schedule for a day or more at a time.
Hard disk drive (page 2)
A hard disk drive is a whole mechanical system
that consists of disks and drive. Disks are flat,
circular, rigid plates coated with a thin magnetic
media. Magnetic heads record data on the rapidly
spinning disks, and this enables the speedy and
efficient reading and writing of data.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
(page 11)
HDMI is an interface that supports both video and
audio on a single digital connection. The HDMI
connection carries standard to high definition
video signals and multi-channel audio signals to
AV components such as HDMI equipped TVs, in
digital form without degradation.
The HDMI specification supports HDCP (High-
bandwidth Digital Contents Protection), a copy
protection technology that incorporates coding
technology for digital video signals.
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