Dvd Player; Glossary - AEG CTV 4807 Instruction Manual

Glossary

DVD player

Symptom Possible cause and remedy
No playback You have not correctly inserted the disc into the
possible disc drawer.
Place the disc into the drawer with the printed side
pointing up.
The DVD's country code does not correspond to
this television set.
Insert a DVD with the correct country code.
You have inserted an incorrect disc.
Only insert discs which are compatible with the
DVD player.
The parental lock is switched on.
Check the settings in the "PARENTAL LOCK"
menu.
Sound is not The desired language is not available on the DVD.
played back in
This function can only be selected via the disc
the desired
menu.
language.
Select the desired language in the disc menu.
Subtitles are not The disc does not support this function.
displayed
The subtitle function is switched off.
Switch the function on in the "PREFERRED
SETTINGS" menu.
Different viewing The disc does not support this function.
angles are not
The different viewing angles function is switched
possible.
off.
Switch the function on in the "GENERAL SETUP"
menu.
If a malfunction still cannot be rectified, please contact your
specialist dealer or the manufacturer.
Glossary
AC Alternating Current.
Cinch connector Coaxial connector for connecting additional
devices.
DVD On optical disc on which pictures and sound are
recorded digitally in high quality. A video
compression technique (MPEG) and a recording
technique for a very high information density are
used to do this.
DC Direct Current.
Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital is a sound transmission process
which enables digital surround-sound playback
on a home cinema system.
Television standard Standard which regulates colour television
transmission. The television standard applicable
in Germany is PAL. SECAM is usual in Poland
and France; NTSC in America.
Chapter number A film is sub-divided into chapters, each of
which has a number. These numbers can be
used to rapidly select sections or scenes.
Camera viewing angle Certain DVDs contain scenes which have been
simultaneously recorded from different viewing
angles. In the case of such discs, the "ANGLE"
button can be used to view this scene from
different viewing angles.
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Parental lock The disc data contain restrictions which enable
you to lock films which are unsuitable for
children.
MPEG-2 International standard for transmitting video
signals. In the case of certain DVDs, the digital
audio signals have been compressed and
recorded in this format.
Mute Remote control button for deactivating the
sound.
NICAM Additional transmission of sound channels in the
case of certain stations.
OSD On Screen Display:
Menu control system which is visible on the
screen.
PBC (playback control) This function refers to signals recorded on a
video CD (Version 2.0). This enables the user to
interactively search for and play desired film
scenes.
Receiver Receiving device which converts the signals
from the antenna into video and audio signals.
Regional locking codes DVD players and DVDs contain regional locking
(regional code) codes for each sales region. If the DVD player's
regional code does not correspond to the DVD's
regional code, playback is not possible.
SCART 21-pin connector for connecting the television
set e.g. to a satellite receiver or a video
recorder.
Height-width ratio Ratio between the height and width of the TV
screen. Normal TV sets have a height-width
ratio of 4:3, whilst wide screens frequently have
a ratio of 16:9. This enables large-format
pictures to be viewed.
Title number The title numbers refer to film titles. As DVDs
have a high capacity, several films can be
recorded on one disc. If a DVD contains two or
more films, these films are numbered as title 1,
title 2, etc.
Subtitles Various subtitle languages may be recorded on
a DVD. The subtitle function can be used to
select the desired language.
VCR Video Cassette Recorder, video recorder