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Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into

numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound

has speci c numerical values. These sockets send

audio through two channels, the left and right.

Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and

horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The

horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is

4:3, and that of widescreen is 16:9.

AUDIO OUT sockets: Red and white sockets on

the back of the system that send audio to another

system (TV, Stereo, etc).

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.

Digital: Sound that has been converted into

numerical values. Digital sound is available when you

use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL. These

sockets send audio through multiple channels,

instead of just two channels as analogue does.

Disc menu: A screen display prepared for

allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles, multi-

angles, etc recorded on a DVD.

DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x/6.0: The DivX code is a

patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression

technology, developed by DivXNetworks Inc., that

can shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be

transported over the internet, while maintaining

high visual quality.

Dolby Digital: A surround sound system

developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up to

six channels of digital audio (front left and right,

surround left and right, centre and subwoofer).

DTS: Digital Theatre Systems. This is a surround

sound system, but it is different from Dolby Digital.

The formats were developed by different

companies.

Index Picture Screen: A screen that gives an

overview of a DVD±RW or DVD±R. An Index

Picture represents each recording.

JPEG: A very common digital still picture format. A

still-picture data compression system proposed by

the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which

features small decrease in image quality in spite of

its high compression ratio.

MP3: A  le format with a sound data compression

system. “MP3” is the abbreviation of Motion Picture

Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. By

using the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can

contain about 10 times more data then a regular

CD.

MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. A

collection of compression systems for digital audio

and video.

Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have each

sound track constitute one sound  eld. Multichannel

refers to a structure of sound tracks having three

or more channels.

PBC: Playback Control. Refers to the signal

recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling

playback. By using menu screens recorded on a

Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can

enjoy interactive playback and searching.

PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio

encoding system.

Region code: A system allowing discs to be played

only in the region designated. This unit will only 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 compatible with more

than one region (or ALL regions).

S-Video: Produces a clear picture by sending

separate signals for the luminance and the colour.

You can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video

In socket.

Surround: A system for creating realistic three

dimensional sound  elds full of realism by arranging

multiple speakers around the listener.

Title: The longest section of a movie or music

feature on DVD. Each title is assigned a title

number, enabling you to locate the title you want.

VIDEO OUT socket: Yellow socket on the back

of the DVD system that sends the DVD picture

video to a TV.

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