Panasonic PT 56DLX75, PT 56DLX25 manual Glossary and Acronyms

Glossary and Acronyms

CC (Closed Captioning)

EAS (Emergency Alert System)

OSD (On-Screen Display)

MSO (Multiple system owner/operator)

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laboratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also be multichannel audio. A large amount of audio information can be recorded on one disc using this method.

PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on CDs.

DTV (Digital Television)

Name of the process whereby television picture and sound signals are changed to digital code for receiving and transmitting.

HDTV (High Definition Television)

Television with improved picture quality by increasing vertical and horizontal resolution.

ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) Standardization body that developed the Digital Television Terrestrial formats.

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Interface that supports every uncompressed digital format as well as all existing multi-channel audio format on a single cable.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

A system used for compressing/decoding color still pictures.

MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)

Guild governing rating assignments to movies.

NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) Standardization body that developed the Analog Television Terrestrial formats.

Password

A four (4) digit code a user must provide in order to perform a function.

CableCARD™

A module that is required to receive premium digital services through the cable input.