CyberHome Entertainment CH-DVD500 owner manual Glossary of DVD-Related Terms

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Glossary of DVD-Related Terms

CD-R & CD-RW

Recordable Optical Disc formats that can be used as VCD, MP3 or JPG discs with your DVD Player.

Coaxial Digital Audio Connector

A digital audio connection used to connect a DVD player to a receiver or pre-amplifier. Transfers a “RAW” (encoded) digital audio signal, minimizes signal degradation.

Component Video

Offers the best interface between a video signal source and a TV. Uses three RCA-type jacks to separate the component signals making up a video signal. A component video signal is comprised of the luminance (Y) signal and separate chrominance (PR and PB) signals.

Composite Video

The most common connection between a DVD Player and a video display, Composite Video uses a single RCA cable.

Dolby Digital 5.1

A digital surround sound system, capable of transferring up to 5 sound channels plus a sub-bass woofer, developed by Dolby Labs. Supported on most DVD discs.

DTS

Digital Theater System. Another digital surround sound system with 5.1 channels. DTS is supported on some newer DVD discs.

Dual-Layer DVD

A DVD disc that has two layers on each side. A single-sided, dual-layered DVD can hold almost four hours of video and audio, and is also known as a DVD-9.

DVD

Digital Video Disc. DVDs come in different formats, such as single-sided or double-sided. Each side can have a single layer or two layers of data.

DVD-5

A DVD that is single-sided, single-layer, holding up to 4.7 GBytes of data.

DVD-9

A DVD that is single-sided, dual-layer, holding up to 8.5 GBytes of data.

DVD-10

A DVD that is double-sided and single-layered, which holds up to 9.4 GBytes of data. This disc must be manually flipped to use both sides.

Home Theater

A system designed to re-create the movie theater experience in the home. A typical home theater system will have a DVD Player, TV, Receiver and Speaker System with 4 speakers and a subwoofer for surround sound.

Interlaced Scanning

Most Televisions use Interlaced scanning, drawing only odd or even lines with each pass.

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Contents DVD Player Important Safety Precautions Class 1 Laser ProductTable of Contents DVD Player Features & Supported Discs Caring for Optical Discs Preparing and Using the Remote Control Installing the BatteriesOperation of Remote Control Important Note about BatteriesRemote Control Functions 1 Remote Control Functions 2 DVD Front Panel Functions DVD Display Functions Dimming the Front VFD DisplayBack Panel Connectors Connecting the DVD Player to your TV / Receiver Determining the Video & Audio Connections You Will UseTelevision Connections One Required Receiver/Speaker Connections OptionalConnecting to a TV with S-Video In and Stereo Audio Composite / S-Video & Stereo Audio ConnectionsConnecting to a TV with Component Video Inputs Enter the Setup Menu to Change the Video SettingConnect the DVD Player using the Component Video Cables If You Are Using a Progressive Scan TVUsing the Dolby/DTS 5.1 Channel Analog Outputs Dolby/DTS 5.1 Channel & Digital Audio ConnectionsGetting Started Powering On & Playing a Disc Stopping and Pausing Play Pausing Disc PlayTo Stop Disc Play Navigating Disc Menus Skip Forward and Skip Back Slow Motion ScanningAdvancing to the Next Track or Skipping Back Through Tracks Next and Previous Track ButtonsJumping to a Specific Chapter/Track or Time Position Select the Goto ButtonNavigating the Goto Menu Press Enter to Jump to the LocationPreviewing Titles, Chapters or Tracks Before Playback Saving Locations for Quick Play with BookmarksUsing the Repeat 1/ALL Button Using the Repeat A-B ButtonRepeating a Title, Chapter/Track or Disc Repeating a Specific Time SegmentPlaying Tracks in a Particular Order with Program Play Create Custom Playback Programs of up to 30 StepsSelect the Program Button during Playback Add a Track to the Program List with EnterPlaying MP3 Files with the MP3 Navigator Viewing JPG Files on Your TV Using the Zoom Function More Audio & Video Functions Putting it All Together with the Display Button Press the Display Button while a Disc is PlayingDisplay Menu Options with DVD, VCD and CD Audio Discs Using the On-Screen Setup Menu Parental Lock and Other Options Video Setup Options System Ntsc / PAL / P-SCANAspect 43 PS / 43 LB / 169 WS Output Composite / S-VIDEO / YCbCrAudio Setup Options C Standard / Maximum / TV ModeAnalog 5.1CH / 2CH Digital Dolby / DTS / LpcmLanguage Setup Options Setting Language Options for Setup and DVDsD Deutsch / Español / Italiano / Francais Troubleshooting Common Problems Specifications Glossary of DVD-Related Terms Glossary of DVD-Related Terms cont’d Index 10,28