Aspect Ratio: This is a description of the width of a video image in relation to its height. A conventional video screen is four units wide for every three units of height, making it almost square. Newer wide-aspect- ratio video displays are 16 units wide for every nine units of height, making them more like the screen in a movie theater. The program material on a DVD may be recorded in either format and, in addition, you may configure the DMC 1000 to play back in either format, depending on the features recorded on a disc.
Chapter: DVD programs are divided into chapters and titles. Chapters are the subsections programmed into a single title on a disc. Chapters may be compared to the individual tracks on an audio CD. Press the Disc Menu Button to see a listing of the chapters on a disc.
Component Video: This form of video signal eliminates many of the artifacts of traditional composite video signals by splitting the signal into a separate luminance channel (the “Y” signal channel) and two color- difference signals (the “Pr” and “Pb” signal channels). With a component video connection, you will see greater picture resolution and eliminate many picture imperfections, such as the moiré patterns often seen on check-patterned cloth. However, in order to benefit from component video, you must have a video display with Y/Pr/Pb component video inputs. Do not connect the component video outputs of the DMC 1000 to the standard composite or S-video inputs of a TV or recorder.
HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection): HDCP is the specification for protecting digitally encoded content from unauthorized copying when it is transmitted from a video source to a display using HDMI or DVI connections. To take advantage of the high-resolution output of the DMC 1000 via its HDMI output, your display must be HDCP-compliant. All displays with HDMI inputs are HDCP-compliant, but not all DVI-equipped displays are. If you are using the DMC 1000 with an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter, check the owner’s manual for your display to determine whether it is HDCP-compliant.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface): HDMI is a serial-bus form of communication between an audio/video source and a video display or audio/video receiver. It is capable of passing digital audio and high-definition digital video using a single cable. With HDMI, the DMC 1000 is capable of outputting high-resolution (720p, 1080i or 1080p) video and 5.1-channel PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS digital audio, with the convenience of a single cable connection.
JPEG Files: JPEG stands for the Joint Photographic Experts Group, which developed a standard for compressing still images, such as photographs. JPEG files may be created on a personal computer by importing images from a digital camera, or scanning printed photographs. These files may be burned onto a compact disc or stored on a memory card or USB device. The DMC 1000 is capable of recognizing JPEG files and enabling you to view them on your video screen.
Media Library: The Media Library refers to the content stored on the DMC 1000’s internal hard-disc drive. It contains all of the content that you have transferred to the DMC 1000, including copies of audio CDs, captures of audio streams from the Auxiliary Analog Audio Inputs, and MP3 audio and JPEG image files transferred from memory cards, discs
or USB drives. The Media Library automatically organizes the content so that you may view it by track name, album, artist, genre, cover art (when available) or playlists that you have created. When a multizone system has been connected, each zone may access different content stored
in the Media Library. When connected to other properly programmed devices in the home using the Network Jack or the RS-232 Port, the Media Library may be used as a server, allowing you to enjoy content throughout your home.
MP3 Files: MP3 is an audio compression format that was developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group as an adjunct to the MPEG-1 video compression format. The main benefit of MP3 is that it reduces the size of audio files considerably, depending on the amount of compression selected during the encoding process, enabling you to store many more songs on one compact disc than in the standard audio CD format. The DMC 1000 is capable of playing MP3 files stored on a disc or stored on a memory card or USB device, using its advanced graphic interface.
Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to show up to four different views of the same scene in a program. When a disc is encoded with multiple-angle information, pressing the Angle Button will enable you to switch between these different views. Few discs take advantage of this capability and, when they do, the multiple-angle technology will only be present for short periods of time. Producers will usually insert some sort of icon or graphic in the picture to alert you to the availability of multiple- angle scenes. In addition, the DMC 1000’s angle indicator will remain lit in the front-panel display during multi-angle availability.
Multizone: A multizone system is used to distribute audio to various rooms in the house so that the occupants of each room may independently choose different program material. The DMC 1000 permits up to four different zones to stream audio simultaneously. Multizone control is usually set up by the custom installer, using either control devices connected to a home network, or devices connected to the DMC 1000’s RS-232 port.
Progressive Scan: Progressive-scan playback formats the video output at a high-scan-rate with twice the scan lines of conventional video images. Progressive-scan outputs must be connected to “digital-ready” or high-definition video displays, regardless of the technology of the specific display (e.g., CRT direct-view television, front or rear projector, plasma display panel or LCD). In some cases, the displays may have special inputs for use with high-scan-rate inputs, and in others you may need to make adjustments to the display’s setup menus to make certain that the inputs used are configured for an “HD” signal. Although the progressive-scan output uses the component video jacks, it is not compatible with older analog video displays with component inputs, unless you change the Output Resolution setting in the Video Setup submenu to 480i.
Reading: You will see this message when you insert a disc while the player examines the contents of the disc to determine its type, and then extracts information about the material on the disc, such as languages, aspect ratios, subtitles, number of titles and more. The slight delay while the contents of the disc are read is normal.
