Glossary

Analog: Sound that has not been turned into num- bers.Analog sound varies, while digital sound has speciﬁc numerical values.These jacks 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 wide- screens is 16:9.

AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the back of the DVD System that send audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.).

Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold a given length of music; measured in kilobits per seconds, or kbps. Or, the speed at which you record. Generally, the higher the bit rate, or the higher the recording speed, the better the sound quality. However, higher bit rates use more space on a Disc.

Chapter: Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles.A title is com- posed of several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want.

Component Video Out Jacks: Jacks on the back of the DVD System that send high-quality video to a TV that has Component Video In jacks (R/G/B,Y/Pb/ Pr, etc.).

Disc menu: A screen display prepared for allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles, multi-angles, etc. recorded on a DVD.

Digital: Sound that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound is available when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL or OPTI- CAL jacks.These jacks send audio through multiple channels, instead of just two channels as analog does.

DivX 3.11/4x/5x: The DivX code is a patent pend- ing, 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 qual- ity.

Dolby Digital: A surround sound system devel- oped by Dolby Laboratories containing up to six channels of digital audio (front left and right, sur- round left and right, center 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.

JPEG: A very common digital still picture format.A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which fea- tures small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio.

MP3: A ﬁle 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 MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can con- tain about 10 times as much data volume as a regu- lar CD can.

Parental Control: A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users accord- ing to the limitation level in each country.The limita- tion varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, playback will be prohibited if the software’s level is higher than the user-set level.

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation): A system for converting analog sound signal to digital signal for later processing, with no data compression used in conversion.

Playback control (PBC): Refers to the signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling reproduction. By using menu screens recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive-type software as well as software having a search function.

Play list: A list of selected titles to be played back in a speciﬁc order.This option is only available with VR format and must be created beforehand.

Progressive Scan: I.t displays all the horizontal lines of a picture at one time, as a signal frame.This system can convert the interlaced video from DVD into progressive format for connection to a progres- sive display. It dramatically increases the vertical res- olution.

Region code: A system for allowing discs to be played back only in the region designated before- hand.This unit will only play discs that have compat- ible region codes.You can ﬁnd 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 sepa- rate signals for the luminance and the color.You can use S-Video only if your TV has S- video In jack.

Surround: A system for creating realistic three dimensional sound ﬁelds full of realism by arranging multiple speakers around the listener.

Title: The longest section of a picture or music fea- ture on DVD, music, etc., in video software, or the entire album in audio software. Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want.

VIDEO OUT jack: Jack on the back of the DVD System that sends video to a TV.

VR (Video Recording) format: A format which enables you to create a DVD disc that can be exten- sively re-edited.