EnglishDansk

DeutschEspañol

FrançaisItliano

Nederlands

Svenska

INTRODUCTION

MMP3 – MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows the recording of many hours of music on a single CD.

MPEG – An abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group, the !ommittee of experts from the audio, video, and computer industries involved in setting standards for compression of moving images.

NNTSC – An abbreviation for National Television System Committee and the label for its ! video format standard used for televisions in the U.S. and other countries.

PPAL – An acronym for the Phase Alternate Line video format used extensively in Western Europe.

Pan & scan – The technique of reframing a picture to conform to a different aspect ratio by cropping parts of the picture. DVD-video players can use the horizontal offset encoded with the video on certain DVDs to automatically pan and scan widescreen video to a 4:3 ratio.

PCM – An abbreviation for Pulse Code Modulation. A common form of digital audio signal.

Progressive Scan – A video format that displays all lines of the picture frame in a single pass and refreshes the TV image 30x/sec. Not compatible with all video displays.

PVR – An abbreviation for Personal Video Recording. Sometimes used interchangeably with DVR for Digital Video Recording but may include non-digital technology, as used in VCRs.

RRF remote – A remote control that transmits commands to a device using radio frequency (RF) signals, which have the ability to penetrate walls, unlike the infrared (IR) signals used by many remote controls.

RDS – A system that displays radio broadcast station and programming information. This ! feature is available on European systems only.

SSACD – An abbreviation for Super Audio Compact Disc, used for high-resolution digital audio storage on CD-sized discs. New Bose® LIFESTYLE® systems play the CD-compatible portion of such discs, identified by the CD disc logo on the front of the disc.

SCART – A type of jack commonly found on consumer electronics products manufactured for use in Western Europe.

SCMS – A system for preventing second-generation digital copies of copyrighted audio material. A digital recorder equipped with SCMS will record digitally from another source, but that recording cannot then be used as a source for a second-generation recording.

Screen ratio – The dimensions of the video display on a television, which can vary from ! 4:3 standard to 16:9 widescreen. Also called “letterbox,” widescreen display leaves a black band above and below the picture on traditional TVs. This does not occur on widescreen TVs.

Subtitles – Text that appears at the bottom of the screen during video playback, and which may differ from the language of the on-screen dialog.

S-video– Also called Y/C. A video signal that separates the brightness (black and white) and the color information. S-video provides significantly higher resolution than composite video, but not as high as from component. This type of connection is compatible with many televi- sions and other video components, and requires use of an S-video cable.

TTeletext – An information retrieval service provided by television broadcast companies in Europe and some other countries, not including the U.S.

VVideo CD – A Compact Disc (CD) that contains a video component.

Videostage® 5 – Bose proprietary decoding circuitry that provides five-channel surround sound performance from varied media – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even mono TV programs.

YYPbPr – A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance components. Also referred to as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y.

INTRODUCTION

! !