CyberHome Entertainment 1600 user manual Glossary, Bit, Cd-R & Cd-Rw, DVD DVD-5 DVD-9, DVD-10

GLOSSARY

Bit

CD-R & CD-RW

Cinch-Audio

Cinch-Video

Composite video

Digital output

Dolby Digital

dts (not supported)

Dual-Layer DVD

DVD

DVD-5

DVD-9

DVD-10

Smallest information unit in the EDV as well as in digital transmission sys- tems. Indication for the height of the resolution in the uncompressed PCM size.

Recordable optical disc formats that can be used as Video CD or MP3 with your DVD recorder.

Through the Cinch sockets, the Dolby Digital or MPEG sound will be released from the DVD as analogue two-channel signal - independent from the channel number on the DVD. If a DVD plays with dts sound, the output will be silent. In this case you must connect a stereo system or an analogue surround amplifier/receiver.

The DVD recorder sends the composite video signal through the yellow Cinch socket, either directly to the corresponding socket on the TV or indi- rectly through an AV receiver. Cinch is the qualitatively worst picture con- nection and should only be used if there is no other option.

The most common connection for coloured video pictures that uses a sin- gle RCA cable.

The DVD recorder releases its sound information bit by bit through the dig- ital output. The way the sound will stream out of the socket must be adjust- ed in the OSD menu. Most important criteria: Which device is connected to the digital socket?

A digital surround sound system which is able to transfer up to 5 sound channels plus a sub-bass channel (5.1 or 3/2.01). Developed by Dolby Lab- oratories.

Digital Theatre System. Digital sound system, which works with 5.1 chan- nels and corresponds to Dolby Digital on the first view. It differs regarding the data reduction. The dts system works with higher data rates, i.e lower data reduction. It transfers about 4 times as much data as the Dolby Digital or MPEG 2 process and therefore needs appreciable more storage space on the DVD.

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

Digital Versatile Disc is a new storage medium that combines the conven- ience of the compact disc with the latest digital video technology. DVD- Video uses modern MPEG 2 data compression technology that enables an entire film to be stored on a single five inch 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.

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

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

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.

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