Glossary
This section explains most important terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document.
Term | Explanation |
| Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital. |
| compression system from Dolby Labs. |
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A/V | Audio/Video |
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Chapter | A part of a title. |
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Disc Bar | A graphical representation of the contents of a (DVD+RW) disc. |
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Disc Pointer | An arrow indicating the current playback/recording position on the |
| DVD+RW disc, displayed on the ‘disc bar’. |
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DTS | Digital Theater System. A |
| format. |
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DV | Digital Video. A camcorder format for |
| MPEG. It is converted into MPEG 2 Video when recorded on DVD+RW |
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DVD | Digital Versatile Disc |
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DVD+R | DVD+Recordable. The |
| DVD recorder. |
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DVD+RW | DVD+ReWritable. One of the disc standards used by the |
| DVD recorder. |
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EasyLink | If your TV set and your video recorder are equipped with this feature, |
| they can exchange information to adjust certain settings to each other, |
| such as the TV channel order and other user preferences. |
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FSS | Favorite Scene Selection. see ‘Managing disc content’. |
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i.LINK | Also known as ‘FireWire’ and ‘IEEE 1394’. A cable for transfer of high- |
| bandwidth digital signals, as used by Digital Video camcorders. |
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Index Picture Screen | A screen that gives an overview of a DVD+RW disc, wih ‘index |
| pictures’ that each represent a recording. |
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MPEG | Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection of compression systems for |
| digital audio and video. |
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NEXTVIEW Link | A system that enables easy programming of a video recorder via a TV |
| set. |
| Also see EasyLink. |
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NICAM | System for reception of digital stereo TV sound. |
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NTSC | See TV system. |
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OSD | |
| DVD recorder via the TV screen. |
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OTR | |
| recording (by pushing just one button) and select the |
| intervals of 30 minutes. |
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