Bose LIFESTYLE 48, LIFESTYLE 38 Introduction, English Español Français, The logo representing DTS

Introduction

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– The logo representing DTS.

DVD – An abbreviation most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.

DVD video – A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs, based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital audio, and other proprietary data formats.

Gracenote – Music recognition technology and related data provided as part of the service contracted for by Bose.

IR – An abbreviation for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives com- mands on an infrared light beam.

Letterbox – A video format which has an aspect ratio wider than 4:3 and is shown with black bars above and below the picture.

MP3 – MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows the recording of many hours of music on a single CD.

NTSC – An abbreviation for National Television System Committee and a label for the video format standard established by the committee for televisions used in the US and other countries.

PAL – 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 which displays all lines of the picture frame in a single pass, and refreshes the image sixty times a second. This format is not compatible with all video displays.

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

SACD – An abbreviation for Super Audio Compact Disc, which is used for high-resolution digital audio stored on a CD-sized disc. The new Bose® LIFESTYLE® systems (with which this guide is included) 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.

S-video– Also called Y/C. A video signal that keeps the brightness and color information separate, and is significantly better than composite video. Requires the use of an S-video cable and is compatible with many televisions and other video components.

uMusicTM intelligent playback system – A revolutionary Bose play mode, which performs like a virtual DJ by noting listener preferences and playing suitable stored CD tracks in response.

Videostage® 5 – Bose proprietary Videostage 5 decoding circuitry gives you a five-channel surround sound experience from everything you listen to – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even mono TV programs.

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

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