Glossary

Following is an explanation of some of the terms used in this guide which may be unfamiliar or which were not explained in the manual itself. Further information can be obtained by referring to other commercially-available publications.

Aspect

The ratio between an image's length and its height. HDTV images have an aspect of 16:9 and appear elongated. The aspect for standard images is 4:3.

Component video

Video signals which have the video brightness signals and color signals separated, in order to provide better image quality.

In high-definition TV (HDTV), it refers to images which consist of three independent signals: Y (luminance signal), and Pb and Pr (color difference signals).

Composite video

Video signals which have the video brightness signals and color signals mixed together. The type of signals commonly used by household video equipment (NTSC, PAL and SECAM formats).

Video signals which consist of a carrier signal Y (luminance signal) within the color bar signal, and a chroma or color signal (CbCr).

Contrast

The relative brightness of the light and dark areas of an image can be increased or decreased in order to make text and graphics stand out more clearly, or to make them appear softer.

Cool-down

This is the process by which the projector's lamp is cooled down after it has become hot through use. It is carried out automatically when the [Power] button on either the remote control or the projector's control panel has been pressed to turn off the projector. Do not turn off the main power switch while cool-down is in progress, otherwise the cool-down process will not work properly. If the cool-down period is not allowed to finish normally, the projector's lamp and internal components will remain at high temperatures, and this may shorten the useful life of the lamp or cause problems with the operation of the projector. The projector takes about 30 seconds to cool down. The actual time will vary depending on the external air temperature.

HDMI

An abbreviation for High Definition Multimedia Interface, and refers to a standard for digital transmission of high-definition images and multi-channel audio signals.

HDMI is a standard that is targeted towards household digital equipment and computers that allows digital signals to be transmitted in their original high quality without compression, and it also includes a digital signal encryption function.

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HDTV

An abbreviation for High-Definition Television. It refers to high-definition systems which satisfy the following conditions.

•Vertical resolution of 750p or 1125i or greater (p = progressive , i = interlaced)

•Screen aspect of 16:9

•Dolby Digital audio reception and playback (or output)

Interlace

A method of image scanning whereby the signal bandwidth used is approximately half that required for sequential scanning when images with the same still picture resolution are broadcast.

NTSC

An abbreviation for National Television Standards Committee, and a format for ground-based analogue colour television broadcasts. This format is used in Japan, North America and Central and South America.

PAL

An abbreviation for Phase Alternation by Line, and a format for ground-based analogue colour television broadcasts. This format is used in Western European countries except France, and also in Asian countries such as China and in Africa.

Progressive

A method of image scanning whereby the image data from a single image is scanned sequentially from top to bottom to create a single image.

Refresh rate

The light-emitting element of a display maintains the same luminosity and color for an extremely short time. Because of this, the image must be scanned many times per second in order to refresh the light emitting element. The number of refresh operations per second is called the "refresh rate", and is expressed in hertz (Hz).

S-Video

A video signal which has the luminance component and color component separated in order to provide better image quality.

It refers to images which consist of two independent signals: Y (luminance signal), and C (color signal).

SDTV

An abbreviation for Standard Definition Television. It refers to standard television systems which do not satisfy the conditions for HDTV.

SECAM

An abbreviation for Sequential Couleur A Memoire, and a format for ground-based analogue colour television broadcasts. This format is used in France, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa.