Glossary

B.S.P.

Static pictures from DVD audios may include not only the pictures displayed automatically together with the audio playback, but also the pictures that can be optionally selected by users. These pictures are called B.S.P (Browsable Still Picture).

Component

This is one of the video signals and refers to the signal of the three primary colors of light (R/G/B) and the other picture signal (color difference signal: Y /CB/ CR) that has been efficiently converted based on R/ G/B. Since each signal is transmitted via a separate signal line, it makes it possible to transmit high quality pictures.

Dolby Digital

This is one of the surround modes. It is capable of dealing with up to 5.1 channel in total, which includes front 3-channel, surround 2-channel, and sub-woofer 0.1-channel.

Dolby Surround

This is one of the surround modes. It records the total 4-channel sound signals of front surround into 2- channel signals and then converts them back to 4- channel signals via a special decoder when they are played back. Since the sounds are recorded with 2- channel, you can produce natural sounds even if you connect it to stereo equipment.

Down Mix

This refers to the function that allows you to play back the multi-channel sound tracks recorded with a surround mode (3 or greater channels), mixing with stereo 2-channel sounds.

D-Range Control

This function allows you to understand relatively low sounds such as dialog clearly, even if you turn down the volume of the TV in a loud volume scene, when playing a DVD video recorded with Dolby Digital.

DTS (Digital Theater System)

This is one of the surround modes that offer a maximum 5.1ch (same as Dolby Digital). Since this format uses low sound compression rate, thicker sounds with less noise can be produced.

Dynamic Range

This refers to the difference between the largest point and the smallest point of the sound level.

Interlace Scanning (Jump Scanning)

This is a traditional video format, mainly used by TV.

JPEG (Joint Photographic coding Experts Group) This is a static picture information compression format this is used widely for Internet and digital cameras.

Linear PCM Sound

This is one of the methods that convert analog sound signals into digital sound signals. It does not require compression at all at the time of conversion.

MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing)

This is a name of the multi-channel sound compression format employed by DVD audios. The compression ratio is about 1/2, and the compressed data can be completely restored because a reversible data compression method is available. It allows you to play back high quality sounds.

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)

This is the international standard for sound information compression format that allows you to compress data to one tenth its original size, without greatly impairing the original sound quality.

MPEG Audio

This is a surround format that allows you to compress sound data. It is capable of handling a maximum 7.1 channels.

NTSC

This is the TV/video format used in countries such as Japan and the U.S. In European countries, other formats (PAL or SECAM) are used. Since the number of frames and the number of scanning lines are different, the two formats are incompatible with each other.

Packet write method

This is one of the methods used to record data onto CD-R/RW that allows you to further divide tracks before recording, depending on the free space available on the disc. This unit is unable to play back the sounds on CD-R/RW discs that have been recorded using this method.

PBC (Playback Control)

This is the signal recorded with Video CDs (Version2) to control the playback operation. You can use the menu screen of recorded PBC enabled video CDs to run interactive software and software with searching capabilities. Furthermore, with video CDs on which high definition still pictures are recorded, it allows you to playback the still picture using resolution more than four times larger than that for playing moving pictures.

Progressive scanning method (sequential scanning)

This is the scanning method, used with DVD videos and others, that enables you to display high quality pictures without the flickering that normally accompanies pictures produced using the interlacing scanning method.

Region Number (Managing areas where tracks can be played)

This refers to the system in which tracks on a disc can be played only in the specified areas. You cannot play tracks on a disc if the region number on the disc and the region number on the DVD player do not correspond.

Resume Playback

It refers to resuming playback from the point where you have paused.

Screen Saver

Displaying a still picture on a TV screen for a long time may sometimes cause screen burning, leaving a burned-in image of the still picture. The screen saver function prevents it from occurring.

VFP (Video Fine Processor) function

This is our original function that enables fine-tuning (adjustment) of pictures. It allows you to adjust items such as gamma correction to select brightness, contrast, and intermediate brightness of the pictures, depending on the preferences you make for your software or room conditions. It even enables you to display smooth pictures with deep tones, thus producing a level of picture quality in movie films that has been difficult to achieve so far.

WMA (Acronyms for Windows MediaR Audio) This is the sound compression format developed by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.

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