Onkyo DV-CP802 Jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group, MPEG2 Moving Picture Experts Group

Introduction—Continued

■DVD-RW (DVD rewritable): A type of DVD disc that can be recorded over and over again. Can be used for DVD-Video or DVD-Audio.

■DVD-Video:The format for storing MPEG2 video on DVD, with interactive menus, multiple soundtracks, subtitles, camera angles, and so on.

■Field: In interlaced scanning, a field is a single scan of the screen. There are two fields per frame. See Inter- laced Scanning and Progressive Scanning.

■Frame: An individual TV picture is called a frame. With the NTSC color system there are 30 frames per sec- ond.

■Interlaced scanning: TV pictures are made by scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot- tom. With Interlaced scanning, two scans (fields) are used to make each picture (frame). Contrast with Pro- gressive scanning.

■JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group):

The acronym commonly used to refer to the compressed file format used to store digital images.

■LFE (low-frequency effects): The surround- sound channel used for low-frequency effects.

■Linear PCM: The uncompressed digital audio for- mat used for audio CDs. PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation.

■MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3): Popular com- pressed file format for storing digital music.

■MPEG1 (Moving Picture Experts Group 1):

The compressed digital video format used for VCDs.

■MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group 2):

The compressed digital video format used for DVDs, offering better picture quality than MPEG1.

■NTSC: The color TV system used in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.

■PAL: The color TV system used in most of Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, and China.

■PBC (Playback Control): Version 2.0 of the VCD standard supports interactive menus and search func- tions.

■Progressive scanning: TV pictures are made by scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot- tom. With progressive scanning, each picture (frame) is made by scanning the entire screen in one go, resulting is a clearer and stabler picture. Contrast with Interlaced scanning.

■S-Video:A video connection format that separates the luminance (Y) and color (C) signals, providing better picture quality than composite video.

■SACD (Super Audio CD): SACD uses Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology for audio performance superior to that of standard CDs. It also supports multi- channel audio, and hybrid discs can be played in stan- dard CD players.

■Title: The contents of DVD-Video discs are orga- nized into titles.

■VCD (Video CD): The format for storing MPEG1 video on CD.

■VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry):

Unique Onkyo circuitry that reduces pulse noise in ana- log audio signals converted from digital sources.

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