Philips DVDR980 manual Glossary, Term Explanation

Glossary

This section explains most important terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document.

Term	Explanation
AC-3	Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital. Multi-channel digital audio
	compression system from Dolby Labs.
A/V	Audio/Video
Chapter	A part of a title.
Disc Bar	A graphical representation of the contents of a (DVD+RW) disc.
Disc Pointer	An arrow indicating the current playback/recording position on the
	DVD+RW disc, displayed on the ‘disc bar’.
DTS	Digital Theater System. A high-end Multi-channel audio compression
	format.
DV	Digital Video. A camcorder format for high-quality video, different from
	MPEG. It is converted into MPEG 2 Video when recorded on DVD+RW
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
DVD+R	DVD+Recordable. The write-once disc standard used by the
	DVD recorder.
DVD+RW	DVD+ReWritable. One of the disc standards used by the
	DVD recorder.
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.
FSS	Favorite Scene Selection. see ‘Managing disc content’.
i.LINK	Also known as ‘FireWire’ and ‘IEEE 1394’. A cable for transfer of high-
	bandwidth digital signals, as used by Digital Video camcorders.
Index Picture Screen	A screen that gives an overview of a DVD+RW disc, wih ‘index
	pictures’ that each represent a recording.
MPEG	Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection of compression systems for
	digital audio and video.
NEXTVIEW Link	A system that enables easy programming of a video recorder via a TV
	set.
	Also see EasyLink.
NICAM	System for reception of digital stereo TV sound.
NTSC	See TV system.
OSD	On-screen Display. The ‘user interface’ by which you can control the
	DVD recorder via the TV screen.
OTR	One-Touch Recording. With this feature you can easily start a
	recording (by pushing just one button) and select the switch-off time in
	intervals of 30 minutes.

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