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Glossary

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Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values.

These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right.

AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the back of the AV receiver that send audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.).

Digital: Sound that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound is available when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jacks.These jacks send audio through multiple channels, instead of just two channels as analogue does. Dolby Digital: A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories capable of delivering up to 5.1 discrete channels of audio (front left and right, rear left and right, centre, and LFE).

Dolby Pro Logic II: It creates five full- bandwidth output channels from two-channel sources. Decode only systems that derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic Surround: It is a specially encoded two-channel analogue format that will produce sound through four speaker channels (front left, centre, front right, mono surround) when a Dolby Pro Logic Decoder is used. It is also compatible with stereo systems but the user will only have two-channel (front left & right) of sound.

DTS: Digital Theatre Systems. This is a surround sound system, but it is different from Dolby Digital. The formats were developed by different companies.

Multichannel: DVD is specified to have each sound track constitute one sound field. Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels.

Super Audio CD (SACD): This audio format is based upon the current CD standards but includes a greater amount of information that provides higher quality sound. There are three types of discs: single layer, double layer and hybrid discs. The hybrid disc contains both standard audio CD and Super Audio CD information.

Surround: A system for creating realistic three-dimensional sound fields full of realism by arranging multiple speakers around the listener.

RDS: Radio Data System, is a broadcasting srvice that allows FM radio stations to send additional information along with the regular FM Radio signal. This additional information including: Frequency and Station Name.

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