Pioneer DV-696AV-S, DV-696AV-K operating instructions Hdmi *4

08Additional information

HDMI*4	HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia
	Interface) is a high-speed digital
	interface which has the capability to
	support standard, enhanced, or high-
	definition video plus standard to multi-
	channel surround-sound audio on a
	single digital connection. HDMI
	features include uncompressed digital
	video, a bandwidth of up to 5 gigabytes
	per second and communication
	between the AV source and AV devices
	such as DTVs.
ISO 9660	International standard for the volume
format	and file structure of CD-ROM discs.
JPEG	A standard file format used for still
	images. JPEG files are identified by the
	file extension “.jpg”.
MP3	MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a
	compressed stereo audio file format.
	Files are recognized by their file
	extension “.mp3”.
MPEG audio	An audio format used on Video CD/
	Super VCDs and some DVD discs.
Packed PCM	A lossless compression system that
(DVD-Audio	enables more PCM audio to be stored
only)	on a DVD-Audio disc than would
	otherwise be possible.
PBC	A system of navigating a Video CD/
(PlayBack	Super VCD through on-screen menus
Control)	recorded onto the disc.
PCM	Digital audio encoding system found on
(Pulse Code	CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of
Modulation)	data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS
	and MPEG encoded audio. See also
	Digital audio.
Progressive	All the lines that make up a video
scan video	picture are updated in one pass
	(compared to interlace which takes two
	passes to update the whole picture).
Regions	These associate DVD-Video discs and
(DVD-Video	players with particular areas of the
only)	world. See DVD-Video regions on
	page 53 for more information.

Sampling	The rate at which sound is measured to
frequency	be turned into digital audio data. The
	higher the rate, the better the sound
	quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up
	to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio.
WMA	WMA is short for Windows Media Audio
	and refers to an audio compression
	technology developed by Microsoft
	Corporation. Files are recognized by
	their file extension “.wma”.
	Microsoft, Windows Media, and the
	Windows logo are trademarks, or
	registered trademarks of Microsoft
	Corporation in the United States and/or
	other countries.
Super Audio	Super Audio CD is a high quality audio
CD (SACD)	disc format that can accommodate high
	sampling rate stereo and multi-channel
	audio, as well as conventional CD audio
	all on the same disc.

*1 DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

*2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*3 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

*4 HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

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