Glossary

Backlight

Built-in fluorescent light that supplies screen illumination.

Chapter

A section inside a title.

Compression

Setting that increases the average volume of Dolby Digital

(Dolby Digital

audio when playing a DVD.

output level)

 

Digital gamma

Corrects for gradations in dark areas of images to make

 

 

 

images clearer.

Digital super

Enhances the fine detail of the image and outlines of the

picture

objects it contains.

Display colour

Settings for controlling the brightness, and contrast of

settings

image colours.

Dolby Digital

A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. that

(5.1 channel)

gives movie theater ambience to audio output when the

 

 

 

DVD player is connected to a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel

 

 

 

processor or amplifier.

Dolby Virtual

Provides rich surround sound by downmixing Dolby Digital

Surround

5.1 channel and Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) to 2-channel

 

 

 

audio.

DTS

Theater audio system by Digital Theater Systems Inc. Six

 

 

 

audio channels are used to create accurate sound field

 

 

 

positioning and realistic sound.

DVD mode

DVD player mode for playing DVDs.

GUI

Graphical User Interface. The GUI uses symbols and

 

 

 

marks to create an easy-to-understand interface for

 

 

 

performing such operations as: switching the angle of the

 

 

 

DVD, controlling digital gamma correction, making disc

 

 

 

playback settings, etc.

INPUT mode

DVD player mode for playing the audio and video from a

 

 

 

connected device.

Letter box

Screen size that cuts off the top and bottom of the image

 

 

L B

to allow playing of Wide (16:9) software on a connected

 

4 : 3

 

 

 

4:3 TV.

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