Dolby Prologic
In comparison to Dolby Surround sound format, with Dolby Prologic an additional channel in the stereo signal is used; this is the so called "Centre" channel. The corresponding centre loudspeaker is to be situated in the middle between the stereo loudspeakers. The deepest sounds are fed to a bass loudspeaker, the so called "Subwoofer". The subwoofer can be placed in any desired location in the room; the logic for this is that the bass sounds that the subwoofer puts out can scarcely be localized exactely by the human ear
MPEG
MPEG ("Moving Picture Experts Group") refers to a video compression format.
USB memory sticks
The term USB memory stick refers to a plugable USB device, which is approximately the size of a cigarette lighter. The expression is only colloquial and not a designation for a type of product. For the most part with this expression is meant a USB device that serves as an interchangeable storage media.
Dolby Digital (5.1)
Dolby Digital, also designated as AC3, is a digital sound format, by which up to six seperate audio channels can be transported. With most of the current DVDs, the sound is stored in the so called "Dolby Digital 5.1" format; the "5" in the name "5.1" stands for the three front and two rear surround sound channels, the "1" stands for the subwoofer channel.
What are folders?
As opposed to audio CDs the title on a
The structure of an
DTS |
| ORDNERFOLDER | MP3 |
DTS is the abbreviation for "Digital Theatre System" and denotes one of the most common surround sound formats for DVDs. As with Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS uses three front and two rear surround sound channels as well as a bass sound channel.
What are PAL and NTSC?
PAL
PAL is the abbreviation for "Phase Alternation Line". PAL is the mid and west Europe (Exception: France = SECAM) customary and widest distributed colour television standard.
NTSC
NTSC is the abbreviation for "National Television System Committee". NTSC is a colour television standard that is primarily used in the USA and Japan.
Audio CDs
Audio CDs contain exclusively audio data; they are also available in 8 cm and 12 cm (Diameter) formats. The playback duration for the audio data stored on them amounts to 20 minutes (8 cm format) and/or 74 minutes (12 cm format). Audio data is stored on audio CDs in CDA format.
MP3
MP3 denotes a process and/or format developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for the compression of audio data. In the MP3 format compressed music pieces are only a fraction of their original size, which, for example, on
WMA
WMA ("Windows® Media Audio") is a data format developed by Microsoft® for audio data.
JPEG
JPEG ("Joint Photographics Expert Group") denotes a wide spread graphic format, developed by the organization with the same name, with which image data of the colour and grey scales are compressed.
19. Warranty and Service
The warranty for this appliance is for 3 years from the date of purchase. The appliance has been manufactured with care and meticulously examined be- fore delivery. Please retain your receipt as proof of purchase. In the event of a warranty claim, please make contact by telephone with our Service Depart- ment. Only in this way can a
The warranty period will not be extended by repairs made under warranty. This applies also to replaced and repaired parts. Any damage and defects extant on purchase must be reported immediately after unpacking the appli- ance, at the latest, two days after the purchase date. Repairs made after the expiration of the warranty period are subject to payment.
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