LFE (Low Frequency Effect) 0.1 Channel

This channel is for the reproduction of low bass signals. The frequency range for this channel is 20 Hz to 120 Hz. It is added to the full-range 5 channels in Dolby Digital and DTS to enhance low frequency sound for added effect. This channel is counted as 0.1 because it only enforces a low frequency range.

Linear PCM (LPCM)

A signal that is changed to digital format without compression. A CD is recorded with 16-bit sound at 44.1kHz, while DVD recording is anywhere from 16 bits at 48 kHz to 24 bits at 192 kHz, which makes it a higher quality sound than CD. This signal also has a type called Packed PCM (P.PCM) that can be compressed without any loss of data.

Matrix 6.1

CinemaStation incorporates a Matrix 6.1 decoder for Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel software that enables 6.1-channel reproduction by adding the surround back channel to existing 5.1-channel format. (The surround back channel is created from surround left and right channels, and output from a virtual surround back speaker.) With this additional channel, you can experience more dynamic and realistic moving sound especially scenes with "fly-over" and "fly-around" effects.

NTSC

NTSC is a video signal system (525 lines, 30 frames per second) used in North America, Central America, a number of South American countries, and some Asian countries, including Japan.

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Sampling Frequency and Quantized Bit Rate

When converting an analog signal to digital, the number of times the signal is sampled per second is called the sampling frequency while the degree of fineness when converting the sound level into a numeric value is called the quantized bit rate.

The frequency band that can be played back is determined by the sampling rate while the dynamic range expressing the difference in sound level is determined by the quantized bit rate. In principle, the higher the sampling rate, the wider the frequency range that can be played back. And the higher the quantized bit rate the finer the sound that can be reproduced.

“SILENT CINEMA”

“SILENT CINEMA” is an original Yamaha system that reproduces in a pair of headphones the acoustic personality of sound field programs based on multi- speakers. Headphone parameters have been set for each sound field so that natural stereoscopic sound can be expressed and enjoyed through headphones.

S-Video Signal

With S-video the video signal that was normally transmitted using a pin cable is separated and transmitted as a luminance Y-signal and chrominance C- signal through an S video cable. Connecting with an S VIDEO jack you can enjoy recording and playback with more beautiful images.

Title, Chapter (DVD Video)

DVD video lets you divide a disc in a big way by titles or a small way by chapters. Each division is either called a title number or a chapter number.

Pan & Scan and Letter Box

In general, DVD Video is produced for viewing on a wide television screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9. This means you can now view most material with the intended aspect ratio on a wide-screen television.

This ratio will not fit on a standard television that has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Two picture styles, Pan & Scan and Letterbox, deal with this problem.

•Pan & Scan cuts off the left and right portions of the picture to fill the screen.

•Letterbox inserts black bands at the top and bottom of the picture to reproduce an aspect ratio of 16:9.

Track (CD/Video CD)

A CD or Video CD can be divided into a number of segments (tracks). Each division is called a title number.

Virtual Cinema DSP (Digital Sound Field Processor)

Reproduces a surround speaker sound field to let you enjoy virtual Center and Surround L/R Speakers with only two Front L/R Speakers.

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PAL

PAL is a video signal system (625 lines, 25 frames per second) used in the United Kingdom, much of the rest of western Europe, several South American countries, some Middle East and Asian countries, several African countries, Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific island countries.

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