Xoro HSD 4000 - Manual (Page 119)

GLOSSARY
GUI
Graphic User Interface. See OSD
NTSC
Widespread TV standard, espacially in US and Asia.
HDCD 525 (480 viewable) Lines and 60 Hz refresh rate.
Pacific Microsonics has developed a digital audio Describes the way the video information (brightness,
technology using the full potential of a CD. The HDCD color, refresh rate etc.) is transmitted.
process (High Definition Compatible Digital) is a Within Europe, this video standard only appears on
patented coding and decoding process transporting imported media (like US DVDs).
thie complete details of a high resolution “master
recording” to a CD. There were several attempts to
OSD
improve the sound quality of CD's, but none which could The OSD (On Screen Display) is all the menus and
be compared to HDCD process. options shown on the screen.
Hosiden-connector PAL
4-pin connector for S-Video connections European TV standard. PAL stands for Phase
Alternation Line; refresh rate: 50 Hz, Zeilenauflösung:
HUE 625 Lines, 576 visible lines. Describes the way the
HUE settings affect the color balance of the picture video information (brightness, color, refresh rate etc.) is
transmitted.
Interlaced
The picture is created by writing two half pictures
PBC
with a 1 line set-off on the screen. This is standard PBC stands for playback control. This function can be
on conventional 50 Hz TV sets. used to show a menu on Video CD's (if contained on the
VCD). One can move in this menu with the arrow keys
® and select the desired function with “enter”. Kodak Picture CD
® The KODAK Picture CD is the ideal media for
® Pro Logic allropund photographers. All pictures are stored at an
® excellent resolution of 1024 x 1536 pixel. On the Dolby Pro Logic is a matrix decoder for decoding the
KODAK Picture CD, the images of your camera film four surround sound channels contained in the stereo
® strip are stored. It is not possible to add pictures at a track of Dolby Surround encoded programs (e.g. VHS
later point of time. movies or TV shows).Dolby Surround is a matrix coding
® Note: There also are „Kodak Foto CDs “ availabe. As system mixing four channels (left, center, right,
they have a proprietary file format, your DVD player surround) to a stereo track. A Pro Logic decoder
cannot playback these media. separates these four channels during playback.
Without Pro Logic decoder, the program only has stereo
Component-Signal sound
please refer to YUV
Progressive Scan
Contrast Progressive Scan writes a whole picture in one step,
Means the range of luminance between the brightest while the normal interlaced TV-picture is composed of
and the darkest pixel which can be displayed. two half pictures. It delivers a significally enhanced
picture, especially when used on vide beamers, PC
LPCM monitors or LCD TV.
LPCM stands for: Linear Pulse Code Modulation.
Digita, uncompressed audio recording. Standard on
RGB
Audio-CDs. Red Green Blue. Describes the way of transmission and
display of video signals. The three in TV systems used
MP3 colors red, green and blue are transmitted separately.
MPEG 1 Layer 3 Codec, or short MP3, was developed When used for connection between playback device
in 1987 by Fraunhofer Institut für Integrierte and TV set, it delivers a quality similar to YUV.
Schaltungen and was e revolution in audio
compression. In 1992 it became part of MPEG-1 video RS232
format. As MP3 offered high quality audio at incredible RS232 is a well known PC interface for data transfer. In
small filesize, it became an won standard. With this home entertainment devices, it is usually for
codec one can compress audiofiles to about 1 MB / reprogramming purposes or to load new firmware.
minute.
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