Philips MX5500D-99 - Manual (Page 48)

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English Analog: Sound that has not been turned into
numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital
sound has specific numerical values. These jacks
send audio through two channels, the left and
right.
Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and
horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The
horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs.
is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9.
AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the back of
the DVD System that send audio to another
system (TV, Stereo, etc.).
Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold a
given length of music; measured in kilobits per
seconds, or kbps. Or, the speed at which you
record. Generally, the higher the bit rate, or the
higher the recording speed, the better the
sound quality. However, higher bit rates use
more space on a Disc.
Chapter: Sections of a picture or a music
piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. A
title is composed of several chapters. Each
chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling
you to locate the chapter you want.
Clear voice: It enables the digital sound
processor to extract the voice dynamics in
movie dialog on all 5 surround channels without
compromizing on the location accuracy and the
width of the surround sound.
Component Video Out Jacks: Jacks on the
back of the DVD System that send high-quality
video to a TV that has Component Video In
jacks (R/G/B, Y/Pb/Pr, etc.).
Disc menu: A screen display prepared for
allowing selection of images, sounds, subtitles,
multi-angles, etc recorded on a DVD.
Digital: Sound that has been converted into
numerical values. Digital sound is available when
you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL
or OPTICAL jacks. These jacks send audio
through multiple channels, instead of just two
channels as analog does.
Dolby Digital:
A surround sound system
developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up
to six channels of digital audio (front left and
right, surround left and right and center.)
DTS: Digital Theater Systems. This is a
surround sound system, but it is different from
Dolby Digital. The formats were developed by
different companies.
JPEG: A still-picture data compression system
proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert
Group, which features small decrease in image
quality in spite of its high compression ratio.
MP3: A file format with a sound data
compression system. “MP3” is the abbreviation
of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or
MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. By using MP3 format.
one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10
times as much data volume as a regular CD can.
Multichannel: DVD is specified to have each
sound track constitute one sound field.
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound
tracks having three or more channels.
Parental control: A function of the DVD to
limit playback of the disc by the age of the users
according to the limitation level in each country.
The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is
activated, playback will be prohibited if the
software’s level is higher than the user-set level.
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation): A system
for converting analog sound signal to digital
signal for later processing, with no data
compression used in conversion.
Playback control (PBC): Refers to the
signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for
controlling reproduction. By using menu screens
recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that
supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive-type
software as well as software having a search
function.
Plug and Play: After power up, the system
will prompt the user to proceed with the
automatic installation of radio stations by simply
pressing the PLAY button on the main unit.
Progressive Scan: It displays all the horizontal
lines of a picture at one time, as a signal frame.
This system can convert the interlaced video
from DVD into progressive format for
connection to a progressive display. It
dramatically increases the vertical resolution. A
progressive-scan TV is needed to receive
progressive scan output from the player.
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