Philips MX5900SA-37B - Manual (Page 50)

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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
capable of delivering up to 5.1 discrete
channels of audio (front left and right,
surround left and right, center, and LFE.)
DTS:
Digital Theater Systems. This is a
surround sound system, but it is different
from Dolby Digital. The formats were
developed by different companies.
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 level: 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.
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