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nalo
Audi
An electrical signal that directly represents sound.
Compare t
is to
igita
au
io w
ic
can
e an e
ectrica
si
nal, but is an indirect representation o
sound. See also
“Digita
Au
io”
s
ect Rati
he width of a TV screen relative to its height.
Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words
the TV screen
is a
most s
uare); wi
escreen mo
e
s are 16:9 (t
e T
screen is almost twice as wide as it is hi
h)
Cha
ter
ust as a
oo
is s
it u
into severa
c
a
ters, a tit
e on a
DVD is usuall
divided into chapters. See also “Title”
Com
onent Vi
eo Out
u
Each si
nal of luminance (Y) and component (
) is independent to output so that
ou can experience
icture color as it is
Also, due to compatibilit
with progressive video (480p),
ou can experience higher-densit
picture than that in
interlace
480i
Di
ita
Au
i
An indirect representation of sound b
numbers. During
recordin
, the sound is measured at discrete intervals
(44,100 times a second for CD audio) b
an analog
o-di
ital converter,
eneratin
a stream of numbers.
On pla
back, a digital-to-analog converter generates
n analo
si
nal based on these numbers. See also
“Sampling Frequenc
” and “Analog Audio”
Do
® Di
ita
he s
stem to compress digital sound developed b
Dolb
Laboratories. It offers
ou sound of stereo(2ch) or
m
l
i
h
nn
l
i
DTS® (Di
ita
T
eater S
stem
DTS® is a mu
ti c
anne
surroun
soun
system. By
connecting to DTS
eco
er you can enjoy
ynamic an
rea
istic soun
i
e movie t
eatre. DTS surroun
soun
ec
no
ogies were
eve
ope
y DTS, Inc.
Fina
ize
o ma
e DVD, w
ic
ave
een recor
e
on, possi
e to
p
ay
ac
in DVD p
ayers.
HDMI (Hi
h-Definition Multimedia Interface
A digital inter
ace between audio and video source. It can
ransmit component vi
eo, au
io, an
contro
signa
wit
n
nn
i
n
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
PEG is a method o
compressing still image
iles. You can
copy JPEG
iles on CD-RW/-R
rom a computer and play
back the
iles on this unit
MP3 (MPEG audio la
er 3
MP3 is a method o
compressing
iles. You can cop
MP3
iles on CD-
/-R
rom the computer and play back the
il
n
hi
ni
CM (Pulse Code Modulation)
he most common system o
encoding digital audio,
ound on CD and DAT. Excellent qualit
, but requires a
ot o
data compared to
ormats such as Dolby Digital
n
MPEG au
io. For compati
i
it
wit
igita
au
io
ecorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV am
li
iers with
igita
inputs, t
is unit can convert Do
y Digita
an
PEG au
io to PCM. See a
so “Digita
Au
io”
ro
ressive Scan (480
)
t
pe o
displa
that does not split each
rame into
ields, and instead scans directl
through all the scanlines
each
rame in order. Pro
ressive scan provides less
lickering and higher image resolution than traditional
480i) TV si
nals. Re
er to pa
e 90
or instructions on
e
ective progressive scan mo
e
e
ion Cod
egions associate discs and pla
ers with particular areas
f the world. This unit will onl
pla
back discs that have
ompatible re
ion codes. You can find the re
ion code
f
our unit b
looking on the rear panel. Some discs are
ompatible with more than one re
ion (or all re
ions)
am
in
Fre
uenc
he rate which sound is measured b
a specified interval
o turn into di
ital audio data. The numbers of samplin
n one second defines as sampling frequenc
. The higher
he rate, the better the sound qualit
-Vi
eo Out
u
t delivers independentl
each signal of color(C) and
uminance(Y) to TV as video signals, so that higher-qualit
icture will be
ained
it
e (DVD on
collection of cha
ters on DVD. See also “Cha
ter”.
r
udio CD use tracks to divide up the content o
a disc.
e DVD equiva
ent is ca
e
a c
apter. See a
so “C
apter”
Vi
eo mo
ideo mode is the same recording
ormat as used on
e DVD vi
eos you purc
ase in
oca
s
ops. You can
lay back the discs recorded in this
ormat in most DVD
layers, however it o
ers only limited editing. You will
eed to
inalize discs recorded in video mode be
ore
aying t
em
ac
on ot
er unit
VR m
basic recording
ormat
or DVD-RW. VR mode o
ers
vance
e
iting,
owever it is p
aya
e on
y on VR
o
e compati
e unit. Fina
ization is recommen
e
e
ore playing them back on other unit
MA
Win
ows Me
ia™ Au
io
MA is t
e au
io compressing tec
no
ogy
eve
ope
y
icroso
t. You can copy WMA
iles on CD-RW/-R
rom a
omputer an
p
ay t
em
ac
on t
is unit
VR m
recording format for DVD+RW/+R. +VR mode offers basic
diting, and it is playable on most DVD players. Finalization
s recommended before pla
ing them back on other unit
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