Philips DVP5990K/55 User Manual

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Glossary
Analog audio: Sound that has not been 
turned into numbers. Analog sound is 
available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/
RIGHT jacks. These red and white jacks send 
audio through two channels, the left and 
right.
Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the 
length to height ratio of TV. The ratio of a 
standard TV is :, while the ratio of a high-
definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter box 
allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider 
perspective on a standard : screen.
AUDIO OUT jacks: Red and white jacks 
on the back of this unit 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 second, 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.
Composite video (CVBS): A single video 
signal commonly used in most consumer 
video products.
Disc Menu: A screen display prepared for 
allowing a selection of images, sounds, 
subtitles, multi-angles, etc., recorded on a 
DVD.
DivX: The DivX code is a patent-pending, 
MPEG- based video compression 
technology, developed by DivX Networks, 
Inc., that can shrink digital video to sizes 
small enough to be transported over the 
internet, while maintaining high visual quality.
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, center and 
subwoofer).
EasyLink: Philips EasyLink uses the HDMI 
CEC industry standard protocol to share 
functionalities between the unit and its 
connected devices. This feature is only 
available if you connect this unit to a HDMI 
CEC compliant TV with a HDMI cable. 
HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface 
(HDMI) is a high-speed digital interface that 
can transmit uncompressed high definition 
video and digital multichannel audio. It 
delivers perfect picture and sound quality, 
completely free from noise. HDMI is fully 
backward-compatible with DVI.
As required by the HDMI standard, 
connecting to HDMI or DVI products 
without HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital 
Content Protection) result in no Video or 
Audio output. 
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content 
Protection) is a specification that provides a 
secure transmission of digital contents 
between different devices (to prevent 
unauthorized copyright).
JPEG: A very common digital still picture 
format. 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. Files are recognized by 
their file extension ‘JPG or JPEG’.
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