Philips dvp3120x-94 User Manual

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Analog:  Sound that has not been turned into 
numbers.  Analog sound varies, while digital sound 
has specifi c 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.
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.
DivX
®
 3.11/4.x/5.x/6.0:  The DivX
®
 codec is a 
patent-pending, MPEG-4 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).
DTS:  Digital Theatre Systems.  This is a surround 
sound system, but it is different from Dolby 
Digital.  The formats were developed by different 
companies.
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.
MP3:  A fi le  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 specifi ed to have each 
sound track constitute one sound fi eld. 
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.
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.
Region code:  A system for allowing discs to be 
played back only in the region designated 
beforehand. This unit will only play discs that have 
compatible region codes.  You can fi nd the region 
code of your unit by looking on the product label.  
Some discs are compatible with more than one 
region (or ALL regions).
Title:  The longest section of a picture or music 
feature on DVD, music, etc., in video software, or 
the entire album in audio software.  Each title is 
assigned a title number enabling you to locate the 
title you want.
TV OUT jack:  Jack on the back of the DVD 
System that sends video to a TV.
WMA: Windows Media Audio.  Refers to an 
audio compression technology developed by 
Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be 
encoded by using Windows Media Player version 9 
or Windows Media Player for Windows XP. Files 
are recognized by their fi le extension “WMA.”
Glossary
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