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Analogue:  Sound that has not been turned 
into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while 
digital sound has specifi c numerical values. 
These sockets 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 Sockets: Red and white 
sockets on the back of the system that send 
audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.).
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.
Digital:  Sound that has been converted into 
numerical values. Digital sound is available 
when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT/ 
COAXIAL. These sockets send audio 
through multiple channels, instead of just 
two channels as analogue does.
Disc menu:  A screen display prepared for 
allowing selection of images, sounds, 
subtitles, multi-angles, etc. recorded on a 
DVD.
DivX:  The DivX code is a patent pending, 
MPEG-4 based video compression 
technology, developed by DivX 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, centre and 
subwoofer).
Index Picture Screen:  A screen that gives 
an overview of a DVD±RW or DVD±R.  An 
Index Picture represents each recording.
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 the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW 
can contain about 10 times more data then a 
regular CD.
MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group.  A 
collection of compression systems for digital 
audio and video.
Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have 
each sound track constitute one sound fi eld. 
Multichannel refers to a structure of sound 
tracks having three or more channels.
PBC: Playback Control. Refers to the signal 
recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for 
controlling playback. By using menu screens 
recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that 
supports PBC, enjoy interactive playback and 
searching.
PCM: Pulse Code Modulation. A digital 
audio encoding system. 
Glossary
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