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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 chap
ter number enab
ling you to locate the chapter
you want.
Dolby Digital ("5.1", "AC-3")
This su
perior soun
d format for movie
theatre's
is more ad
vanced
than Dolby Pro Logic Surround. In this format, the rear speakers
o
ut
p
ut st
e
r
eo sou
nd wit
h a
n e
x
pan
ded fr
equ
en
c
y ra
nge an
d a
subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided on
6 c
hanne
ls
.
Th
is format is also called "5.1" be cau se the
subwoofer channel is counted as 0.1 channel (since it functions
only when a deep bass effect is momentarily needed ). All six
channels in this format are recorded separately to realise superior
channel separation. The name "AC-3" comes from the fact that it
i
s t
he th
i
rd au
d
io c
od
ing me
thod t
o be d
e
v
e
lop
e
d b
y D
o
lby
Laboratories.
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
This is a method o
f dec
od
in
g Dolby Su
rroun
d, Do
lby P
ro Lo
gic
Surround, that produces four channels from two-channel sound.
To take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround, you should
have one pair of rear speakers and a centre speaker. The rear
speakers output monaural sound.
DVD
A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though
its diameter is the same as a CD.
The data capacity of a single-layer and single-sided DVD, at 4.7
GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD.
Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-sided
DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB, and
a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB.
The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide
standards of digital compression technology.
The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM,
allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence.
JACK
Another commonly used word for terminal or connector.
JPEG
JPEG is short for the Joint Photograph
ic Experts Group
, a group
of experts nominated to produce standards for continuous tone
ima
ge cod
ing
. I
n o
the
r wo
rds
, y
ou
r H
OME
THEATRE
can v
iew
picture CDs or CDs you made on your computer with names that
end in the JPG format.
Mp3 Discs
These are usually home recorded discs with compressed songs
which can hold many more songs than commercial music discs.
GLOSSARY
Here are a few definitions of words and terms used in this booklet.
NTSC
N
a
t
ion
a
l T
V S
ys
te
ms C
o
mm
it
tee for TV broadcasts: a video
standard used in USA.
PAL
P
h
a
s
e A
l
t
e
r
n
a
t
i
on L
in
e: a video s
ta
nda
rd u
se
d in
Australia
.
This
set can only p
lay PAL DV
Ds.
Pare
nta
l Con
trol
A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc appropriate to
the age of the users according to the limitation level in each
country. The limitation varies from disc to disc.
Subwoofer
A speaker which reproduces only the low frequency bass sounds.
S-Video Cable
This cable can connect to your S-Video input of your TV. It allows
for sharper pictures for TV sets with this jack. However the sharpest
clearest pictures can be seen when using a
component
video input
.
Title
The longe
st sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD, or a
movie, etc., for a picture piece on video software; or an album,
etc., for a music piece on an audio software. Each title is assigned
a titl
e n
umb
er e
nab
ling y
ou to loca
te the tit
le you wan
t.
Track
Sections of a music piece on a CD. Each track is assigned a track
nu
mber en
abl
ing you to loc
ate the track you wan
t.
Video Cable
This is a wire with plugs on each end which is used to connect the
picture information into your TV set.
Video Input
Th
is is a ja
ck w
h
ic
h a
cc
e
pts the picture portion of a signal. In
order to use this Home
Theatre
sys
tem, your TV set must have a
component
Video (best) or S-Video
(better) or Video input
(standard)
jack.
NOTE ABOUT DVD REGION MANAGEMENT
The DVD inventors and motion picture makers have decided
to break up the world s DVDs into regions so that one country s
DVDs should not be able to play in another country.
This is a legal issue and that is why your DVD player is
re
stri
cted to pla
y o
nly region
4
DVD
s.
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