GE DV-354 - Manual (Page 57)

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Selecting languages using
the language code list
Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD
Language’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you
to set your language from any of the
136 languages listed in the language code
list on the previous page.
1 Select ‘Other Language’.
Use the (cursor left/right)
buttons to select either a code letter or a
code number.
3 Use the (cursor up/down)
buttons to select a code letter or a code
number.
See the language code list on the previous
page for a complete list of Iangauges and
codes,
Glossary
Analog audio
An electrical signal that directly represents
sound. Compare this to digital audio which
can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect
representation of sound. See also Digital
audio.
Aspect ratio
The width of a TV screen relative to its height.
Conventional TVs are (in other words, the
screen is almost square); widescreen models
are
(the screen is almost twice as wide
as it is high).
Digital audio
An indirect representation of sound by
numbers, During recording, the sound is
measured at discrete intervals (44,100 times
a second for CD audio) by an
digital converter, generating a stream of
numbers. On playback, a digital-to-analog
converter generates an analog signal based
on these numbers, See also Sampling
frequency and Analog audio.
Dolby Digital
Using a maximum of channels of audio,
this high quality surround system is used in
many of the finer movie theaters around the
world.
The on-screen display shows which channels
are
for example showing The 3
being the two front channels and the center
channel; the 2 being the surround channels,
and the being the LFE channel.
DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems, DTS
is a surround system different from Dolby
Digital that has become a popular surround
sound format for movies.
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