LG RC897T - Manual (Page 70)

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Glossary Glossary
MP3 An audio compression method that compresses audio to approximately one-tenth of its size without
(MPEG Audio Layer 3) any significant loss of audio quality. You can play MP3s you have recorded onto CD-R and CD-RW.
MPEG4 (Motion MPEG4 is the name of a revolutionary new video codec which is based on the new MPEG-4
Picture Experts Group) compression standard for video.You will be able to play MPEG4 movies using this recorder.
Original Titles actually recorded on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM.
Erasing original titles frees up disc space.
Pan Scan One method of adjusting widescreen film images so that they can be shown within the proportions of a
standard definition 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, often cropping off the sides of the original
widescreen image to focus on the composition's most important aspects.
PCM / Bitstream Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a digital audio representation of an analog signal where the
magnitude of the signal is sampled regularly at uniform intervals.
Please select [Bitstream], when digital signals are outputted to the amplifier or other devices equipped
with Dolby Prologic or DTS decoders.
Progressive scan NTSC, the video signal standard, has 480 interlaced (i) scan lines, whereas progressive scanning
uses twice the number of scan lines. This is called 480p. Using progressive output, you can enjoy the
high-resolution video recorded on media such as DVD-Video. Your TV must be compatible to enjoy
progressive video.
Playlist Playback information created from the actual recordings on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM.
A Playlist leaves the original titles as they are, and contains only the information needed to
control playback. A Playlist title takes up very little disc space.
Regional Code Codes used to prevent the playing of media designed for a device from the country where it is
marketed on the version of the same device marketed in another country.
Applying code classified by regions
0: all regions
1: North America including the US
2: Japan and Europe
3: Southeast Asia including Korea 4: Australia, New Zealand, and South America
5: Russia and Africa 6: China
7: Not defined yet 8: Within airplanes or ships moving between countries
Sampling Sampling is the process of converting the heights of sound wave (analog signal) samples taken at set
frequency periods into digits (digital encoding). Sampling frequency is the number of samples taken per second,
so larger numbers mean more faithful reproduction of the original sound.
SIMPLINK Some functions of this unit are controlled by the TV’s remote control when this unit
and an LG TV with SIMPLINK are connected through HDMI connection.
Controllable functions by LG TV’s remote control; Play, Pause, Scan, Skip, Stop, Power Off, etc.
Refer to the TV owner’s manual for the details of SIMPLINK function.
LG TV with SIMPLINK function has the logo as shown above.
TITLE The longest unit for measuring DVD movie or music files.
(For example a movie volume or a music album)
Thumbnail This refers to a miniature representation of a picture used to display multiple pictures in the form of a
matrix.
TRACK A unit for measuring DVD movie or music files. You can search them by its number assigned to each
chapter.
WMA Window media audio