Glossary – Xoro HSD 710 User Manual

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GLOSSARY

DVD player & videoformat

OSD

PAL

PBC

The OSD (On Screen Display) is all the menus and options shown on the screen.

European TV standard. PAL stands for Phase Alternation Line; refresh rate: 50 Hz, vertical line
resolution: 625 Lines, 576 visible lines. Describes the way the video information (brightness,
color, refresh rate etc ) is transmitted.

PBC stands for playback control. This function can be used to show a menu on Video CD's (if
contained on the VCD). One can move in this menu with the arrow keys and select the desired
function with enter .

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S/PDIF

S Video

Aspect ratio: 4:3 and 16:9

Super Video CD (SVCD)

Video CD (VCD)

YPbPr

S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a digital transmission standard for audio data. S/PDIF
can transmit audiofiles from one source to another without having to leave the digital
transmission, which would result in worse quality.

Describes the way video signals are transmitted. With S Video, luminance and colour information
are transmitted separately. S Video interface can easily be identified by its 4 ports in a round
connector.

Full Frame refers to programs developed for TV display with an aspect ratio of 4:3. Widescreen
refers to programs developed for screens with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
If a widescreen program is displayed on a 4:3 screen, the picture will have black borders on top
and bottom.

SVCD stands for Super Video CD. SVCD's are very similar to VCD's, one can store 35 60 minutes
of high quality video with up to 2 Stereo audiotracks and 4 different subtitles. All Xoro DVD players
can play SVCD's.

VCD stands for "Video Compact Disc". VCD's are similar to normal CDs. They contain movies with
sound. A VCD can store 74 to 80 minutes of video with stereo sound. For the storage of audio and
video, MPEG 1 is used. All Xoro DVD players can play VCD's.

please refer to YUV

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