Terms 109, Terms, Additionalinformation – Pioneer AVH-P7500DVD User Manual

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Terms

Aspect ratio

This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen.

A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3.

Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of

16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional

presence and atmosphere.

Bit rate

This expresses data volume per second, or bps

units (bits per second). The higher the rate,

the more information is available to reproduce

the sound. Using the same encoding method

(such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better

the sound.

Bonus group

An extra group on some DVD audio discs

that requires a key number to access.

Browsable pictures

A feature of some DVD audio discs in which

you can browse still pictures recorded on the

disc while the audio is played back.

Chapter

DVD titles are in turn divided into chapters

which are numbered in the same way as the

chapters of a book. With DVD video discs fea-

turing chapters, you can quickly find a desired

scene with chapter search.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital provides multi-channel audio

from up to 5.1 independent channels. This is

the same as the Dolby Digital surround sound

system used in theaters.

Dolby Pro Logic B

Dolby Pro Logic B can create five full-band-

width output channels from two-channel

sources. This new technology enables a dis-

crete 5-channel playback with 2 front chan-

nels, 1 center channel, and 2 rear channels. A

music mode is also available for 2-channel

sources in addition to the movie mode.

DTS

This stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is

a surround system delivering multi-channel

audio from up to 6 independent channels.

Dynamic range control

Dolby Digital has a function for compressing

the difference between the loudest and softest

sounds: Dynamic range control. This control

ensures sounds with an increased dynamic

range are heard clearly even at low volume le-

vels.

Group

A collection of tracks on a DVD audio disc.

Equivalent to a DVD video title.

ID3 tag

This is a method of embedding track-related

information in a MP3 file. This embedded in-

formation can include the track title, the ar-

tists name, the album title, the music genre,

the year of production, comments and other

data. The contents can be freely edited using

software with ID3 Tag editing functions.

Although the tags are restricted to the number

of characters, the information can be viewed

when the track is played back.

ISO9660 format

This is the international standard for the for-

mat logic of CD-ROM folders and files. For the

ISO9660 format, there are regulations for the

following two levels.

Level 1:

The file name is in 8.3 format (the name con-

sists of up to 8 characters, half-byte English

capital letters and half-byte numerals and the

_ sign, with a file-extension of three charac-

ters.)

Level 2:

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