Pioneer DV-989AVi-S - Manual (Page 90)

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PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System)
[rate control]
Technology for high-precision transmission of
digital audio over the i.LINK interface
enabling jitterless digital-to-analog
conversion using a precision quartz in the
rate control-compatible receiver.
Progressive scan video
Also called non-interlaced video, this method
of displaying a picture updates all the lines in
one pass, resulting in a more stable, flicker-
free image than
Interlaced video on page 89
(for a given scanning rate). See also Interlaced
video on page 89 and About progressive scan
video on page 26.
Regions (DVD-Video only)
These associate discs and players with
particular areas of the world. This unit will
only play discs that have compatible region
codes. You can find the region code of your
unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs
are compatible with more than one region (or
all regions).
S1 S-video output
This S-video signal format includes aspect
ratio information (4:3 or 16:9) within the video
signal. TVs which are compatible with S1 S-
video automatically switch aspect ratio
according to the signal.
S2 S-video output
S2 is an enhanced version of S-video which, in
addition to aspect ratio information, contains
letterbox / pan & scan information.
Widescreen TVs which are compatible with
S2 S-video automatically switch aspect ratio
according to the signal.
Sampling frequency
The rate at which sound is measured to be
turned into digital audio data. The higher the
rate, the better the sound quality, but the
more digital information is generated.
Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency
of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples
(measurements) per second. See also
Digital
audio .
Slideshow (DVD, Video CD/Super VCD)
A feature of some DVD discs in which still
pictures recorded on the disc cycle
automatically as the audio is played. See also
Browsable Picture .
Super Audio CD (SACD)
Super Audio CD is a high quality audio disc
format that can accommodate high sampling
rate stereo and multi-channel audio, as well
as conventional CD audio all on the same
disc.
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