Panasonic WR-DA7 - Manual (Page 354)

G l o s s a r y
D A 7 U s e r s ’ G u i d e
Glossary
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equalizer. See equalizer.
Routing. The designation of inputs, faders, buses, outputs and processes’ of
the signal. See Signal Path.
RS-422. A protocol for communication that specifies which pins in a 9-pin
cable connector are supposed to do what.
Scene Memory. The part of the DA7’s memory used to store scene settings.
Serial port or interface. See RS-422.
Shelving. An Equalization process usually used to cut or boost either high or
low frequencies.The name comes from the response curve, which looks
like a shelf.
Signal. An electrical representation of sound in audio equipment.
Signal Path or Route. The course a signal travels through audio equipment.
Signal to Noise S/N. A ratio of the threahshold level of noise to the normal
signal level. Digital systems gennerally have a higher Signal to Noise ratio.
Snapshot. See Mix scene.
save. The action necessary to save a copy of your current file on the Hard
Disk for storage. Until you save, any work you do is liable to disappear
without notice.
serial port. Data is transmitted through a serial port one bit at a time.
Transmission can be in both directions, but not simultaneously.
SMPTE. Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. SMPTE also
refers to the timecode recorded on audio or videotape for
synchronization purposes.
solo. Monitoring a single channel.
Surround sound. A multichannel audio format.
sync, synchronization. The coordination of a soundtrack with its
corresponding picture.
System exclusive. A midi data format specification used to send information
between digital devices.