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Technical terminology
Technical terminology
AUX
(
Aux
iliary)
Connection for external audio signals.
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right loudspeakers.
Bluetooth
Technology for wireless data
transmission at short range up to
10 meters.
CDC
(
C
ompact
D
isc
C
hanger)
CD changer
CD-R
(
C
ompact
D
isc
R
ecordable)
CD recordable once.
CD-RW
(
C
ompact
D
isc
R
e
W
ritable)
CD recordable several times.
CF card
(
C
ompact
F
lash)
Memory card type, interchangeable
rewriteable memory card developed in
1994 by SanDisk.
CF Typ 1 (3.3 mm thin) and CF Typ 2
(5 mm thin) are to be distinguished.
Code number
Secret number to be entered for
activation of the device.
Crossover
A controlled frequency splitter
separating the frequency ranges before
the end stages.
DTMF
(
D
ual-
T
one
M
ulti
f
requency dialing)
Touch tone dialing
Fader
(Fader control)
Volume adjustment between front and
rear loudspeakers.
GAL
(
G
eschwindigkeits
A
bhängige
L
autstär-
keregelung
–
Speed dependent volume
control)
The higher the vehicle speed the higher
the volume will be adjusted.
GMT
(
G
reenwich
M
ean
T
ime)
Central European Time standard
Standard time at 0 degree longitude (the
longitude intersecting Greenwich, Great
Britain). This time is used worldwide for
synchronization of data collection.
GPS
(
G
lobal
P
ositioning
S
ystem)
System for determining position.
Navigation is based on GPS data.
ID3-Tag
“Table of contents” of an MP3 track.
Contains information such as track,
artist, album, year, and type of music.