Additional Information
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Dolby Digital
1
Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio,
this high quality surround system is used in
many of the finer movie theaters around the
world.
The on-screen display shows which channels
are active, for example showing
3/2.1
. The
3
being the two front channels and the center
channel; the
2
being the surround channels,
and the
.1
being the LFE channel.
DTS
R
DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS
is a surround system different from Dolby
Digital that has become a popular surround
sound format for movies.
Dynamic range
The difference between the quietest and
loudest sounds possible in an audio signal
(without distorting or getting lost in noise).
Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are
capable of a very wide dynamic range,
delivering dramatic cinema-like effects.
File extension
A tag added to the end of a filename to
indicate the type of file. For example, “.mp3”
indicates an MP3 file. See also
page 8–9
.
Interlaced video
A method of displaying a picture in which
odd-numbered lines are updated in one
pass, then even-numbered lines updated in
the next.
MP3
MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed
audio file format. Files are recognized by
their file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”. See
also
pages 8–9
.
Selecting languages using
the language code list
Some of the language options (such as ‘DVD
Language’ in the Setup Navigator) allow you
to set your prefered language from any of the
136 languages listed in the language code
list on the previous page.
1
Select ‘Other Language’.
2
Use the
/
(cursor left/right)
buttons to select either a code letter or a
code number.
3
Use the
/
(cursor up/down)
buttons to select a code letter or a code
number.
See the
Language code list
on the previous
page for a complete list of langauges and
codes.
Glossary
Analog audio
An electrical signal that directly represents
sound. Compare this to digital audio which
can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect
representation of sound.
Aspect ratio
The width of a TV screen relative to its height.
Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the
screen is almost square); widescreen models
are 16:9 (the screen is almost twice as wide
as it is high). See also
page 51
.
Bonus Group (DVD-Audio only)
An ‘extra’ group on some DVD-Audio discs
that requires a key number to access. See
also
page 58
.
Browsable pictures (DVD-Audio only)
A feature of some DVD-Audio discs in which
the user can browse still pictures recorded
on the disc as the audio is played. See also
Slideshow
.
