Harman Kardon DMC 1000 Owner's Manual

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3636Aspect Ratio: This is a description of the width of a video image inrelation to its height. A conventional video screen is four units wide forevery three units of height, making it almost square. Newer wide-aspect-ratio video displays are 16 units wide for every nine units of height,making them more like the screen in a movie theater. The programmaterial on a DVD may be recorded in either format and, in addition,you may configure the DMC 1000 to play back in either format,depending on the features recorded on a disc.Chapter: DVD programs are divided into chapters and titles. Chaptersare the subsections programmed into a single title on a disc. Chaptersmay be compared to the individual tracks on an audio CD. Press theDisc Menu Button to see a listing of the chapters on a disc.Component Video: This form of video signal eliminates many of theartifacts of traditional composite video signals by splitting the signal intoa separate luminance channel (the “Y” signal channel) and two color-difference signals (the “Pr” and “Pb” signal channels). With a componentvideo connection, you will see greater picture resolution and eliminatemany picture imperfections, such as the moiré patterns often seen oncheck-patterned cloth. However, in order to benefit from componentvideo, you must have a video display with Y/Pr/Pb component videoinputs. Do not connect the component video outputs of the DMC 1000to the standard composite or S-video inputs of a TV or recorder.HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection): HDCP is thespecification for protecting digitally encoded content from unauthorizedcopying when it is transmitted from a video source to a display usingHDMI or DVI connections. To take advantage of the high-resolutionoutput of the DMC 1000 via its HDMI output, your display must beHDCP-compliant. All displays with HDMI inputs are HDCP-compliant,but not all DVI-equipped displays are. If you are using the DMC 1000with an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter, check the owner’smanual for your display to determine whether it is HDCP-compliant.HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface): HDMI is a serial-busform of communication between an audio/video source and a videodisplay or audio/video receiver. It is capable of passing digital audioand high-definition digital video using a single cable. With HDMI, theDMC 1000 is capable of outputting high-resolution (720p, 1080i or1080p) video and 5.1-channel PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS digital audio,with the convenience of a single cable connection.JPEG Files: JPEG stands for the Joint Photographic Experts Group,which developed a standard for compressing still images, such asphotographs. JPEG files may be created on a personal computer byimporting images from a digital camera, or scanning printed photographs.These files may be burned onto a compact disc or stored on a memorycard or USB device. The DMC 1000 is capable of recognizing JPEGfiles and enabling you to view them on your video screen.Media Library: The Media Library refers to the content stored on theDMC 1000’s internal hard-disc drive. It contains all of the content thatyou have transferred to the DMC 1000, including copies of audio CDs,captures of audio streams from the Auxiliary Analog Audio Inputs, andMP3 audio and JPEG image files transferred from memory cards, discsor USB drives. The Media Library automatically organizes the content sothat you may view it by track name, album, artist, genre, cover art (whenavailable) or playlists that you have created. When a multizone systemhas been connected, each zone may access different content storedin the Media Library. When connected to other properly programmeddevices in the home using the Network Jack or the RS-232 Port, theMedia Library may be used as a server, allowing you to enjoy contentthroughout your home.MP3 Files: MP3 is an audio compression format that was developedby the Moving Picture Experts Group as an adjunct to the MPEG-1 videocompression format. The main benefit of MP3 is that it reduces the sizeof audio files considerably, depending on the amount of compressionselected during the encoding process, enabling you to store many moresongs on one compact disc than in the standard audio CD format. TheDMC 1000 is capable of playing MP3 files stored on a disc or storedon a memory card or USB device, using its advanced graphic interface.Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to show up to four differentviews of the same scene in a program. When a disc is encoded withmultiple-angle information, pressing the Angle Button will enable you toswitch between these different views. Few discs take advantage of thiscapability and, when they do, the multiple-angle technology will only bepresent for short periods of time. Producers will usually insert some sortof icon or graphic in the picture to alert you to the availability of multiple-angle scenes. In addition, the DMC 1000’s angle indicator will remain litin the front-panel display during multi-angle availability.Multizone: A multizone system is used to distribute audio to variousrooms in the house so that the occupants of each room may independentlychoose different program material. The DMC 1000 permits up to fourdifferent zones to stream audio simultaneously. Multizone control is usuallyset up by the custom installer, using either control devices connected to ahome network, or devices connected to the DMC 1000’s RS-232 port.Progressive Scan: Progressive-scan playback formats the video outputat a high-scan-rate with twice the scan lines of conventional videoimages. Progressive-scan outputs must be connected to “digital-ready”or high-definition video displays, regardless of the technology of thespecific display (e.g., CRT direct-view television, front or rear projector,plasma display panel or LCD). In some cases, the displays may havespecial inputs for use with high-scan-rate inputs, and in others you mayneed to make adjustments to the display’s setup menus to make certainthat the inputs used are configured for an “HD” signal. Although theprogressive-scan output uses the component video jacks, it is notcompatible with older analog video displays with component inputs,unless you change the Output Resolution setting in the Video Setupsubmenu to 480i.Reading: You will see this message when you insert a disc while theplayer examines the contents of the disc to determine its type, and thenextracts information about the material on the disc, such as languages,aspect ratios, subtitles, number of titles and more. The slight delay whilethe contents of the disc are read is normal.GLOSSARY