Kenwood K-521 Instruction Manual

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72 K-521Term Meaning PageAAC An abbreviation for "Advanced Audio Coding". This is a com-pression standard that applies only to the audio componentin image compression methods used for digital broadcasting,etc.23Bitrate A value indicating the amount of information processed persecond. The higher the bitrate, the better the sound quality.23CD-DA Refers to music CDs. Almost all discs normally referred to as"CDs" are actually CD-DA discs.22CONEQ CONEQ equalizes acoustic power frequency response andcorrects phase and time alignment errors of a speaker system.Speakers with CONEQ perform as electro-acoustic transducersproviding true to the original sound with the highest musical-ity and intelligibility.48MP3 An audio compression method developed by Germany'sFraunhofer IIS, which achieves high rates of data compres-sion by discarding data not readily audible to humans. MP3can compress data down to rates of approximately 1/11 (128kbps) while retaining sound quality equivalent to a music CD.23SamplingfrequencyA value that indicates the number of times per second ana-log signals are sampled for conversion to digital signals. Thesampling frequency for music CDs is 44.1 kHz. Normally, thehigher the sampling frequency, the better the sound quality.23TAG information Information included in audio files, such as title, artist, album,and genre.23USB A standard for the interface to connect peripheral devices to acomputer. This system supports USB 1.1 and 2.0.22USB mass storageclassA standard for computer control of a USB device. It also makesit possible for a computer to recognize a connected USB de-vice as an external storage device.22WMA An abbreviation for the "Windows Media™ Audio" audiocompression and encoding system developed by MicrosoftCorporation of the U.S.23Glossary of Terms