Panasonic CX-D3000U Operating Instructions Manual

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Definition of TermsENGLISH27CX-D3000U3636Digital audio output connector (Optical)The digital audio output connector (optical) convertselectrical signals into optical signals and transfersthem to the amplifier. Consequently, it has a numberof features including its immunity from electricalinterference from external sources and its ability toprevent the generation of noise and its minimal effecton the external environment.Dolby DigitalDolby Digital is a digital sound compression techniquedeveloped by the Dolby Laboratories LicensingCorporation.Supporting 5.1-channel surround sound, as well asstereo (2-channel) sound, this technique enables alarge quantity of sound data to be efficiently record-ed on a disc.Interactive DVDAn interactive DVD is DVD software which includesmultiple angles, multiple plot endings, etc.Letterbox screenThis refers to a screen on which the playback pictureof wide-screen DVDs or Video CDs appears withblack bands running along the top and bottom.Linear PCM audio (LPCM)This refers to a signal recording format used inCDs. While CDs are recorded in 44.1 kHz/16 bit,DVDs are recorded in 48 kHz/16 bit up to 96 kHz/24 bit, thus achieving higher quality audio than thatof CDs.MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)MPEG is an international standard format for thecompression of motion video as defined by theMoving Picture Experts Group, a workingcommittee which functions under the auspices ofthe International Standardization Organization andInternational Electrotechnical Commission. TheGroup established the MPEG 1 standard in 1991and the MPEG 2 standard in 1994. MPEG 2 buildson MPEG 1 with many improvements, and it yieldsa higher picture quality level.Pan & Scan screenThis refers to a screen on which the playbackpicture of wide-screen DVDs or Video CDs is cut offat the left and right sides.Playback control (Video CD)If the Video CD has “With Playback Control” orothers written on the disc surface or on the jacket,the scenes or information to be viewed (or listenedto) can be selected interactively with the screen bylooking at the menu shown on the screen.In these instructions, playback using the menuscreen is referred to as the “menu play” for videoCDs. This player supports Video CDs with playbackcontrol.Title, Chapter (DVD)DVDs are divided into some large sections (titles)or some small sections (chapters). Each section isnumbered; these numbers are called “Title number”or “Chapter number”.Track (Video CD/CD)Video CDs or CDs are divided into some sections(tracks). Each section is numbered; these numbersare called “Track number”.Title 2Title 1Manufactured under license from DolbyLaboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D sym-bol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.Confidential unpublished works. C1992–1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rightsreserved.Chapter 1 Chapter 2 …… Chapter 1 ……Track 1 Track 3Track 2 ……Track