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Glossary

5.1 Channel
5.1-multichannel encoding means, that 5 audio channels with full frequency
response are present (left, center, right, surround left, surround right) plus a
subwoofer channel (represented by the „.1”) providing deep humming frequen-
cies you are used to know from modern cinemas. Both Dolby Digital

®

(including

AC3) and DTS

®

support 5.1-coding and –decoding.


Aspect ratio: 4:3 and 16:9
Full Frame refers to programs developed for TV display with an aspect ratio of
4:3. Widescreen refers to programs developed for screens with an aspect ratio
of 16:9.
If a widescreen program is displayed on a 4:3 screen, the picture will have black
borders on top and bottom.

Component-Signal
please refer to YUV

CVBS
Composite Video Interface. The video signal is transmitted via a single signal
line. CVBS should only be used, if your playback device does not offer other
interfaces for connection with you Xoro TV set, as CVBS due to technical rea-
sons delivers worst quality of all available interfaces (please also refer to YUV,
S-Video, SCART and RGB). The CVBS interface can easily be identified from
the yellow colour of the RCA jack.

Dolby Digital

®

5.1

Dolby Digital

®

5.1 is a system for transmission and storage of 5.1 channel

sound on digital media as DVD, digital TV and satellite transmission. Different
from the codecs Dolby Surround

®

and Pro Logic

®

who do not work with channel

separation to encode the surround sound in a stereo recording, Dolby Digital

®

is a discrete system where the different audio channels keep completely sepa-
rated during encoding and decoding. Dolby Digital 5.1 is industry standard for
coding of DVD movies with surround sound.

DSP
Digital Signal Processor. Microprocessor for digital processing of signals. Virtual
Surround for example is created with a DSP.

GUI
Graphic User Interface. See OSD.

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