Bose LIFESTYLE 38 - Manual (Page 6)

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Introduction
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– The logo representing DTS.
DVD – An abbreviation most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile
Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.
DVD video – A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs,
based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital audio, and other proprietary data formats.
Gracenote – Music recognition technology and related data provided as part of the service
contracted for by Bose.
IR – An abbreviation for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives com-
mands on an infrared light beam.
Letterbox – A video format which has an aspect ratio wider than 4:3 and is shown with black
bars above and below the picture.
MP3 – MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows the recording
of many hours of music on a single CD.
NTSC – An abbreviation for National Television System Committee and a label for the
video format standard established by the committee for televisions used in the US and
other countries.
PAL – An acronym for the Phase Alternate Line video format used extensively in Western
Europe.
Pan & Scan – The technique of reframing a picture to conform to a different aspect ratio by
cropping parts of the picture. DVD-video players can use the horizontal offset encoded with
the video on certain DVDs to automatically pan and scan widescreen video to a 4:3 ratio.
PCM – An abbreviation for Pulse Code Modulation. A common form of digital audio signal.
Progressive Scan – A video format which displays all lines of the picture frame in a single
pass, and refreshes the image sixty times a second. This format is not compatible with all
video displays.
RDS – A system that displays radio broadcast station and programming information.This
feature is available on European systems only.
SACD – An abbreviation for Super Audio Compact Disc, which is used for high-resolution
digital audio stored on a CD-sized disc. The new Bose
® LIFESTYLE ® systems (with which this
guide is included) play the CD-compatible portion of such discs, identified by the CD disc
logo on the front of the disc.
SCART – A type of jack commonly found on consumer electronics products manufactured
for use in Western Europe.
SCMS – A system for preventing second-generation digital copies of copyrighted audio
material. A digital recorder equipped with SCMS will record digitally from another source, but
that recording cannot then be used as a source for a second-generation recording.
S-video – Also called Y/C. A video signal that keeps the brightness and color information
separate, and is significantly better than composite video. Requires the use of an S-video
cable and is compatible with many televisions and other video components.
uMusic TM intelligent playback system – A revolutionary Bose play mode, which performs
like a virtual DJ by noting listener preferences and playing suitable stored CD tracks in
response.
Videostage ® 5 – Bose proprietary Videostage 5 decoding circuitry gives you a five-channel
surround sound experience from everything you listen to – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even
mono TV programs.
YPbPr – A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance
components. Also referred to as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y.