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35Glossary
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11 Glossary
Analogue audio
AnaloguesoundisoutputfromtheLEFT/RIGHT
audioconnectorsontherearpanelofyourHD
receiver.Theredandwhitesocketssendaudio
throughtwochannels,theleftandright.
Aspect ratio
Aspectratioreferstothelength-to-heightratio
ofTVscreens.Theaspectratioofastandard
TVis4:3,whiletheratioofahigh-denition
orwidescreenTVis16:9.Theletterboxformat
allowsyoutowatchavideowithawideraspect
ratioonastandard4:3TV.
DHCP
DynamicHostCongurationProtocol(DHCP)
isanetworkprotocolthatenablesarouteror
servertoautomaticallyassignIPaddressesto
devicesthatarepartofitsnetwork.
Digital audio
Digitalsoundisavailablewhenyouusethe
DIGITALaudioconnector(coaxialS/PDIF)
ontherearpanelofyourHDreceiver.These
socketssendaudiothroughmultiplechannels,
insteadofjusttwochannelsasanaloguedoes.,
Dolby Digital
AsurroundsoundsystemdevelopedbyDolby
Laboratoriescontaininguptosixchannelsof
digitalaudio(frontleftandright,surroundleft
andright,centreandsubwoofer).
DVB
DigitalVideoBroadcasting
EPG
ElectronicProgrammeGuide
EasyLink
ThePhilipsEasyLink™technologyenablesyou
tocontrolmultipledevices,whichareconnected
throughstandardHDMIcables,usingasingle
remote.
HDCP
High-bandwidthDigitalContentProtection
(HDCP)isatypeofdigitalcopyprotection
system.Whenyourset-topisattachedviaan
HDMIcabletoanHDCP-compliantHDTV,
theHDTVandset-topnegotiateasecure
link,whichallowsyourset-toptotransmitfull
resolutionvideotoyourHDTV.
HDMI
High-DenitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)is
ahigh-speeddigitalinterfacethatcantransmit
uncompressedhigh-denitionvideoanddigital
multi-channelaudio.Itdeliversperfectpicture
andsoundquality,completelyfreefromnoise.
HDMIisfullybackwardcompatiblewithDVI.
HDTV
High-DenitionTelevision
Lip Synchronisation
Settingusedtosynchroniseaudiowithvideo
incaseadelayisexperienced,inparticular,if
speechdoesnotmatchlipmovements.
MPEG
MotionPictureExpertsGroup.Acollectionof
compressionsystemsfordigitalaudioandvideo.
PIN Code
A4-digitcodeusedtopreventaccessto
inappropriateprogrammes(parentalcontrol).