Pioneer PD-D6MK2-K: Glossary Specifications

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Glossary Specifications

Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an

General

electrical signal. See also Digital audio.

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Audio CD player

Digital audio Indirect representation of sound using

Power requirements

numbers. See also Sampling frequency

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 220 V to 230 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz

and Analog audio.

Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 W

Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . . .0.4 W

DRM DRM (digital rights management) copy

protection is a technology designed to

Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 kg

prevent unauthorized copying by

Dimensions

restricting playback, etc. of compressed

. . . .420 mm (W) x 100 mm (H) x 340 mm (D)

audio files on devices other than the PC

Operating temperature . . . . . . .+5 °C to +35 °C

(or other recording equipment) used to

Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % to 85 %

record it. For detailed information,

(no condensation)

please see the instruction manuals or

help files that came with your PC and/or

software.

Audio output (1 stereo pair)

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . .During audio output

File

A tag added to the end of a filename to

200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

extension

indicate the type of file. For example,

Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

“.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

ISO 9660

International standard for the volume

format

and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

Digital audio characteristics

MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a

Frequency response . . . . 4 Hz to 50 kHz (SACD)

compressed stereo audio file format.

4 Hz to 20 kHz (CD)

Files are recognized by their file

S/N ratio:

extension “.mp3”.

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 dB

SACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 dB

PCM

Digital audio encoding system found on

(Pulse Code

CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of

Dynamic range:

Modulation)

data compared to compressed audio

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 dB

formats. See also Digital audio.

SACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 dB

Total harmonic distortion:

Sampling

The rate at which sound is measured to

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002 %

frequency

be turned into digital audio data. The

higher the rate, the better the sound

SACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.003 %

quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up

Wow and flutter . . . . . . . . Limit of measurement

to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio.

(±0.001 % W. PEAK) or lower

WMA See About WMA on page 7.

Digital output

Super Audio

Super Audio CD is a high quality audio

Coaxial digital output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jack

CD (SACD)

disc format that can accommodate high

Optical digital output. . . . . . . Optical digital jack

sampling rate stereo and multi-channel

audio, as well as conventional CD audio

all on the same disc.

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