Becker Cascade - Radio and Media Terms

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Technical terminology
ID3 tag
“Table of contents” for an MP3 track.
Contains information such as title, artist,
album, year and genre.
Loudness
Improves sound at low volumes by
increasing bass and treble.
Micro-drive
Hard disk in Compact Flash II format
In response to constant minimisation in
the size of multi-media formats, IBM
developed the smallest hard disk in the
world, the micro-drive. Although it is the
same size as a Compact Flash II memory
card, it conceals a real hard disk. It can be
purchased in various capacity ratings.
M3U
Format for playlists supported by
the unit.
MP3
Special process for compressing audio
data (e.g. music).
Off-road
Warning from the navigation system
if you are in an area not covered by the
digital road map.
Playlist
Playlist
A file that is stored on a CD together
with MP3 files. It specifies the play se-
quence.
PLS
Format for playlists supported by
the unit.
PTT
(Push To Talk)
Describes the initiation of voice dialogue
in voice mode.
PTY ID
(Programme Type ID)
Identification of the programme trans-
mitted by a station.
Possible PTYs are:
•
Chičdren‘s Progs abbreviated to Chičdren
• Country Music abbreviated to Country
• Cučtures abbreviated to Cučtures
• Current Affairs abbreviated to Affairs
• Documentary
•Drama
• Easy Listening abbreviated to Easy M.
• Education
• Finance
• Fočk Music
•
Information abbreviated to Info
• Jazz Music
• Leisure & Hobby
•
Light Cčassic M abbreviated to Light M.