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Glossary
BITRATE —A bitrate indicates the average number of bits in 1 second digital
audio track.
MP3 encoders allow you to specify the bitrate when making MP3 files. The
higher the
bitrate, the better the audio quality. Unfortunately, this also means a larger file
size.
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) —A technology enabling the
copyright
owner of intellectual property, like a digital audio track, to control file usage. It is
normally used to allow you to download digital audio tracks while preventing you
from
distributing the files to other people or other devices. With DRM, digital audio
tracks
contain digital signatures. Your Player is DRM-compliant.
Equalizer —"Graphic Equalizer". Different settings will boost or reduce certain
frequencies and enhance the sound.
FIRMWARE —This is the software in your player that allows you to perform
numerous
functions including playing audio, watching video, etc.
KBPS —Kilobits-per-second. A measure of how good the bitrate is. 128 kbps
is the
standard bitrate for MP3 files. 128-kbps MP3s are near-CD quality. Some other
commonly used encoding rates are 160 or 192kbps.
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