214 Technical terminology
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
System for geographic position finding.
Satellite signals can be compared by
the receiver in the vehicle with a digital
map (e. g. on CD-ROM) and then used
for position finding and navigation.
Gracenote Media Database
Media database that is stored on
->COMAND’s hard drive.
Gracenote
® music recognition techno-
logy
Music recognition software that is
stored on
->COMAND’s hard drive. If
the selected audio CD does not contain
any
->CD text, ->COMAND can
recognise unknown audio tracks in CD
audio mode with the aid of this
software and depict this in corres-
ponding displays.
GSM
(G
lobal System for Mobile
Communications)
International transmission standard for
mobile phones. This permits you to
make phone calls with your mobile
phone even when abroad. The trans-
mission method is digital.ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. track, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Kilobyte
Designation for an amount of informati-
on in digital technology.
LOGIC7
®
Multi-channel surround technology
from the professional audio industry,
which plays back 5.1 and stereo recor-
dings in surround quality. LOGIC7
® cre-
ates natural 360° sound characteris-
tics for all seats.
MLP
(M
eridian Lossless Packing)
Optional format for audio data on a
DVD-audio.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for
->MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing audio data
which is subject to losses.
Multisession
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Data is written to the CD in a num-
ber of sessions.
Music Register
Memory for the audio main function to
which you can copy music files in MP3
format.
Notebook
Portable personal computer (PC).
NTSC
(N
ational Television Systems Commit-
tee)
TV standard, widespread mainly in the
US.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organised into directories for impro-
ved clarity. Can be likened to a filing ca-
binet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
