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SACD
Super Audio Compact Disc - a higher quality CD format giving improved sound quality.

SCART
A SCART cable carries the video, audio and system control signals, to and from the VCR, TV, Games Console or other equipment.

Scart Sockets
Widely used in Europe the 21-pin SCART connector has been around since the late 80's It can carry Composite, S-Video or RGB video signals as well as stereo audio. It also has pins reserved for data switching which are today used for such as auto 16:9 Widescreen switching and smart systems for control video recording devices.

SCAVEM
Scan Velocity Modulation. Electronic function that gives a dramatic improvement in picture quality.

SD/Multimedia Card Slot/s
A small disc that stores your music files once downloaded - like a PCs floppy disc.

SECAM
TV broadcast system used in France and some other countries. Only multi-standard TV's can receive these signals in the UK - normal TV sets for this country can only receive the PAL standard used here.

Selectable Picture
Three pre-set and one user-adjustable setting for picture colour, brightness and contrast, selected at the press of a button.

Self-timer
Sets a 10 second delay between the pressing of the button and the opening of the shutter so that the photographer can be part of the picture.

Sleep Timer
Function that allows the unit to turn itself off after a set period of time.

Smart Card
Personal viewing card supplied and activated by the digital broadcaster that when inserted in to a decoder box or integrated TV allows access to digital programming.

Smart Media
Removable card storage medium available with up to 120Mb storage space to boost camera's memory, i.e. The number of pictures it can store before being downloaded.

SMS
Allows you to send and receive text messages with the Philips Eatoni-text editor.

Software Supplied
Supplied software for use with the camera, it can be editing or photography software.

Sony Memory Stick Slot/s
A small disc that stores your music files once downloaded - like a PCs floppy disc.

Spectrum Analyser
Visual display of sound output in various frequency bands.

STAMINA NiMH Batteries Included
Extra long battery life through the unique energy saving STAMINA technology.

Strontium
Precious metal used for very strong magnets in loudspeakers. Allows a compact design and high-quality sound reproduction.

Sub Woofer
Used for the reproduction of low sound frequencies, typically from 20Hz to 200Hz. Whether in the car or at home, the subwoofer is critical for filling out the "low end" of the audible spectrum, as well as ground pounding bass.

Sub Woofer Terminal
Allows connection of an external sub-woofer to be connected to enrich bass response.

Super Anti-Alias Filter
Ensures crystal clear, sharp images, by generating 540 horizontal line resolution at 27mhz.

Super Audio CD
Super Audio CDs use a technology called Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding. The frequency response delivered by DSD is almost five times greater than that delivered by normal CD. And with a dynamic range of 120db compared to 96db on CD the differences are clear to hear. Discs can be multichannel encoded with up to 5.1 channels of information or just normal stereo and some (hybrid) discs are compatible with exciting CD players by using two layers (One for the SACD and one for normal CD) Most SACD discs are only compatible with SACD players SACD is a rival format to DVD-Audio although many players can now play formats both eliminating the worry over which format will replace CD.

Super Flat Screen
Super flat screen picture tube.

Super Scene Control
A process which improves TV picture contrast.

Super VHS ET
Lets you record Super VHS signals on the more widely available VHS tapes.

SVCD
Super video compact disc compatible.

SVGA
Specific display resolution using 800 horizontal pixels and 600 vertical pixels, presenting an image composed from a total of 480,000 individual dots.

SVHS
Super VHS is a higher quality video cassette format giving better picture resolution than a standard VHS tape.

S-VHS
Super VHS is a higher quality video cassette format giving better picture resolution than a standard VHS tape.

SVHS/S-Video Connection/s
Term used to describe systems that output or transmit separate "Y" Luma (Black & White) From "C" Chroma (colour) signals The SCART connection which is used in Europe can carry an S-video signal, although most people associate it with the 4-pin DIN (pictured above) connection that became popular in the 80's on S-VHS video recorders and camcorders. S-Video is a huge improvement from composite As to whether RGB or S-Video is better in the average set-up depends on the users equipment (Some TV's don't work all that well with RGB) Convenience also plays as factor as not many AV amps/receiver on the market have SCART switching, but most have S-Video switching (Can be an issue if you have a lot of video sources to wire up to a TV with just 2 or 3 SCARTS)

S-VHSC
Super VHSC is a higher quality video camcorder cassette format giving better picture resolution than a standard VHSC tape.

S-video
This is a high quality connection standard for products which utilise S-VHS, S-VHSC, Hi8 or other higher quality picture formats. It gives better results than standard composite video connection.

S-Video Input
Connection method for high quality video transfer (S-video) used with S-VHS video recorders, camcorders, DVD players etc.

Switching & Control Unit
Allows you to switch between a number of components if you are limited with the number of inputs on your amplifier/receiver.

SXGA
Specific display resolution using 1280 horizontal pixels and 1024 vertical pixels, presenting an image composed from a total of 1,310,720 individual dots.

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