Pioneer SH-DT510 specification

*Megahertz (MHz) : Millions of cycles per second, which describes frequencies of radio wave or electric current.

*OSD: Abbreviation of "On Screen Display", used in digital set top box. OSD is comprised of a main menu and many submenu with lots of options of functions inside.

*PAL : Stands for "Phase Alternating Line", the European video standard which has the image format of 4 by 3,625 horizontal lines, 50 Hz and a total 8 MHz of video channel width.

*PID : Stands for "Packet Identifier". It is a code used for identifying video, audio PCR and other elements that form a particular service in the transport stream.

*RF Channel : Radiated Frequency Channel, for instance channel 28 for SBS Network in analog TV transmission. However in digital TV, one RF channel may carry 4 to 6 subchannels like SBS HD, SBS Digital.

*S-Video (also called Y/C) : The standard for the way a video signal is carried on the cable. Y represents brightness and C represents colour. S-Video cables have separate wires for the colour and brightness so it offers a better picture quality than the composite video.

*VHF : Stands for "Very High Frequency", starts from 30 to 300 MHz corresponding to channels 5- 12, including Bands I, II and III.

*UHF : Stands for "Ultra High Frequency", starts from 300 to 3000 MHz corresponding to channels 28-69, including Bands IV and V.

*Y/Pb/Pr : Component Video Output. It is better than S-Video and Composite Video output in terms of picture quality. Y/Pb/Pr is the standard HDTV connector.