Glossary, CI slot See Common Interface

Glossary

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24p movie display: Modern movie makers produce movies with 24 (full) pictures per second (24p), conventional TV sets (and most DVDs) show 50 (half) pictures per second. To play the movie, the original number of pictures is doubled and the film sped up. This is optimal for sports broadcasts but for quieter movies it distorts the picture quality.

Active antenna: An antenna with its own power supply or amplification that can improve reception in areas with poor reception.

AV socket: Socket for audio and video signals.

AV sources: Audio/video source.

AVS: Audio/video sockets on the TV set (cinch and Mini-DIN).

Band: Designation for a frequency range.

CA module: The Conditional Access module contains the coding system and compares the transmitted code with the one on the Smart Card. If they match, the appropriate stations or programmes are decoded.

Cinch cable: Cable for transmitting audio or video.

CI slot: See Common Interface.

Common Interface: The Common Interface (CI slot) is a standardised interface. By inserting suitable decoding modules (CA modules) and a Smart Card coded digital programmes can be used.

Component IN: Connection by which the video signal is transmitted via three separate cinch connections. It is made up of the brightness signal "Y" and the colour difference signals "Pb" and "Pr". YPbPr is the original analogue version of the digital YCbCr with which, among other things, video data stored on the DVD and transmitted by satellite, cable or antenna in DVB are colour coded.

Conditional Access module: See CA module.

Decoder: Analogue, coded TV signals are passed through a decoder and made visible again.

Digital Link: System for controlling recorders (for video and DVD recorders from Loewe) via the Euro AV sockets of the Loewe TV set with concealed setup. Controlling the recorder for timer recordings.

Digital Link HD: System for controlling devices via the HDMI connection of the Loewe TV set in the case of concealed installation.

Digital Link Plus: System for controlling recorders according to protocol

50.For analogue stations the station and timer data are transmitted via the EURO-AV socket to the recorder. The timer recording is executed exclusively by the recorder. There is a different designation with different manufacturers.

Dolby Digital: Digital multi-channel audio. The digital standard for high quality home movie systems. The individual channels are broadcast sepa- rately in this standard. The three front channels right, left and centre, the two surround channels right and left and the external subwoofer channels are called a 5.1 signal. Another term for Dolby Digital is AC3.

Dolby Pro Logic: Analogue multi-channel audio. Converts a Dolby-coded stereo signal into a surround sound. This usually contains four channels (front left, centre, front right, surround channel). A special subwoofer channel is not generated in this method.

Dolby Pro Logic II: Analog multi-channel audio. Dolby Pro Logic II is a fur- ther development of Dolby Pro Logic. This method generates a 6-channel spatial sound from a stereo or Pro-Logic signal (front left, centre, front right, surround left, surround right, subwoofer).

Dolby Surround: Analogue multi-channel audio system that brings four au- dio channels down to two audio tracks with the aid of a matrix coding.

Dolby Virtual Speaker: The Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates the surround playback of a real 5.1-channel playback with only two speakers.

DTS: Digital Theater Systems; Digital multi-channel audio.

DVB-C/-S/-T:Digital Video Broadcasting stands for digital television. Technical DVB is the standardised process for transmitting digital content (television, radio, multi-channel audio, room sound, EPG, Teletext, and other supplemental services) through digital technology. C stands for transmission via cable, S for distribution via satellite and T for terrestrial or antenna distribution.

DVD: Abbreviation of Digital Video Disk and later Digital Versatile Disk.

DVD preceiver: Combi-device of DVD player and radio without integrated amplifier.

DVI: Digital Visual Interface, is an interface for transmitting digital video and graphic data (without audio).

Dynamic contrast ratio: Here the light intensity of the display is adapted in case of a high black portion in the picture. The so-called backlights are dimmed automatically and the contrast ratio increases temporarily, i.e. dynamically.

Electronic Programme Guide: See EPG.

EPG: Electronic Programme Guide is the electronic variant of a printed television programme guide. Using the EPG you can watch the TV programme of the TV stations which transfer the appropriate data. The overview of the programmes contains the title, beginning and end and the duration of the programme. In addition also a brief description of respective content of the programme is displayed.

Euro AV socket: Interface for connecting video devices to a TV set. This socket is also referred to as Scart socket.

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