Short Technical Guide
Glossary
AC 3 | Output for Dolby Digital signal |
Audio output | Sound output on the receiver |
AV programme slot | Preferred programme slot on TV set for Scart input |
CA | Conditional Access (for decoding of encrypted programmes) |
CI | Internationally standardised interface for CA modules |
Decoder | Encryption device for Pay TV |
DiSEqC™ | Control system between receiver and LNB, |
DVB | Digital Video Broadcasting |
EB/NO [dB] | Power density per unit of information |
EB/NO ratio | Digital signal to noise ratio |
LED display | Display on receiver |
LNB | Low Noise Block Converter |
Mute | Muting of sound |
OSD | On Screen Display |
PAL | Analogue TV standard |
Pay TV | Television channels available on subscription (e.g. PREMIERE) |
PCMCIA | Standard for internal decoder interface for Pay TV |
PID | See Short Technical Guide |
PIN | Personal Identification Number |
PIP | See Short Technical Guide |
Receiver | Satellite receiver |
RGB | Video signal made up of three individual colour signals (red, green, blue) |
Satellite IF signal | Receiver input signal |
Scart cable | |
Smartcard | Card from Pay TV provider to encrypt its programmes |
Standby | Standby mode |
| Super Video Home System (video recorder standard) |
Symbol rate | Rate of data transmission of satellite signal |
Timer function | Clock function for |
Transponder | See Short Technical Guide |
UFO®micro and UFO®mini | |
VCR connection | Video recorder connection |
Viterbi rate | See Short Technical Guide |
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