Kathrein UFS 902 manual OSD On-Screen Display, Pay TV, Programme package, Receiver, SAT if signal

SHORT TECHNICAL GLOSSARY

NID

The channel identification number is also referred to as the Network ID or NID.

OSD – On-Screen Display

Displays by the receiver on the TV screen (e.g. main menu)

PAL

Analogue TV standard

Pay TV

Television channels available on subscription (e.g. PREMIERE). Scrambled transmitters which can be decrypted only by using the appropriate smart card. As a rule these services are subscription-only.

PCMCIA

Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV

PID

The PID (Packet IDentification) number is an identification number for video signals and audio signals in the digital data stream of DVB-MPEG-2 signals. The receiver uses the PID number to create a unique assignment for the video and audio data transmission. The PCR-PID is the identification number for the synchronisation signal. The PID-PCR is normally identical to the video PID. For programmes broadcast in multiple languages, the audio PD can be entered manually to assign a different language to the TV programme. After the PID is entered, the digital receiver automatically selects the audio data identified by the PID number from the data stream and assigns it to the video signal.

PIN

Personal Identification Number. For this unit the PIN is a 4-digit numeric code which must be entered to unlock the unit to allow access to certain functions and channels.

Programme package

The channel package for a digital transponder normally includes several TV and radio channels. Each channel package has a fixed assignment for the transponder transmission frequency, for polarisation (horizontal or vertical), for the symbol rate and for the Viterbi rate or error rate.

QAM - Quadrature-Amplitude-Modulation

Digital modulation process with phase shift keying, which is used for transmissions in cable networks.

QPSK - Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

Digital modulation process used for satellite transmission. (8PSK is also used in connection with HDTV)

Receiver

Receiver

RGB

Video signal made up of three individual colour signals (red, green, blue)

SAT IF signal

Receiver input signal

Scart cable

21-pin connecting cable (e.g. receiver/TV)

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