Samsung SVR-1670 manual Fcc, Gui, Ips, Led, Ntsc, Pal, Pos

Appendix E. Glossary

Term	Definition
FAT 32 Format	File allocation table (32 bit generation). Replaces and overcomes limitations of
	previous versions. The SVR-1680/1660 supports the FAT 32 operating system.
	Federal Communications Commission. The governing body in the United States that
FCC	creates and enforces compliance regulations regarding electronic equipment that
	radiates radio frequency energy.
	The programming written to the ROM portion of a small memory chip and that runs
Firmware	programs on the SVR-1680/1660. (Programs stored on firmware are usually small
	and do not require the storage capacity found in large computer hard disk drives.)
Focus	The focal point of a lens. An adjustment to the lens optics improves the clarity of
	the picture.
FPS	Frames per second. The number of frames that are displayed or recorded each
	second.
Gain	The increase in strength of a video signal. See also, automatic gain control (AGC).
GUI	Graphical User Interface.
HDD	An internal hard disk drive.
Interlace/	Combining even and odd fields to improve the picture quality of a video signal.
deinterlace	Deinterlacing is the process of converting interlaced video to a non-interlaced form.
IPS	Images per second. Same as FPS.
	The circular control on the front panel of the SVR-1680/1660 that is used to adjust
Jog/Shuttle	menu settings, navigate through on-screen menus and control PTZ cameras. The
	jog/shuttle can be pressed in any of four directions up, down, right, and left.
LED	A series of light-emitting diodes located on the front panel of the SVR-1680/1660
	that indicate channel and data input status.
Loop out	Abbreviation for a loop output connection terminal on a DVR, for each camera
	channel.
Manual recording	The act of recording video by selecting the record function while viewing live video.
Max R/F	The maximum frames per second that can be recorded at the selected video
	resolution.
Motion detection	The act of recording video based on the presence of motion in a defined area in the
	camera field of view.
H.264	A data compression standard digital video codec with a very high data compression
	rate that is also known as MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC (Advanced Video Coding).
	Normally Open/Normally Closed. The normal setting for a sensor when it is
	connected to a DVR.
N.O./N.C.	An alarm is triggered when the sensor is switched from its normal setting. For
	example, if a sensor for a door is set to Normally Closed, opening the door triggers
	an alarm.

Term	Definition
NTSC	National Television Standards Committee. The analog television standard used in
	most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Burma, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
	Phase Alternating Line. Describes the color phase change in a PAL color signal.
	PAL is the European color encoding TV system featuring 625 lines per frame, 50
PAL	fields per second and a 4.43361875 MHz sub-carrier (4.43 MHz). Used mainly
	in Europe, China, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and parts of
	Africa.
Pan	To reposition a camera to the right or left, usually done with a computer mouse or
	keyboard joystick control.
Picture-in-Picture	The act of displaying one channel on the screen while a second channel is
	displayed in an inset window.
	Point Of Sale. An external device for which the SVR-1680/1660 can retrieve text
	data related to recorded events.
POS	A POS transaction registers sales amounts and other information related to a
	purchase. When combined with a surveillance camera recording video as each
	transaction occurs, the data can be reviewed when the recorded video is played
	back.
PPPoE	Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.
	The pre-positioning of pan, tilt and zoom cameras by the use of potentiometers in
Preset location	the moving parts of the camera head, which allow the control equipment to store
	and move to a set reference point when the controller dictates or when an alarm
	exists.
	The standard that provides the ability to control camera actions from a keyboard
Protocol	joystick, remote control, or user interface. The SVR-1680/1660 supports several
	standard and proprietary protocols such as Samsung Techwin, Pelco D, Pelco P,
	Panasonic, Bosch, and SEC
PTZ (Pan/Tilt/	An acronym for a camera that provides pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities.
Zoom)
Relay	Any device attached to a DVR that can be invoked in response to an alarm or other
	event. For example, a relay can lock or unlock a door in response to an alarm.
	A measure of the ability of a camera or television system to reproduce detail.
Resolution	Typically refers to the number of picture elements that can be reproduced with
	good definition.
	The act of recording video based on a programmed schedule. When a DVR is set to
Scheduled	record video based on a schedule, only video for those days and hours is recorded.
recording	Separate recording schedules can be created for each camera connected to the
	SVR-1680/1660.
Seek header	The starting point for a block of data that is used by the text search function to
	locate the beginning of a recording or its associated data.

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