Clarity SN-4620-1080 manual See also YPbPr

Term	Meaning
LED	Light Emitting Diode: a small, low
	power lamp used as an indicator, often
	red or green, but can be other colors.
Lion	The name for any Clarity model begin-
	ning WN-6720.
Margay	Model WN-5040-720, a DLP™ optical
	engine with one lamp and a resolution
	of 1280 × 720
module	A stand-alone electronic assembly.
	Clarity displays are designed to be
	serviced at the module level, not the
	component level. That is, the techni-
	cian changes the whole electronics
	module rather than changing a small
	part in it.
mullion	The metal edge surrounding the
	screen material that holds the screen
	in place.
native resolu-	The resolution of the LCD or DMD
tion	itself. This is the highest resolution the
	display can show, but in some prod-
	ucts the display will accept higher res-
	olutions
NTSC	The television system used in North
	America, Japan and parts of South
	America. It stands for National Televi-
	sion Systems Committee, the group
	that originally approved it. See also
	PAL and SECAM.
PAL	The television system used in most of
	the world. It stands for Phase Alterna-
	tion Line. See also NTSC and
	SECAM.
power supply	The device that converts the mains AC
	voltage to other voltages that the rest
	of the display can use.
Puma	The name for any Clarity model begin-
	ning with WN-5020 or WN-5010.
remote	The remote control.
RGB	Red, green, blue; three parts of a
	video signal sent on separate wires.
	See also YPbPr.
RGBHV	RGB plus sync, where H and V sync
	are on separate wires.
RGBS	RGB plus sync, where composite sync
	is on a separate wire.

Term	Meaning
SECAM	The television system used primarily in
	France, Russia and the former Soviet
	Bloc countries. Sequential Color and
	Memory. See also NTSC and PAL.
SOG	Sync on green, usually for RGB
	sources
source	A source of pictures, such as a com-
	puter, a VCR, or a DVD player .
SVGA	Super VGA, a standard for distributing
	analog computer pictures with a reso-
	lution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels.
S-Video	A video distribution system in which
	the luminance (brightness) and
	chrominance (color) are sent on sepa-
	rate wires. Short for Super Video.
SXGA	Super extended VGA, a standard for
	distributing analog computer pictures
	with a resolution of 1280 pixels by
	1024 pixels.
sync on green	The sync part of the signal is com-
	bined with the green channel in RGB
	video. Also called SOG.
unit	One complete display. See also cube;
	display.
UXGA	Ultra-extended VGA, a standard for
	distributing analog computer pictures
	with a resolution of 1600 pixels by
	1200 pixels.
VGA	Video Graphics Adapter, a standard
	for distributing analog computer pic-
	tures with a resolution of 640 pixels by
	480 pixels.
video	In this manual, video means NTSC,
	PAL or SECAM pictures.
video input	See VIM
module
VIM	Video Input Module: an optional board
	which plugs into the electronics mod-
	ule that allows S-Video and composite
	video inputs.
wall	See array
Wildcat	The name for any Clarity model begin-
	ning WN-4030.

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