Dish Network DVR-7000 manual List of Used Abbreviations, Min ute

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Glossary Section 8

1.LIST OF USED ABBREVIATIONS

A/V

Audio/Video

MCPC

Multiple Channel Per Carrier

AC

Alternating Current

MHz

MegaHertz

ANT

ANTenna (terrestial)

min

minute

ATA

Advanced Technology Attachement

min.

minimum

ºC

Celcius

mm

millimeter

CAM

Conditional Access Module

MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group

CD

Compact Disc

NTSC

National Television Standards

 

 

 

Committee

 

Conformite European

 

Near Video On Demand

CE

NVOD

CH

CHannel

OSD

On-Screen Display

CI

Common Interface

OSG

On Screen Graphics

D2MAC

Digital Multiplexed Analog

OTA

Over The Air

 

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DAC

Digital Analog Converter

dB

deciBell

dBm

deciBell milliwatts

DC

Direct Current

DiSEqC

Digital Satellite Equipment Control

DMA

Direct Memory Access

DVB

Digital Video Broadcasting

DVR

Digital Video Recorder

EL

East Limit

EPG

Electronic Program Guide

ºF

Fahrenheit

FTA

Free-To-Air

Gb

Gigabit

GB

GigaByte

GND

GrouND

GUI

Graphical User Interface

H-H

Horizon-to-Horizon

HW

HardWare

IDE

Intelligent Drive Equipment

IEC

International Electrotechnic

 

Committee

 

Intermediate Frequency

IF

IRD

Integrated Receicer Decoder (the

 

satellite receiver)

ISO

International Standards Organisation

kg

kilogram

kHz

kiloHertz

kW

kiloWatt

LNB

Low Noise Block down converter

LNBF

LNB with Feedhorn

max.

maximum

MB

MegaByte

Mbps

Megabits per second

 

 

PAL B/G

Phase Alternating Line B/G

 

PAL D/K

Phase Alternating Line D/K

 

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card

 

 

Industry Association

 

PCR

Program Clock Reference

 

PID

Packet IDentification

 

PIN

Personal Identification Number

 

PWM

Pulse Width Modulation

 

QPSK

Quadrature Phase Shift Key

 

RCA

Connector type, also Cinch connector

 

RCU

Remote Control Unit

 

RF

Radio Frequency

 

RND

RaNDom

 

S/PDIF

Sony/Philips Digital Interface

 

SAT

SATellite

 

SCART

Connector type, also Euro connector

 

SCPC

Single Channel Per Carrier

 

SMATV

Satellite Master Antenna TV

 

STB

Set Top Box (the satellite receiver)

 

SW

Software

 

TP

TransPonder

 

 

TeleVision

 

TV

 

µs

micro second

 

UHF

Ultra High Frequency

 

V

Volt

 

VCR

Video ReCorder

 

 

Ver.

Version

8

Vp-p

Voltspeak-peak

Vrms

Voltsrootmeansquare

 

W

Watt

 

WL

West Limit

 

WxHxD

Width x Height x Depth

 

 

 

 

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