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, multi-switch

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

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

Smartcard

Card from Pay TV provider to encrypt its programmes

Standby

Standby mode

S-VHS

Super Video Home System (video recorder standard)

Symbol rate

Rate of data transmission of satellite signal

Time-shift function

Time-shifted playback

Timer function

Clock function for pre-programmed switch on and off times

Transponder

See Short Technical Guide

UFO®micro and UFO®mini

Kathrein-specific satellite signal processing systems

VCR connection

Video recorder connection

Viterbi rate

See Short Technical Guide

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