| SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE |
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GLOSSARY |
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AC 3 |
| Output for Dolby Digital signal |
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Audio output |
| Sound output on the receiver |
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AV programme pos. |
| Preferred programme position on TV set for Scart input |
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CA |
| Conditional Access |
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| (for decoding of encrypted programmes) |
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CI |
| Internationally standardised interface for CA modules |
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Decoder |
| Decoder for Pay TV |
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DiSEqC™ |
| Control system between receiver and LNB, |
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DVB |
| Digital Video Broadcasting |
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Eb/No [dB] |
| Power density per unit of information |
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Eb/No ratio |
| Digital signal to noise ratio |
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LED display |
| Display on receiver |
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LNB |
| Low Noise Block Converter |
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Mute |
| Muting of sound |
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OSD |
| On Screen Display |
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PAL |
| Analogue TV standard |
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Pay TV |
| Television channels available on subscription (e.g. PREMIERE) |
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PCMCIA |
| Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV |
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PID |
| See “Short technical guide” |
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PIN |
| Personal Identification Number |
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PIP |
| See “Short technical guide” |
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Receiver |
| Satellite receiver |
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RGB |
| Video signal made up of three individual colour signals (red, green, blue) |
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Satellite IF signal |
| Receiver input signal |
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Scart cable |
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Smartcard |
| Card from Pay TV provider to decode its channels |
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| Standby mode |
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| Super Video Home System (video recorder standard) |
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Symbol rate |
| Rate of data transmission of satellite signal |
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Timer function |
| Clock function for |
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Timeshift function |
| Timeshifted playback |
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Transponder |
| See Short technical guide |
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UFO®micro and UFO®mini |
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VCR connection |
| Video recorder connection |
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Viterbi rate |
| See “Short technical guide” |
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