SHORT TECHNICAL GLOSSARY
NID
The channel identification number is also referred to as the Network ID or NID.
OSD – On-Screen Display
Displays by the receiver on the TV screen (e.g. main menu)
PAL
Analogue TV standard
Pay TV
Television channels available on subscription (e.g. PREMIERE). Scrambled transmitters which can be decrypted only by using the appropriate smart card. As a rule these services are
PCMCIA
Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV
PID
The PID (Packet IDentification) number is an identification number for video signals and audio signals in the digital data stream of
PIN
Personal Identification Number. For this unit the PIN is a
Programme package
The channel package for a digital transponder normally includes several TV and radio channels. Each channel package has a fixed assignment for the transponder transmission frequency, for polarisation (horizontal or vertical), for the symbol rate and for the Viterbi rate or error rate.
QAM - Quadrature-Amplitude-Modulation
Digital modulation process with phase shift keying, which is used for transmissions in cable networks.
QPSK - Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
Digital modulation process used for satellite transmission. (8PSK is also used in connection with HDTV)
Receiver
Receiver
RGB
Video signal made up of three individual colour signals (red, green, blue)
SAT IF signal
Receiver input signal
Scart cable
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