GLOSSARY OF TERMS

A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide

APPENDIX

75 OHM RF CABLE

The wire that comes from an off-air antenna or cable service provider. The end looks like a hex-shaped nut with a wire sticking through the middle. It screws onto the Antenna/Cable threaded jack on the back of the 20LH1DC1.

300 TO 75 OHM ADAPTER A small device that connects a

two-wire 300 ohm antenna to a 75 ohm RF jack.

They are usually about an inch long with two screws on one end and a round opening with a wire sticking out on the other end.

ANALOG TELEVISION Standard television broadcasting format in 4:3 picture aspect ratio.

A/V CABLES

Audio/Video cables. Three cables bunched together—right audio (red), left audio (white), and video (yellow). A/V cables are used for stereo playback of videocassettes and for higher quality picture and sound from other A/V devices.

A/V DEVICE

Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or television).

AMPLIFIER

An electronic device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD, or other Audio/Video device.

ANTENNA

The physical receiver of television signals sent over the air. A large metal piece of equipment does not always have to be visible to be using an antenna.

CABLE

Cable service box. Refers to the descrambler box cable subscribers

use to receive cable programming signals.

CATV

Programming provided by a cable service.

DIGITAL TELEVISION High-resolution, cinema-quality television signals transmitted digitally.

DVI

Digital Video Interface Accommodates analog and digital interfaces with a single connector.

COMPOSITE VIDEO

Typical video jack, uses one wire for transporting three-color video signals.

DELETED

Lets you remove channels from the list that the end user can scroll through using CH (Channel) Up/Down.

HDMI

High-definition multimedia interface.

HDTV

High-definition television. Refers to television signals that have higher resolution than ordinary analog TV signals.

HDSTB

High-definition set top box. Refers to a tuner device that receives high-definition television signals which have higher resolution than ordinary

analog TV signals.

INPUT

Refers to the input jack that receives a signal from a TV, VCR, DVD Player or other Audio/Video device.

JACK

An input or output connector on the

back of a TV, VCR, DVD Player or other Audio/Video device.

MONO SOUND

Mono (monaural) sound is one channel of sound. On more than one speaker, all the speakers play the same audio.

OUTPUT

Refers to the output jack that sends a signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other A/V device.

PHYSICAL CHANNEL NUMBER Actual digital major, dashed minor channel number that a station is broadcasting on.

RGB (Red, Green, Blue) Connection input or output port available for producing a video image using three separate colors: Red, Green, and Blue.

2ND AUDIO PROGRAMMING/SAP Second Audio Programming (SAP) is another, separate audio channel available with some programming. Choosing SAP often refers to listening to audio in another language, such as Spanish or French.

SIGNAL

Picture and sound traveling through a cable, or over the air, to the TV.

STEREO SOUND

Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers to audio that’s divided into right and left sides.

TUNER

Device that picks up the broadcast signal and turns it into picture and sound.

VIRTUAL CHANNEL NUMBER The arbitrarily assigned digital dashed minor channel number that a station is broadcasting on.

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20LH1DC1 specifications

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