Glossary
A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide.
75 OHM RF CABLE | The round cable that comes from an |
| provider. Each end looks like a hex shaped nut with a wire sticking |
| through the middle, and it screws onto the threaded jack on the back of |
| your TV. |
A/V CABLES | Audio/Video cables. Three cables - Right audio (red), Left audio (white), |
| and Video (yellow). A/V cables are used for stereo playback of videocas- |
| settes 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). |
ADD | This function lets you add new channels to the channel list in memory |
| that you’ll scroll through when using your remote. |
AMPLIFIER | An external device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, |
| DVD or other A/V device. |
ANALOG TV | Traditional method of representing a television signal as a replica (analog) |
| of the original picture and sound. |
ANTENNA | The physical receiver of television signals sent over the air. A large metal |
| piece of equipment does not always have to be visible for your home to |
| be using an antenna. |
ASPECT RATIO | The ratio of the horizontal dimension to the vertical dimension of a pic- |
| ture. Standard television in the U.S. today is generally transmitted and |
| displayed in a 4:3 aspect ratio. |
| formatted in a wider aspect ratio, assumed to be 16:9. |
CAPTIONS | A form of subtitling that writes out the dialog for your program on the |
| screen. |
DELETE | This function lets you remove channels that you don’t watch from the |
| channel list in memory. |
DIGITAL TV | A new method of representing television signal as a series of binary num- |
| bers (1s and 0s). This method allows for the signal to be manipulated to |
| eliminate redundancy to dramatically increase picture and sound quality. |
DOLBY DIGITAL | Dolby Digital Cinema Sound is made possible by a new digital coding tech- |
| nique called Dolby |
| surround sound which is six discrete separate channels for a full range of |
| sound. Each channel can carry a different signal simultaneously (front |
| center, front left, front right, surround left, surround right and subwoofer). |
INPUT | Refers to the jack that receives a signal into the TV, VCR or other |
| A/V device. |
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