Loewe 32959022 manual JPG See Jpeg, LCD Liquid Crystal Display, Picture in Picture see PIP

Glossary

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HDCP: High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. Coding system provided for the interfaces DVI and HDMI for protected transmission of audio and video data.

HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface is a newly developed interface for full digital transmission of audio and video data.

HDTV: High Definition Television is an umbrella term that covers a number of high resolution television standards.

HD-Ready:A quality seal that is awarded to products which are capable of displaying high-definition television (HDTV).

High band and Low band: Transmission ranges for satellites.

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JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group is a committee that has devel- oped a standard method of compression for digital images. This JPEG method (JPG for short) named after the committee is a widely used graphic format for photos.

JPG: See JPEG.

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LCD: Liquid Crystal Display.

LCN: Logical Channel Numbers. In stations with LCN, the channel location number belonging to the station is also transmitted by the provider. The stations are sorted according to these channel location numbers.

L-Link:Intelligent system connection between Loewe devices for the automatic exchange of information. Makes the operation of TV and Loewe system components even more convenient.

LNB/LNC: The crucial electronic component of a satellite antenna is referred to as an LNB (Low Noise Block Converter). It is mounted in the focal point of a parabolic antenna. The designation LNC (Low Noise Converter) indicates that conversion to lower intermediate frequency takes place. The supplemental block in the LNB refers to the fact that a whole frequency range (a block) is converted in each case.

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MHEG-5:Digital teletext standard of the Multimedia and Hypermedia Expert Group. At the moment only available in United Kingdom and Ireland.

Modulator: Transmitter in the video or DVD recorder so that the devices can receive signals via the tuner of the TV device.

Mono: Single-channel audio.

MPEG: Digital compression process for video.

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Network ID: NID refers to the so-called programme ID number also known as network ID – a number between 0 and 8191. This specification is necessary in specific cable networks of some countries. Then only DVB signals of this station network are searched for.

NICAM: Audio standard. Is used in Denmark, England, France, Sweden, and Spain.

NTSC: American picture standard.

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Page Catching: For Teletext, refers to going to and calling a page number.

PAL: European picture standard.

PCM: Pulse Code Modulation for digital audio.

Picture in Picture see PIP.

PIP: Picture in Picture; a function which displays two pictures on the screen.

Pixel: Refers to the smallest unit of a digital grid graphic and its repre- sentation on a screen with grid control.

Pixel error: A pixel error is a defective pixel, usually on an LCD. Pixel errors may be caused by production faults. They are expressed for example by a constantly lit pixel or a constantly black pixel. Single defective pixels however are excluded from a guarantee.

Progressive JPEG: Progressive JPEGs are built up gradually. The picture quality improves continuously during loading.

ProScan/Progressive Scan: Progressive Scan (abbr. PS) or full picture method is a technique in the picture build-up of monitors, TV sets, beamers, and other display devices in which the output device is not sent line interlaced half pictures – unlike in the interlace technique – but real full pictures.

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RGB: Colour signals red, green and blue.

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Satellite tuner: Receiver for satellite programmes.

SDTV: Standard Definition TeleVision.

SECAM: French picture standard.

Set Top Box: In the entertainment industry a Set Top Box (STB) is a device that is connected to a different device - usually a television - and thus offers the user additional use possibilities.

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