GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS

Glossary and Acronyms

APG

Advanced Program Guide™ the DIRECTV electronic program guide.

ATSC

Advanced Television Systems Committee. Standardization body that developed the

 

Digital Television Terrestrial formats.

CAM

Conditional access module, usually referred to as the access card. A removable,

 

electronic subassembly providing conditional access control of the subscriber

 

terminal.

CSR

Customer Service Representative

DIRECTV

DIRECTV is a registered trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics

 

Corporation.

DST

Daylight Saving Time

DTV

Digital Television

IPPV

Impulse pay per view. A method for ordering service on “impulse” where payments are

 

required for each program or special event independently.

LNB

Low Noise Block downconverter. Portion of ODU that receives the satellite signal and

 

converts the signal into L-band frequency of 950-1450 MHz.

MPAA

Motion Picture Association of America. Guild governing rating assignments to movies.

NTSC

National Television Systems Committee. Standardization body that developed the

 

Analog Television Terrestrial formats.

ODU

Outdoor Satellite Dish Unit. The System that provides signal reception and down

 

conversion.

OPPV

Order Ahead pay per view. Movie purchases placed by calling a customer service

 

representative rather than using the on-screen displays. Necessary to purchase

 

movies when the subscriber does not connect the phone to the Digital Satellite

 

Receiver.

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