Philips IT-DSR1000 Glossary, Band, Cvbs, DiSEqC, Favourite list, Free, Mpeg, Pool, Standby, Svhs

GLOSSARY

Band	Frequency band of a satellite.
	Low band and high band.
CA	Conditional Access: denotes encrypted channels.
CVBS	Composite Video Burst Sync: video standard for TV or VCR equipment.
DiSEqC	Digital Satellite Equipment Control
DVB	Digital Video Broadcast
EPG	Electronic Programme Guide
Favourite list	List of selected channels from the channel pool.
Free	Freely receivable (not encrypted) channels.
GHz	Abbreviation for gigahertz (giga = billion).
LNB	Low Noise Block Converter: electronic unit on parabolic antenna for
	receiving satellite signals.
LO	Local Oscillator: part of the LNB; converts the satellite signal into a
	frequency range receivable by the receiver.
MHz	Abbreviation for megahertz (mega = million).
MPEG	Moving Picture Expert Group: standardisation body for encoding and
	compression of images.
OSD	On-screen Display: indication or flashing of information on the screen.
PID	Packet Identification: identification number for video, audio, videotext etc.
PCR	Program Clock Reference
Pool	Channel pool: collection of all receivable TV and radio channels.
RGB	Video standard (separated into 3 individual signals for red, green and
	blue).
Standby	Power saving sleep mode.
SVHS	Super Video Home System: video recorder standard (S Video).
Symbol rate	indicates the data rate transferred per second
	(in MS/s Megasymbol/second or kS/s kilosymbol/second).
Transponder	A digital transponder is capable of transmitting several TV and radio
	channels simultaneously on a single transmitting frequency.
VCR	Video Cassette Recorder
YC	(Y = luminance, C = colour signal) video signal standard for SVHS
	recorders.
Zapping	Frequent switching between channels using remote control.

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