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Glossary
Aspect Ratio The ratio of width to height of a film, image or display screen. Broadcast TV Broadcasting video signals using
CATV Community Antenna Television, the original name for cable TV. A television distribution system that uses coaxial cable instead of the traditional radio broad- casting
Color Temperature Adjusting the color temperature enables you to set the inten- sity of white light. Color temperature is measured in Kelvin (K). Higher color tem- peratures result in a blue tint. Lower temperatures result in a red tint.
DUAL Used with SAP and NTSC, enables broadcast of the main broadcast signal on one speaker, and the alternate audio speaker on the other speaker.
Hue Colors in a color system are measured by hue, saturation and luminance. Hue indicates the predominant color.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display. A display technology that uses
Main is the default audio signal belonging to a particular channel.
MTS
RCA jack An RCA jack enables you to attach the
SAP (Secondary Audio Program) is an audio channel used with the NTSC TV standard for auxiliary transmission of such items as foreign language broadcasting or teletext.
Saturation Chromatic purity indicating the amount of white contained in a color. Fully saturated colors are pure colors; less saturated colors appear as pastel shades.
VCD A compact disk format developed in 1993 by Sony and Philips to capture full- motion video. A standard Video CD can hold 74 minutes of near
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