TechniSat 100Hz Television sets Colani-TV Classic Line instruction manual Technical Terms Glossary

Technical Terms (Glossary)

AFC- Automatic Frequency Control - tunes the programme automatically

ADR- ASTRA DIGITAL RADIO - high quality radio reception via satellite

Antenna cable- Cable connection between the modulator of the satellite receiver and the antenna input of the TV set, used as an alternative where no SCART connection is provided.

Audio- Related to sound matters

Audio Type- Consecutively numbered settings for satellite sound

AV- a wide category of equipment suited for sound and image reproduction and recording. See SCART

AV Configuration- Connecting several items of AV equipment together

AVL- Automatic Volume Limiter - a function of the TV set that allows volume differences between movies and adverti- sing spots to be reduced

BB- Basic Band contains data and sound carriers in addition to the FBAS signal

CE certification- Declaration by the manufacturer that the equip- ment complies with the standards of the European Union Channel- Frequency range within which a station/programme ope-

rates

Cinch socket-Connection socket for video or audio signals Copy- Duplication of video recordings, using two video recorders

connected via the SCART connections

CTI- Colour Transient Improvement - provides better separati- on of neighbouring colours on the screen

Decoder- Additional item of equipment required for receiving scrambled (encoded) audio and video signals

DiSEqC- Digital Satellite Equipment Control - a digital control signal used to control DiSEqC-compatible components of the external unit via the antenna connection, enables recepti- on of more than one satellite via a single cable.

Dual channel sound- Two different sound tracks are broadcast, e.g. the original language plus one synchronised language

EC1- Euroconnector 1 - another name for SCART1

External unit- Description for the entire system mounted outdoors, consisting of the parabolic dish antenna as well as one or more LNBs, to receive signals from one or more satellites.

FBAS signal- German abbreviation for Colour Image Sensing Synchronous Signal, this contains, among other data, the complete picture information of the TV picture

Fine tuning- Fine tuning of station/programme - this optimizes the image even in the presence of transmission errors from the transmitter. It also influences the quality of video text

Format switching- Refers to the switching that is necessary for the undistorted reproduction of 16:9 images on 16:9 TV sets. This switching is usually automatic

FLOF tele text- A tele text format used by several programmes, but not in Germany

Hi-Fi-High fidelity, refers to high quality sound reproduction LNB/LNC (Low Noise Block converter)- Receiving unit at the

focal point of the parabolic dish antenna, converts the sig- nal from the frequency range of the satellite to the inter- mediate frequency of the receiver.

LNB Supply- Power supply to the LNB

LOF- Local oscillator frequency, measured in MHz or GHz, varies according to the LNB and the frequency range received. Can be set via the menu "outdoor unit"> "Satellite"

Receiving frequency of the receiver = transmitting fre- quency of the satellite - LOF.

Megatext- Convenient form of tele text providing good graphics as well as a large page memory, facilitating rapid access to pages

Menu- Convenient form of display on screen, with tree-like struc- ture, used to make settings for many functions, and to store these, can be operated with relatively few keys (see page 7)

Mode- Type of audio reception, determines whether a mono, ste-

reo or dual-channel programme will be received. Modulation at 22 KHz- Apart from the 14/28 Volt switching mode,

this also serves to switch between 2 LNBs. In universal

LNBs it is used to switch into the High range. Multiswitch- Additional component of antenna unit, permits

several satellite receivers to be connected to a single satellite dish

NTSC Playback- Facilitates the reproduction of NTSC signals at 60 Hz, if these were first transcoded in PAL

OSD- On Screen Display - showing data on the screen

PAL- Internationally widespread method for transmitting colour television

PALplus- Improved version of PAL designed for 16:9 format Picture Format- Indicates the ratio between the height and the

width of the image. The most usual formats are 4:3 and 16:9

Polarisation plane- In order to better utilise the available fre quency range, satellites will transmit neighbouring pro- grammes with opposite polarisation (horizontal and verti- cal, or dextro-rotatory and laevo-rotatory). This must be noted when setting and storing a satellite programme (see page 12)

In order to receive both polarisation planes, either two single LNBs or one V/H LNB are required.

Programme timer- Electronic clock used to switch the TV set on and off for video recording of satellite transmissions

Radio mode- Used to listen to satellite radio programmes and ADR while keeping the picture tube switched off in order to save electricity

RGB Reproduction- The letters stand for red, green and blue - the signals are generated by equipment such as DVD players and computers, resulting in high-resolution images

Satellite module- An expansion module fitted in the TV set, replaces a satellite receiver

SCART- Type of connector (21 pins) used in conjunction with TV sets, video players, satellite receivers and other electronic equipment in order to transmit audio and video signals (AV).

Sleep timer- Internal clock in the TV set. The TV set switches it- self into standby mode after a preselected period (max. 240 minutes)

Source- This delivers the television signal. In the menu Setting Programmes, satellite (SAT) or terrestrial resp. cable (Terr.) sources can be selected (see pp. 10 and 12)

Standby- Mode in which the TV set can be switched on fully via the remote control, but in which it draws very little current

SVHS- Super VHS - recording protocol for video recorders, ensu- res high picture quality. The black-and-white as well as the colour portions of the picture signals are transmitted sepa- rately via the SCART or the Hosiden connection

S-Video-Super Video - another name for SVHS or Hi8

SVM- Speed Velocity Modulation - improves image sharpness by providing a sophisticated switch for velocity modulation of the electron rays in the picture tube

Tele text- Additional information provided free of charge by most broadcasters, can be displayed on screen

Terrestrial programmes- Broadcast from earth-bound locations, as opposed to satellite

Timer- Programmable clock, see sleep timer and programme timer

TTS- TechniSat Tuning System - an automatic scan programme that searches for, sorts and stores all programmes in a sensible order. This order can be influenced by the coun- try or language selected

TOP- Table of Pages - a German tele text protocol, in which all pages are sorted in groups and blocks. All pages can be addressed by means of four coloured keys on the remote control, without having to know any page numbers

VGA- Video Graphics Array - quality standard for image repro- duction in computers

VHS- Video Home System - conventional standard recording system used by most video recorders

Video- Picture signal, description for VHS or Video 8

Y/C in- Input socket on front panel for SVHS or Hi8 camcorder Zoom- Enlarging the TV image in all directions

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