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Glossary AC Alternating Current. Mains is 230V AC.
Analogue Unconverted signals not being numerical.
DC Direct Current. The set-top box operates on 12 V DC.
Cinch connector RCA connector for base band audio or video signals.
Coaxial cable Cable for connecting to CATV network.
Digital Signal converted to a series of numerical values.
Dolby Digital Six channel Surround Sound system developed by Dolby
Laboratories.
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting.
EPG Electronic Programme Guide.
Programme guide providing you with detailed information on
all available programmes.
HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface.
The new digital standard for digital audio/video connection to
the TV or between other units
MPEG-2 International standard for compressing digital audio/video
signals.
MPEG-4 Further development of MPEG-2 for even better
compression.
MUX Multiplexer - for mixing more signals into one single channel.
OSD On-Screen Display - for menu driven operation of equipment.
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation - modulation normally used
for CATV.
SCART Connection for audio and video signals for TV, DVD players,
etc.
Surround sound Sound system using 5-6 loudspeakers to give a kind of 3-
dimnetional effect.
Swap function Toggling between the two latest seen channels.
VCR Video Cassette Recorder.
VTR Video Tape Recorder.