Abbreviation List - Philips 7603 series Service Manual

Abbreviation list

2CS 2 Carrier (or Channel) Stereo
ACI Automatic Channel Installation: algorithm that installs TV sets directly from cable network by means
of a predefined TXT page
ADC Analogue to Digital Converter
AFC Automatic Frequency Control: control signal used to tune to the correct frequency
AFT Automatic Fine Tuning
AGC Automatic Gain Control: algorithm that controls the video input of the featurebox
AM Amplitude Modulation
AP Asia Pacific
AR Aspect Ratio: 4 by 3 or 16 by 9
ATS Automatic Tuning System
AV External Audio Video
AVL Automatic Volume Level
BC-PROT Beam Current Protection
BCL Beam Current Limitation
B/G Monochrome TV system. Sound carrier distance is 5.5 MHz
BLC-
INFORMATION Black current informationrmation
BTSC Broadcast Television Standard Committee. Multiplex FM stereo sound system, originating from the
USA and used e.g. in LATAM and AP-NTSC countries
B-TXT Blue teletext
CC Closed Caption
ComPair Computer aided rePair
CRT Cathode Ray Tube or picture tube
CSM Customer Service Mode
CTI Colour Transient Improvement: manipulates steepness of chroma transients
CVBS Composite Video Blanking and
DAC Digital to Analogue Converter
DBE Dynamic Bass Enhancement: extra low frequency amplification
DBX Dynamic Bass Expander
D/K Monochrome TV system. Sound carrier distance is 6.5 MHz
DFU Direction For Use: description for the end user
DNR Dynamic Noise Reduction
DSP Digital Signal Processing
DST Dealer Service Tool: special remote control designed for dealers to enter e.g. service mode
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
EEPROM Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory
EHT Extra High Tension
EHT-
INFORMATION Extra High Tensioninformationrmation
EU Europe
Synchronisation