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A list of dejSnitions
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75 OHM RF CABLE
300 TO 75 OHM
ADAPTER
A/V CABLES
A/V DEVICE
ADDED
AMPLIFIER
ANTENNA
DELETED
EZ PROGRAM
INPUT
JACK
MONO SOUND
OUTPUT
2ND AUDIO
PROGRAMMING/SAP
SIGNAL
STEREO
SOUND
TUNER
The wire that comes from an off-air antenna
or cable service provider. The end looks Like a hex-shaped
nut with a
wire sticking
through
the middle. It screws onto the threaded
jack on the back of the TV.
A smaLL device
that
connects
a two-wire
300
ohm
antenna
to a 75 ohm RFjack.
They are usuaLLy about an inch Long with two screws on one end and a round opening
with a wire sticking out on
the other
end.
Audio/Video
cables.
Three cables
bunched
together--right
audio
(red),
Left audio
(white),
and video (yeLLow).
A/V cables
are used for stereo
playback
of videocassettes
and for higher
quality
picture
and sound from other
A/V devices.
Any devicethat producesvideo or sound (VCR,DVD, cablebox, or television).
Letsyou add new channelsto channelscan [ist t hatyou'LL scroLL t hrough.
An electronic devicethatamplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD or otherA/V equipment.
The physical receiver
of television
signals sent over the air. A [arge metal
piece of equipment
does not always have
to be visible for your home to be using an antenna.
Lets you remove channels
from the channel
scan List that you'LL scroLL through.
Auto Program
(channel
search)
automaticaLLy finds the channels
avaiLabLe in your area.
Refers to the jack that
receives a signal from a TV, VCR or other
A/V device.
An input
or output
connection
on the
back of a TV, VCR, or other
A/V device.
Mono (monauraL) sound is one channel
of sound. With more than one speaker,
aLLthe speakers
play the same audio.
Refers to the jack that
sends a signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other A/V device.
Second Audio Programming
(SAP) is another,
separate,
audio channel
avaiLabLe with some programming.
Choosing SAP often refers to Listening to audio in another
Language, such as Spanish
or French.
Picture and sound traveling
through
a cable, or over the air, to your television
screen.
Stereo (Stereophonic)
sound refers to audio that's
divided into right and teft sides.
Device that
picks up the signal and turns it into picture and sound.
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