Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-36XBR800 Operating Instructions Manual page 79

A signalingmethodthat usescontinuouschangesin the amplitudeor frequencyof an
electronictransmissionto conveyinformation.
Refers to the ratio betweenthe width and heightof the screen.ThisTVhasa 4:3 aspectratio,
as opposed to a 16:9 (widescreen) a spectratio.
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VHF/UHF
480i
480p
720p
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Componentvideo issent throughthreecables:two colorshade(chrominance) s ignalsandone
brightness(luminance) signal. Componentvideoachievesgreatercoloraccuracy than
compositevideoor SVIDEObysplitting chrominance into two separateportions.
Compositevideo is sent through a singlecable.Compositevideo combinesthe colorshade
(chrominance) a ndbrightness(luminance)informationinto onevideo signal.
A process that demagnetizes the metalcomponentsinthe TVmonitor,whicheliminatesimage
distortionthat canresultfrom magneticchargesacquiredby the TV'scomponents. Y ourTV
degausses automaticallywhen it is turnedon.
A newtechnologyfor transmittingand receiving broadcasttelevisionsignals.DTVprovides
clearerresolutionandimprovedsoundquality over analogtelevision.
A unit of the Federal C ommunications Commission, W ashington, D C,that establishes
televisionstandardsin the United States, s uchas NTSC Color,the standardusedinthis TV.
RadioFrequency. T hatpart of the frequencyspectruminwhich it is possibleto radiate
(transmit)electromagnetic waves.
SVIDEOrequires a singlecable,whichcarriesthe brightness(luminance) and color
(chrominance) s ignalsof the picture separately. S VIDEO providesbetterresolutionthan
compositevideo,which carriesthe signalstogether.
VHF(VeryHighFrequency) i s the part of the radiospectrumfrom 30 to 300 megahertz.UHF
(Ultra HighFrequency) i s the part of the radio spectrumfrom 300 to 3,000 megahertz.
Provides 480 linesof resolution.Displaysimagesusing interlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines.
Provides 480 linesof resolution.Displaysimagesusing progressive scanning, w hich transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom.
Provides 720 linesof resolution.Displaysimagesusing progressive scanning, w hich transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom.
Provides1080linesof resolution.Displays imagesusinginterlacedscanning,which first
transmitsall the oddlineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines.1080i isone of the
formatsusedby HDTV (High DefinitionTV).