Glossary - Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KD-30XSR955 Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary
analog signal
aspect ratio
A signaling method that uses continuous changes in the amplitude or frequency of an
electronic transmission to convey informatiom
Refers to the ratio between the width and height of the screen. KD-36XS955 models have a
4:3 aspect ratio; KD-30/S4XS955 models have a a 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio,
4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
component video
composite video
degauss
digital television (DTV)
HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia Interface)
National Television System
Committee (NTSC)
RF
S VIDEO
VHF/UHF
480i (SD)
480p (SD)
720p (HD)
1080i (HD)
Component video is sent through three cables: two color shade (chrominance) signals and one
brightness (luminance) signal, Component video achieves greater color accuracy than
composite video or S VIDEO by splitting chrominance into two separate portions,
Compositevideo is sent through a singlecable.Compositevideo combinesthe colorshade
(chrominance) a ndbrightness(luminance)informationinto onevideo signal
A process that demagnetizes the metalcomponentsin the TVmonitor,whicheliminatesimage
distortionthat canresultfrom magneticchargesacquiredby the TV'scomponents, Y ourTV
degausses automaticallywhen it isturned on,
A newtechnologyfor transmittingandreceivingbroadcasttelevisionsignals.DTVprovides
clearerresolutionandimprovedsoundquality overanalog television.
Providesan uncompressed, all-digital audio/videointerfacebetweenthis TVand any HDMI-
equippedaudio/videocomponent,suchasa set-topbox, DVDplayer,and A/V receiver, H DMI
supportsenhanced,or high-definitionvideo,plus two-channeldigital audio,
A unit of the Federal C ommunications Commission, Washington,DC,that establishes
televisionstandardsin the United States, s uchas NTSC Color,the standardusedinthis f'_!
RadioFrequency, That part of the frequencyspectrumthat is usedto transmitTVandradio
signals.
SVIDEOrequires a single cable,whichcarriesthe brightness(luminance) and color
(chrominance) s ignalsof the picture separately. S VIDEOprovidesbetter resolutionthan
compositevideo,which carriesthe signalstogether,
VHF(VeryHigh Frequency) i sthe part of the frequencyspectrum from 30 to 300 megahertz.
UHF(Ultra HighFrequency) i sthe part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 300 to 3,000
megahertz.
Provides480 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusing interlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines,
Provides480 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusingprogressivescanning, w hich transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom,
Provides720 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusingprogressivescanning, w hich transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom,
Provides 1080 lines of resolution. Displays images using interlaced scanning, which first
transmits all the odd lines on the TV screen and then the even lines. I080i is one of the
formats used by HDW (High Definition fV).