Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-32HS500 Operating Instructions Manual page 77

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A signalingmethodthat usescontinuouschangesin the amplitudeor frequencyof an
electronictransmission to conveyinformation.
Refers to the ratio between the width and height of the screen. This TV has a 4:3 aspect ratio,
as opposed to a 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio.
4:3 aspect ratio 1619aspect ratio
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Componentvideois sentthrough threecables:two colorshade(chrominance) signalsandone
brightness(luminance) signal Componentvideo achievesgreatercoloraccuracy than
compositevideo or SVIDEOby splitting chrominance into two separateportions.
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VHF/UHF
480i
480p
720p
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Compositevideo is sentthrough a single cable.Compositevideocombinesthe colorshade
(chrominance) a nd brightness(luminance) informationinto onevideo signal.
A process that demagnetizes the metalcomponentsinthe TVmonitor,whicheliminatesimage
distortionthat can resultfrom magneticchargesacquiredbythe TV'scomponents.YourTV
degausses automatically when it is turned on.
A new technology for transmittingand receivingbroadcasttelevisionsignals.DTVprovides
clearerresolutionand improvedsoundquality overanalog television.
A unit of the Federal C ommunications Commission, Washington,DC,that establishes
televisionstandardsin the UnitedStates,suchasNTSC Color,the standardusedinthis TV.
RadioFrequency. That part of the frequencyspectrumin which it is possibleto radiate
(transmit)electromagnetic waves.
SVIDEO requiresa singlecable,which carriesthe brightness(luminance) andcolor
(chrominance) s ignalsof the pictureseparately.SVIDEO providesbetter resolutionthan
compositevideo,whichcarriesthe signalstogether.
VHF(VeryHighFrequency) i s the part of the radiospectrumfrom 30 to 300 megahertz.UHF
(Ultra HighFrequency) i s the partof the radiospectrumfrom 300 to 3,000 megahertz.
Provides 480 linesof resolution.Displays imagesusinginterlacedscanning,which first
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines.
Provides 480 linesof resolution.Displays imagesusingprogressive scanning,which transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom.
Provides720linesof resolution.Displays imagesusingprogressive scanning,which transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom.
Provides1080 linesof resolution.Displaysimagesusing interlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines. 1080iis oneof the
formatsusedby IqDTV (HighDefinitionTV).