Glossary - Zenith C32C84R Operating Manual & Warranty

Glossary

A list of definitions for some of the words found in this operating guide
A/V CABLES Audio and Video cables. Three cables
bunched together—Right audio (red), Left
audio (white), and Video (yellow). A/V
cables are used for stereo playback of video-
cassettes and for higher quality picture and
sound from other A/V devices.
A/V DEVICE Equipment that produces picture and sound
(VCR, DVD, cable box, or television).
ADDED Includes channels that you want to watch
in addition to the channels found by EZ
Program.
AMPLIFIER An external device that amplifies sound
from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD, etc.
ANTENNA The physical receiver of television signals
sent over the air. (A large metal piece of
equipment does not always have to be visi-
ble for your home to be using an antenna.)
CABLE Cable Box operating mode on the remote.
CABLE SERVICE Programming provided by a cable company.
CAPTIONS/TEXT A form of subtitling that writes out the dia-
log for your program.
DELETED Removes channels that you don't watch
from those found by EZ Program.
ICON A small picture on your screen representing
a function or menu item.
INPUT Refers to the jack that receives a signal into
the TV, VCR or other A/V device.
JACK A connection on the back of a TV, VCR, or
other A/V device. This includes the RF jack
that is threaded with a place for a small
wire in the center, and the Audio/Video
jacks that have a bigger opening and are
color-coded.
MODE The equipment that the remote control is
currently controlling (TV, VCR, Cable, etc.) is
the remote's operating "mode."
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MONO SOUND Mono (monaural) sound is one channel of
sound. On more than one speaker, all the
speakers play the same audio.
OHM RF CABLE The wire that comes from an off air antenna
or cable service provider. Each end looks
like a hex shaped nut with a wire sticking
through the middle, and it screws onto the
large threaded jack on the back of your TV.
OUTPUT Refers to the jack that sends a signal out of
a VCR, DVD, or other A/V device.
PIP This is the most common way to refer to
the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature.
SECOND AUDIO Second Audio Programming (SAP)
PROGRAMMING/SAP is another, separate, audio channel
available with some programming. Choosing
2nd Audio/SAP often refers to listening to
audio in another language, such as Spanish
or French.
SIGNAL Picture and sound traveling through cable,
or over the air, to your television screen.
SOURCE The term for the equipment or connection
that provides audio and video (picture and
sound) to your Entertainment Machine. VCR,
DVD players, or Cable Boxes are examples of
sources.
STEREO SOUND Stereo (stereophonic) sound refers to audio
that's divided into right and left sides or
channels.
SURF Use the Surf feature to create a special list
of your favorite channels. You can access
the "Surf" channels by pushing SURF on the
remote to put the TV into Surf channel tun-
ing mode. Press Surf again to cancel Surf
channel tuning mode.
TUNER Device that picks up broadcast signals and
turns them into picture and sound.
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