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A/V CABLES
A/V DEVICE
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AMPLIFIER
ANALOG TV
ANTENNA
ASPECT RATIO
CAPTIONS
CONVERGENCE
DELETE
DIGITAL TV
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The round cable 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 threaded jack on the back of your TV.
Audio/Video cables. Three cables - Right audio (red), Left audio (white),
and Video (yellow). A/V cables are used for stereo playback of videocas-
settes and for higher quality picture and sound from other A/V devices.
Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box,
or television).
This function lets you add new channels to the list that you'll scroll
through when using your remote.
An external device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR,
DVD or other A/V device.
Traditional method of representing a television signal as a replica (analog)
of the original picture and sound.
The physical receiver of television signals sent over the air. A large metal
piece of equipment does not always have to be visible for your home to be
using an antenna.
The ratio of the horizontal dimension to the vertical dimension of a pic-
ture. Standard television in the U.S. today is generally transmitted and dis-
played in a 4:3 aspect ratio. High-Definition television will normally be
formatted in a wider aspect ratio, assumed to be 16:9.
A form of subtitling that writes out the dialog for your program.
This option lets you correct for color separation in your picture.
This function lets you remove channels that you don't watch from the list
you'll scroll through.
A new method of representing television signal as a series of binary num-
bers (1s and 0s). This method allows for the signal to be manipulated to
eliminate redundancy to dramatically increase picture and sound quality.
Dolby Digital Cinema Sound is made possible by a new digital coding tech-
nique called Dolby AC-3. Dolby AC-3 produces high-quality, 5.1 channel
surround sound which is six discrete separate channels for a full range of
sound. Each channel can carry a different signal simultaneously (front cen-
ter, front left, front right, surround left, surround right and subwoofer).
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system for channel navigation. On-screen display has full color channel
logos, station call letters, 3D graphics, horizontal scrolling, direct tuning
access through the grid and theme color coding.
Refers to the jack that receives a signal into the TV, VCR or other
A/V device.
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