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Coaxial Cable * Asingle solid antenna wirenormally m atched
withametal plug(F-type) end connector thatscrews (orpushes)
directly o ntoa75Ohm input f ound onthe Television orVCR.
Closed C aption * Broadcast standard which allows youtoread
thevoice content oftelevision programs onthe TV screen.
Designed tohelp thehearing i mpaired thisfeature u ses o n-screen
"textboxes" toshow dialogue andconversations
whiletheTVpro-
gram isinprogress.
DirectAudio/Video Inputs* Located o ntherear o ftheTVthese
connecLors
(RCA phono type plug) areused fortheinputofaudio
and video signals. Designed foruse withVCRs (orother a cces-
sories) in order t oreceive h igher p icture resolution andoffer s ound
connection options.
Identify*Method b ywhich aremote c ontrol searches and findsan
operati:ag
code foranother product (such asaVCRorCable
Converter). Once the code has been "identified" then theTV
remote c anoperate and send commands
totheother p roduct.
OnScreen D isplays ( OSD) * Refers t othewording o rmessages
generated bythetelevision (orVCR)tohelp theuser w ithspecific
feature c ontrols ( color a djustment, programming,
etc.).
Menu
* An on-screen
listing of feature
controls
shown on the
Television
screen that are made available
for user adjustments.
Multichannei
Television
Sound
(MTS)
* The broadcast
standard
that allows for stereo sound to be transmitted
with the TV picture.
Programming
* _[he procedure
of adding or deleting
channel
numbers
into the _[Elevision's
memory circuits.
In this way the
Television
"remembers"
only the lccally available
or desired
channel
numbers
and skips over any unwanted
chzLnnel numbers.
Remote Sensor Window * A window or opening found on the
Television control panel through whicl-_infrared remote control
command signals _u-ereceived.
Setup Mode * Automatic feature control settings made by the TV.
Designed for first time set-up and use. Settings for signal connec-
tions (antenna or cable TV), plus channel program memory are
held in the TV's memory (even if the set is unplugged and moved
to a new location.)
Second Audio Program (SAP) * Another or additional audio
channel provided for in the Multichannel Television Sound (MTS)
broadcast standard. The most frequently proposed use for SAP is
the simultaneous bilingual broadca';t of TV program material.
Status * Allows the user to quickly confirm what channel number
is currently being viewed. Status c_tn also be used to clear the
Television of on screen displays or information (rather than wait-
ing for the displays to "time out" o:r automatically disztppear from
the screen).
Twin Lead Wire * The more commonly used name for the two
strand 300 Ohm antenna wire used wilh many indoor and outdoor
antenna systems. In many cases r_histype of antenna wire requires
an additional adapter (or balun) in order to connect to the 75 Ohm
Input terminals designed into the more recent Televisions and
VCRs.
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