Technical Terms - Samsung HLS5087WX/XAA Service Manual

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PIP (Picture In Picture)
A feature to enable two video images being displayed on one
screen at the same time. For instance, you can see the TV
channel and the video image at the same time.
Digital Broadcasting
The ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) signals
that the station digitalizes before transferring the audio/video
signals.
Mono
A sound system that transmits voice signals in only one
channel. It is hard to experience a 3D effect but can be run with
one speaker.
LNA (Low Noise Amplifier)
This uses satellite technologies to amplify weak signals for
improved quality even in poor reception areas.
Stereo
A sound system that transmits voice signals in two channels
This implements 3D effects by transmitting to both speakers
(left/right).
Analog Broadcasting
The conventional system in which the station transfers the
audio/video signals in NTSC formats.
Antenna Terminal
A terminal which the TV antenna is connected to. A round
coaxial cable is connected to this terminal, which is usually
used to watch air broadcasts.
English Captions (Subtitle)
A feature to provide English captions or character information
services, which the user can use to study English using AFKN
broadcasting or video tapes marked with "CC".
Audio/Video Terminal
The old 3- or 4-channel TV with no AV terminal has a low quali-
ty issue for video tape. The problem can be resolved using an
A/V terminal that separates the audio and video signals. The
video terminal is in yellow; the audio terminal is divided in two,
white for left and red for right.
External Source
This includes sources from the video recorder, DTV set-top box
and DVD player, (anything but the TV).
DVI-I Cable
One of the DVI cables that can transfer both digital and analog
signals.
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Satellite Broadcasting
This uses a satellite system to support a maximum of 100
channels including air services and provides high quality
pictures anywhere in the country, even in poor reception areas.
A set-top box (unbundled) is required to watch satellite
broadcasting.
Closed Broadcasting
Other than VHF and UHF, this includes movies, entertainment
and educational programs broadcast by hotels or schools. This
is different from cable broadcasting.
Multiplexing
Two languages are provided at the same time when broadcast-
ing foreign movies, dramas and news programs. You can
choose either a native or foreign language, or choose both at
the same time.
Component Terminal (Green, Blue, Red)
This provides maximum quality by dividing the contrast signals
before transferring.
Cable Broadcasting
Compared to air broadcasting, it uses the cable system to
transfer the signals. You should subscribe to a local cable
broadcasting company and install a separate receiver.
Tuner
A device used to select a particular frequency from the TV set
or the radio receiver.
Anynet
An AV networking system of Samsung's various AV devices,
which enables the user to conveniently control AV devices
using the TV.
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
This is a CD-sized, high storage disk that can store multimedia
data including videos, games and audio applications using
MPEG-2 compression technology.
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) Terminal
This is a digital signaling standard.
This uses TMDS to reduce the signal loss rate for sharper
images.
DVI-D Cable
One of the DVI cables that can only transfer digital signals.
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)
An interface into which the digital signals as well as the high
quality image data can be connected with one cable. There is
no need to compress the bit rate.
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