Glossary And Acronyms - Panasonic TU-HDS20 Operating Instructions Manual

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LOSSARY AND CRONYMS

Glossary and Acronyms

APG
Advanced Program Guide. DIRECTV new generation of the electronic program guide.
ATSC
Advanced Television Systems Committee. Standardization body that developed the
Digital Television Terrestrial formats.
CAM
Conditional access module, usually referred to as the access card. A removable,
electronic subassembly providing conditional access control of the subscriber
terminal.
CSR
Customer Service Representative
DIRECTV®
DIRECTV is a registered trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics
Dolby Digital
Digital Audio 5.1 Channel Sound as defined by Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Digital
(also known as AC-3) is a coding technique that provides five independent, full
frequency response audio channels plus one low frequency bass channel.
DST
Daylight Saving Time
DTV
Digital Television
HD
High Definition
HD-DIRECTV
High Definition Digital Satellite Service
IPPV
Impulse pay per view. A method for ordering service on " impulse" where payments are
required for each program or special event independently.
LNB
Low Noise Block downconverter. Portion of ODU that receives the satellite signal and
converts the signal into L-band frequency of 950-1450 MHz.
MPAA
Motion Picture Association of America. Guild governing rating assignments to movies.
NTSC
National Television Systems Committee. Standardization body that developed the
Analog Television Terrestrial formats.
ODU
Outdoor Satellite Dish Unit. The System that provides signal reception and down
conversion.
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Corporation.