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AC 3
Output for Dolby Digital signal
ASTRA
SES (Société Européene des Satellites) satellite
system. Analogue and digital transponders in the
frequency range 10.7-12.75 GHz.
AV programme pos.
Preferred programme slot on TV set for external
connections such as Scart and HDMI
CAM – Conditional Access Module
Decryption decoder, which uses a smart card to
decrypt the encrypted radio and TV signals.
Channel package
The channel package for a digital transponder
normally includes several TV and radio channels.
Each channel package has a fi xed assignment
for
the
transponder
for polarisation (horizontal or vertical), for the
symbol rate and for the Viterbi rate or error rate.
CI – Common Interface
Internationally
standardised
modules
Composite colour video signal
Colour baseband signal for the transmission of
colour video signals
Data rate
Data bits transmitted per second. Is expressed
in kbit/s or Mbit/s. The higher the data rate the
better the quality of the transmitted signal.
Data reduction
Compression
of
video
Redundant information is discarded.
DiSEqC™
DiSEqC™
(Digital
Control) is a communication system between
a satellite receiver (master) and the peripheral
satellite components (slaves), such as LNBs,
multi-switches, rotating antenna systems.
It is a single master/multi-slave system, i.e. there
is only ever one master in the satellite system.
All activities start from the master.
SHORT TECHNICAL GLOSSARY
transmission
frequency,
interface
for
and
audio
signals.
Satellite
Equipment
DiSEqC™ components
If DiSEqC™ switching matrices are cascaded,
the master receiver must transmit the DiSEqC™
signal several times, so that all DiSEqC™ multi-
switches in the cascade receive their commands.
These days, DiSEqC™ components (slaves)
must be downward compatible, i.e. respond to
the analogue switching criteria from receivers that
are only equipped with H/V and 22 kHz control
signals.
A DiSEqC™ switching matrix will work with
analogue switching criteria until the DiSEqC™
command
All analogue switching criteria are then ignored.
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital is a sound transmission that
allows digital surround sound to be output on
a home cinema system.
DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting
DVB-S
refers
(S = satellite, C = cable, T = terrestrial).
DVB-S2
CA
An enhanced DVB-S signal for HDTV with better
quality.
EUTELSAT
European Satellite operator, based in Paris.
Many orbit positions and European customers.
Transponders
10.7-12.75 GHz.
FAT and FAT32
File systems for storage media
FEC
FEC is the abbreviation for Forward Error
Correction. A technique for reducing the error
rate of data transmission. Additional bits are
inserted into the data stream, so that error-
correction algorithms can be used on reception.
The FEC error rate corresponds to the Viterbi rate.
GNU
GNU is not Unix, it is an open operating system
for software developers.
HD – Ready
This is a label created by the EICTA (European
Information,
Electronics Industry Technology Association) for
equipment that is capable of reproducing HDTV.
from
the
master
to
the
transmission
in
the
frequency
Communications
and
is
received.
method
range
Consumer
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