Glossary; Maintenance - Magnavox 32MF338B User Manual

[] GIossar
ATSC
Acronym that stands for Advanced
Television Systems Committee and
the name of the digital broadcasting
standards.
Aspect Ratio
The width of a TV screen relative to its
height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in
other words, the TV screen is almost
square); widescreen models are 16:9
(the TV screen is almost twice as wide
as its height).
Component Video
This is a video signal format that
conveys each of 3 principal colors of
light (red, blue and green) through
different signal lines.This allows the
viewers to experience picture colors
as original as it is. There are several
signal formats, including Y / Pb / Pr
andY/Cb/Cr.
Dolby Digital
The system developed by Dolby
Laboratories to compress digital
sound. It offers stereo sound (2ch) or
multi-channel audio.
HDMI (high=definition multimedia
interface)
Interface that supports all
uncompressed, digital audio/video
formats including set-top box, DVD
player or digital television, over a
single cable.
HDTV (high definition TV)
Ultimate digital format that produces
high resolution and high picture
quality.
NTSC
Acronym that stands for National
Television Systems Committee and
the name of the current analog
broadcasting standards.
Pin
A stored 4-digit number that allows
access to parental control features.
SAP (secondary audio program)
Second-audio channel delivered
separately from main-audio channel.
This audio channel is used as an
alternate in bilingual broadcasting.
SDTV (standard definition TV)
Standard digital format that is similar
to the NTSC picture quality.
S-video
Offers higher quality images by
delivering each signal, color (c) and
luminance (y) independently of each
other through separate cables.
[] Maintenance
• Wipethe front paneland otherexterior surfaces of the TVwith a
soft cloth immersed in lukewarmwater andwrungdry.
• Neveruseasolventor alcohol.Donot sprayinsecticide liquid near
the TV.Suchchemicalsmaycausedamageanddiscolorationto
the exposedsurfaces.
Wipethe panelof the TVwith a soft cloth. Beforecleaningthe
panel,disconnectthe powercord.
ShouldyourTVbecomeinoperative, do not try to correctthe
problemyourself.Thereareno userserviceableparts inside. Turn
off theTV,unplug the powercordandcall ourtoll free customer
support line found on thecoverof thismanualto locatean
authorizedservicecenter.
If the remotecontrol isnot working properly,youcanusean AM
radioor digital camera(includingacellular phonewith built-in
camera)to seeif it issendingout an infrared signal.
• With an AM radio:
Tune the AMradiostationto anon-broadcasting
frequency. Pointthe remotecontrol t owardsit,
pushanybuttonandlisten.If the sound fromthe
radioflutters,it isreceiving the remote control's
infraredsignal.
• With a digital camera
(includingbuilt-in cell phonecameras):
Pointadigital camera towards the remotecontrol.
Push anybuttononthe remote control a ndlook
throughthe digitalcamera. I fthe infraredlight
appears t hroughthe camera, t he remote control i s
working.
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