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General InferTnat;en: Glossary of Teleyis;en Terms
Active ControF _ • Proactive video-control system for NTSC
sources. Active Control
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coritiunnas]y measures and corrects the
incumirig sJgnids to provide the best pJctore possible.
Alternate Channd - The feature that allows you to toggle
between tile last two channels viewed by pressing tile A/CH button
on the remote control.
Audio/viden Inputs • Jacks (standard RCA), located on the rear of
the _ used for the input of audio arid video signals. These jacks
are designed for use with VCRs (or other accessories) to receive
highar picture resolution arid offer sourid-counec_ori options.
Auto Progrmn • The feature that, when activated scans for all
avld]able channels from regular arltenrln or cane sJgrla]s and stores
orfly 'active broadcast stations Jn the TWs memory.
Channd Edit • The feature that id]ows you to add or delete chan-
nels from the list of channels stored in the TV's memory. Channel
Edit makes it easy to lhnit or expand the number of charmels that
are available to you when you press the CH 4-/- buttons on your
rerriote corltrol.
Closed Captioning - The broadcast standard feature that allows
you to read tile voJca content of television prog_anis orl tile TV
scneen. Designed to help the hearing impaired Closed Captioning
uses on-screen text boxes to show dialogue and corwersatiorls
while a TV program is irt progTess.
Coaxial Cable - A single solid wire unrrnidly triatchedwith a
metal end plug (F-t3q_e)that screws (or pushes) directly onto a 75-
ohm input found on the television or VCR.
Comb Filter- TV filter that removes distortion, resulting in a
sharper and purer color display. The comb tilter a_kkesses the
anunying c_ss-color distortion that may occur in TV broadcasts
when, for example, the presenter wears a striped or chocked jacket.
Component Video Inputs - Inputs that idlow the separate recep-
tiorl of blue, _ arid luminanca sig_ls. These inputs provide the
highest possible color and picture resolution in the playback of dig-
itul sigrlal-souree triateriid,such as the kind available from DVD
players. Componerlt video Jrlputs allow for improved b_mtwidth
irlfomiatiorl not possible through composite video or S-Video con-
rlecVfiorls.
Composite Video Input - An input in which _ the components
required for displaying the on-acreerl image are combJrled irl one
signal.
Convergence - The technique used in color TV fbr bringing the
red gneerl, arid blue color beams together so that they hit the same
part of the picture tobe scneen at Ne same time. This avoids color
fi'inges around images in the picture.
High-deFinition Television (FIDTV) • High-resolution digital tele-
vision. Tthas lifelike pictures, arid with it films retain their original
width, enhancirlg the home theater experience.
Incredible Surround
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- Fidse acoustic management of the audio
sigrlal that prod_s a draniafic expansion of the wall of sound that
surrourlds the lisXerlararidheighterls overidl viewing pleasure.
Interlaced - A picture-scannirlg techrfique that improves the appear-
anee of on-screen triotion.It idso helps smooth jagged lines that are
sometimes seen orl curved and angled surfacas irl the picture.
Menu • An on-seneca list of featore con_ls available for you to
adjust or set.
NTSC - National Television Sturldards Committee format
devised irl the 1940s for TV broadcast arlidog video signals
(525 lines: 30 Hz).
On-screen Displays (OSD) - The wording or messages gerlarated
by the televisJorl (or VCR) to help you with specific feature con-
tmls (color adjustmerlt or progwannning, for example).
Pictore-in-Picture • The showing of two pictures orl tile TV
sclx_n at tile same time (one rnam acreen picture and one smtdl
picture, or Pr?).
Prog_'essive Scan • A picture-scaunirlg techrfique that doubles the
number of picture lines, eliminating the flicker arid providing a
jitter-free picture.
PTV - _jection Television. (Rear- arid/or front-projection design
systems are avidlable.)
Remoto-conlrol Sensor Window • The window or operfing found
orl the televisJorl control panel through which infrared remote-con-
trol command sigrlids are r_eived.
RGB • Red green, arid blue signal. These are the pimiary colors of
light that are used to produce a picture irl televisiorl. By mixing
levels or R, G, arid B, _ colors (chromirlanca arid luminance) are
reproduced.
RF • Radio Frequency or triodulated sigrlal desigp- used as the car-
tier ?br television broadcasts.
Second Audio Prog_'mn (SAP) - An additional audio chanriel pro-
vided for in the Multichanriel Television Sound (MRS) broadcast
standard. A monaurid souridttack included within the recorded or
video signal (usually containing a second language tr_ation for
tile displayed progranmiing).
Status/Exit Button • Remote-control button that, when pressed,
shows the current chanrlel nuniber, name (if set), time (if set),
Sleep Timer setting, arid sound setting (stereo, moun, SAP. or
trmte).Pressing the button twice shows the current AutoLuck
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seRirlgs. PressJrlg the button once when arl on-screen display is
showirlg removes the orl-acreen display. You can use Status/Exit
rather than having to wait for the displays to "time out," or auto-
maticidly disappear from the sc_eerl.
S-Viden Input * Signal input that idlows direct cormeetion
Of hJgh-
reso]utiorl video sour_s, such as a satellite receiver, DVD player,
S (Super)-VItS videocassette recorder, or video games. Provides
improved picture resolutiorl, sharpness, arid clarity.
480p - Digital picture format with 704 x 480 pLxels, sent at 60
complete frames per securld. _s is the na_ut format of progres-
sive-scarl DVD players.
10801 • Digital high-defiriitiori picture fotTnat with 1920 x 1080
pixels, sent at 60 interlaced frames per second (30 complete fr_les
per secuarl).
Tint - TV fi_rlctionthat idlows you to change the general color bid-
ance between cool arid warm. Adjust tint according to your person-
al preference.
Twin-lead Wire - The more cotrmionly used name for the two-
strand 300-ohm _una wire used with many indoor and outdoor
antenna s2¢stems.Tn many cases, this type of antenna wire requires
an additional adapter (or bidur0 iri order to connect to the 75-ohm
input terminals desig_d into the more recent TVs and VCRs.
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