M 14-2Technical T Erms - Samsung HLRS078WX/XAA Service Manual

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14-2TechnicalTerms
PiP (Picture In Picture)
A feature to enabletwo video imagesbeing displayedon one
screenat the same time. Forinstance,you can see theTV
channeland the video imageat the sametime.
Digital Broadcasting
TheATSC(AdvancedTelevision SystemsCommittee)signals
that the stationdigitalizesbeforetransferringthe audio/video
signals.
Mono
A soundsystemthat transmitsvoicesignals in only one
channel.It is hard to experiencea 3D effectbut can be run with
one speaker.
LNA (Low Noise Amplifier)
This uses satellitetechnologiesto amplifyweak signalsfor
improvedqualityeven in poor receptionareas.
Stereo
A soundsystemthat transmitsvoicesignals in two channels
This implements3Deffectsby transmittingto bothspeakers
(left/right).
Analog Broadcasting
The conventional s ystemin which the stationtransfersthe
audio/video signals in NTSCformats.
Antenna Terminal
A terminalwhich theTV antennais connectedto. A round
coaxialcableis connectedto this terminal,which is usually
usedto watch air broadcasts.
English Captions (Subtitle)
A feature to provideEnglishcaptionsor characterinformation
services,whichthe user can useto studyEnglishusingAFKN
broadcasting or videotapes markedwith "CC".
AudioNideo Terminal
The old 3- or 4-channelTV with no AV terminalhas a lowquali-
ty issuefor video tape.The problemcan be resolvedusingan
AN terminalthat separatesthe audioand videosignals.The
videoterminalis in yellow;the audioterminalis dividedin two,
whitefor left and red for right.
External Source
This includessourcesfrom thevideo recorder,DTV set-topbox
and DVDplayer,(anythingbut theTV),
DVl-I Cable
One of the DVIcables that cantransferbothdigitaland analog
signals.
Satellite Broadcasting
This uses a satellitesystemto supporta maximumof 100
channelsincludingair servicesand provideshigh quality
picturesanywherein the country,evenin poor receptionareas.
A set-topbox (unbundled) is requiredto watchsatellite
broadcasting.
Closed Broadcasting
OtherthanVHF and UHF,this includesmovies,entertainment
and educationalprogramsbroadcastby hotelsor schools.This
is differentfrom cablebroadcasting.
Multiplexing
Twolanguagesare providedat the same time whenbroadcast-
ing foreignmovies,dramasand newsprograms.Youcan
chooseeithera nativeor foreignlanguage,or choosebothat
the sametime.
Component Terminal (Green, Blue, Red)
This providesmaximum quality by dividingthe contrastsignals
beforetransferring.
Cable Broadcasting
Comparedto air broadcasting, i t uses the cablesystemto
transferthe signals.Youshouldsubscribeto a local cable
broadcasting companyand install a separatereceiver.
Tuner
A device usedto selecta particularfrequencyfrom the TV set
or the radioreceiver,
Anynet
An AV networkingsystemof Samsung'svariousAV devices,
which enablesthe userto conveniently controlAV devices
usingthe TV.
DVD (DigitalVersatile Disc)
This is a CD-sized,high storagedisk that can store multimedia
dataincludingvideos,gamesand audio applications using
MPEG-2compression technology.
DVl (Digital Visual Interface) Terminal
This is a digitalsignalingstandard.
This usesTMDSto reducethe signalloss ratefor sharper
images.
DVI-DCable
One of the DVI cablesthat canonly transferdigitalsignals.
HDMI(High DefinitionMultimedia Interface)
An interfaceintowhichthe digitalsignalsas well as the high
qualityimagedatacan be connectedwith one cable. Thereis
no needto compressthe bit rate.
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