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Coaxial
Cable
* A single solid antenna wire
normally
matched with a metal plug (F-type) end
connector
that screws (or pushes) directly onto a 75
Ohm input found on the Television
or VCR.
Closed Caption
* Broadcast
standard which allows
you to read the voice content of television programs
on the TV screen. Designed
to help the hearing
impaired this feature uses on-screen "text boxes" to
show dialogue
and conversations
while the TV
program
is in progress.
Direct Audio/Video
Inputs * Located on the rear of
the TV these connectors
(RCA phono type plug) are
used for the input of audio and video signals.
Designed for use with VCRs (or other accessories)
in
order to receive higher picture resolution
and offer
sound connection
options.
Identify*
Method by which a remote control searches
and finds an operating code for another product (such
as a VCR or Cable Converter).
Once the code has
been "identified"
then the TV remote can operate and
send commands
to the other product.
Multichannel
Television
Sound (MTS) * The
broadcast
standard that allows for stereo sound to be
transmitted with the TV picture.
On Screen
Displays (OSD) * Refers to the wording
or messages
generated by the television
(or VCR) to
help the user with specific feature controls
(color
adjustment,
programming,
etc.).
Menu * An on-screen
listing of feature controls
shown on the Television
screen that are made
available for user adjustments.
Picture
-In-Picture
(PIP) * Term used when two
pictures are shown on the TV screen at the same time.
The smaller PIP picture is supplied by a VCR (or
other tuner/video
playback source). The PIP picture
,can also be moved and swapped with the TV's main
:screen picture.
Programming
* The procedure
of adding or
deleting channel numbers into the Television's
-
memory circuits. In this way the Television
"remembers"
only the locally available or desired
channel numbers
and skips over any unwanted
channel numbers.
Remote Sensor Window * A window or opening
found on the Television
control panel through
which infrared remote control command
signals are
received.
Setup Mode * Automatic
feature control settings
made by the TV. Designed for first time set-up and
use. Settings for signal connections
(antenna or
cable TV), plus channel program
memory are held
in the TV's memory
(even if the set is unplugged
and moved to a new location.)
Second Audio Program
(SAP) * Another or
additional
audio channel provided for in the
Multichannel
Television
Sound (MTS) broadcast
standard. The most frequently
proposed use for
SAP is the simultaneous
bilingual broadcast of TV
program material.
Status
* Allows the user to quickly confirm what
channel number is currently being viewed. Status
can also be used to clear the Television
of on screen
displays or information
(rather than waiting for the
displays to "time out" or automatically
disappear
from the screen).
Twin Lead Wire * The more commonly
used name
for the two strand 300 Ohm antenna wire used with
many indoor and outdoor antenna systems. In many
cases this type of antenna wire requires an
additional adapter (or balun) in order to connect to
the 75 Ohm Input terminals designed
into the more
recent Televisions
and VCRs.
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