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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)
clirectly onto a 75 Ohm input found on the Television or VCR.
.osed 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 pro-
gram 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 acces-
sories) 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.
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.
Multichannel
Television
Sound (MTS)
* The broadcast
standard
,t-., allows for stereo sound to be transmitted
with the TV 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.
t)esigned
for first time set-up and use. Settings
for signal connec-
tions (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 wait-
ing 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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