A.3 Glossary Of Terms - Strong SRT 5005 User Manual

A.3 Glossary of terms

Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial - Digital TV via antenna (same as DTT- Digital
DVB-T
Terrestrial Television).
EPG Electronic program guides that are transmitted by some broadcasters to display
information guide about a program content.
MPEG The Moving Picture Experts Group is founded by the ISO. MPEG is a standard
method fordigital transmission of video and audio. Network A network which is also
known as a bouquet is a set of channels that is offered by a single broadcaster.
PAL Referring to the Phase Alternate Line colour system adopted by European broadcasters.
This function gives you the possibility to 'lock' several functions of the receiver to
Parental lock
prevent unauthorized users such as children to view channels that are not suitable for
them. A PIN code is required to use of the parental lock.
The transmitted packages have identifiers (PID) that tells the receiver what to do with
PID
the received information. Receivers normally use four types of PID, these are V-PID
(video PID), A-PID (audio PID), P-PID (Program PID) and data PID (EPG information).
Personal Identification Number. A four-digit code that is used for locking/unlocking,
PIN CODE
e.g. with the parental control feature.
RS 232 Serial data port.
Specially Video output without Audio, which transport Colors and Screen information
S-VIDEO
separare to the TV-set. For a better picture quality.
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