Glossary - Loewe Connect ID 46 Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating instructions

Glossary

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24p movie display: Films released on Blu-ray Disc support presentation of
24p cinema films. The Blu-ray player transfers the original film format to
the television with 24 frames per second. The DMM (DigitalMovieMode)
set in the factory calculates and inserts additional intermediate pictures,
which suppress film jerking typical for the cinema, thereby providing for
a smooth motion sequence.
A
Accurate Recording: See Automatic time control.
Active antenna: An antenna with its own power supply or amplifica-
tion which can improve the reception is areas with a poor coverage.
Administrator: Person who administers the network, i.e. takes care of
setting up and maintaining all components belonging to the network.
ARC: Abbreviation for Audio Return Channel.
Audio return channel: The audio return channel which was introduced
with the HDMI Standard 1.4 is used when an audio system with audio (pre)
amplifier, e.g. Loewe MediaVision 3D, is connected to a TV set via HDMI. The
digital audio signal of the TV set (e.g. the sound of the current TV programme)
can be transferred to the audio applifier via the audio return channel of the
HDMI cable. Thus the same cable which is normally responsible for transfer-
ring image data from a connected media player to the TV set transfers the
audio data in the opposite direction. In this way, the audio return channel
makes the cinch cable, which has previously been required in addition to
the HDMI cable, redundant.
Automatic time control: Also called Accurate Recording. Similar to VPS for
analogue stations the automatic time control monitors the start and
end times of programmes from DVB stations. If these times deviate
from the data programmed in the timer data the running time of the
recording is adapted automatically. The automatic time control is not
supported by all DVB stations.
AVI: Abbreviation for Audio Video Interleave, a video container file for-
mat developed by Microsoft. A single AVI video file can contain several
audio, video and text data streams (thus the name container format).
AV socket: Socket for audio and video signals.
AV sources: Audio/video source.
AVS: Audio/video sockets on the side of the TV set (cinch and mini-DIN).
B
Band: Name for a transmission range.
Blu-ray Disc: The follow-up format of DVD. The contents of about five
DVDs fit onto one Blu-ray Disc (abbreviated BD). Therefore, the Blu-ray
disc provides enough space for high-resolution images and multi-channel
sound formats.
BMP: Abbreviation for Bitmap, a grid graphics format designed for Micro-
soft Windows and OS/2 that is wide spread and therefore supported by
almost every popular graphics software package without any problems.
C
CA module: The Conditional Access module contains the coding system
and compares the transmitted code with the one on the Smart Card.
If they match, the appropriate stations or programmes are decoded.
CEC: Abbreviation for Consumer Electronics Control. CEC provides
universal component control functions for entertainment electronics
devices (e.g. System standby, One Touch Play). CEC is also known as
Digital Link HD at Loewe.
Channel (WLAN): The channel is a certain part of the WLAN frequency
band. Devices that want to communicate with each other have to use
the same WLAN channel. In Europe the WLAN frequency band is cur-
rently divided into 13 channels.
Cinch cable: Cable for transmitting audio or video.
CI slot: See Common Interface.
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Client: Also referred to as network client; describes an end device such
as your TV set that is connected to the network and gets data from a
(media) server to make it accessible to the user.
Common Interface: The Common Interface (CI slot) is a standardised
interface. By inserting suitable decoding modules (CA modules) and a
Smart Card coded digital programmes can be used.
Common Interface Plus: CI Plus is an advanced development of the
Common Interface standard. CI Plus slots are in principle downward
compatible to the previous CI standard, i.e. CA modules and Smart
Cards according to the past CI standard can continue to be used in CI
Plus slots, as far as the programme provider permits this. Additionally,
extended regulations apply however to CI Plus.
Component: See Component connection.
Component connection: Also referred to as Component. Connection
where the video signal is transferred via three separate (Cinch) connec-
tions. It comprises the brightness signal Y as well as the colour difference
signals Pb (blue component) and Pr (red component).
Conditional Access module: See CA module.
D
Decoder: Analogue, coded TV signals are passed through a decoder
and made visible again.
DHCP: Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP al-
lows automatic assignment of IP addresses with the aid of a DHCP server.
DHCP server: Network service which takes care of automatic assignment
of IP addresses to clients.
Digital Link: System for controlling recorders (for video and DVD re-
corders from Loewe) via the Euro AV sockets of the Loewe TV set with
concealed setup. Controlling the recorder for timer recordings.
Digital Link HD: System for controlling devices via the HDMI connection
of the Loewe TV set in the case of concealed installation.
Digital Link Plus: System for controlling recorders according to protocol
50. For analogue stations the station and timer data are transmitted via
the EURO-AV socket to the recorder. The timer recording is executed
exclusively by the recorder. There is a different designation with differ-
ent manufacturers.
DivX: Video Codec which allows even large files to be relatively highly com-
pressed in their file size without having to tolerate important quality losses.
DMM: Abbreviation for „Digital Movie Mode". Whether a studio record-
ing, live broadcast, or feature film – the broadcast images are always
displayed optimally. Still images are reproduced in all their sharpness
and tranquillity. By creating intermediate images, DMM enables perfect
studio quality, even with quick movements.
DNC: Abbreviation for „Digital Noise Control". Weak TV signals (ana-
logue) can generate disruptive picture noise. DNC adjusts the effect of
digital noise reduction to the picture contents.
DNS: Abbreviation of Domain Name System. Readable names (e.g.
www.loewe-int.de) are assigned to numerical IP addresses. DNS serv-
ers are responsible for the resolution of readable addresses into the
corresponding IP addresses.
Dolby Digital: Digital multi-channel audio. The digital standard for high
quality home movie systems. The individual channels are broadcast
separately in this standard. The three front channels right, left and centre,
the two surround channels right and left and the external subwoofer
channels are called a 5:1 signal.
Dolby Pro Logic: Analogue multi-channel audio. Converts a Dolby-
coded stereo signal into a surround sound. This usually contains four
channels (front left, centre, front right, surround channel). A special
subwoofer channel is not generated in this method.
Dolby Pro Logic II: Analogue multi-channel audio. Dolby Pro Logic II
is a further development of Dolby Pro Logic. This method generates a
6-channel spatial sound from a stereo or Pro-Logic signal (front left,
centre, front right, surround left, surround right, subwoofer).
Dolby Surround: Analogue multi-channel audio system that brings four
audio channels down to two audio tracks with the aid of a matrix coding.