Loewe Connect ID 46 Operating Instructions Manual page 150

Connect ID 32-46
Operating instructions
Glossary
N
NAS: Abbreviation for Network Attached Storage. The term describes a
hard disc which is independently linked to the network (i.e. without a PC).
Network ID: NID refers to the so-called programme ID number, also
known as network ID – a number between 0 and 8191. This specifica-
tion is necessary in specific cable networks of some countries. Then only
DVB signals of this station network are searched for.
NICAM: Audio standard. Is used in Denmark, England, France, Sweden,
and Spain.
NTSC: American colour standard.
P
Page Catching: For teletext, refers to going to and calling a page
number.
PAL: European standard.
PCM: Pulse Code Modulation for digital sound.
Picture in Picture: See PIP.
PIP: Picture in Picture; a function which displays two pictures on the
screen.
Pixel: Denotes both the smallest unit of a digital graphic grid and its
display on a screen with grid control.
Pixel error: A pixel error is a defective pixel, usually on an LCD. Pixel errors
may be caused by production errors. They are expressed for example by
a constantly lit pixel or a constantly black pixel. Single defective pixels
however are excluded from a guarantee.
PNG: Abbreviation for Portable Network Graphics, a freely available grid
graphics format for loss-free compression.
Port: A port is part of a network address (or also IP address). It allows
assignment of data packages to various services which are running on
one device under the same network address.
Powerline: Powerline refers to a type of wired network connection in
which data can be transmitted via the domestic power supply using the
optionally available adapters.
Progressive JPEG: Progressive JPEGs are built up gradually. The quality of
the picture increases progressively during the loading process.
ProScan/Progressive Scan: Progressive Scan (abbr. PS) or full picture
method is a technique in the picture build-up of monitors, TV sets,
beamers, and other display devices in which the output device is not
sent line interlaced half pictures – unlike in the interlace technique – but
real full pictures.
PSK: Stands in connection with WLAN encoding for Pre-Shared Key.
Clients, who want to connect up to a wireless network secured with
PSK have to know this key.
R
RGB: Colour signals red, green and blue.
Router: Device for connecting up several networks, e.g. home network
and internet.
S
Satellite tuner: Receiver for satellite programmes.
SDTV: Standard Definition TeleVision.
SECAM: French colour standard.
Set-Top-Box: Set-Top-Box (STB for short) refers to a device in entertain-
ment electronics which is connected to another device, usually a TV set,
and offers the user additional functional options.
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Signal input groups: Depending on the applied signal, the signal sources
are divided into different groups. All signal input groups with their cor-
responding signal types and the possible inputs are listed below.
TV analogue:
Signal type: FBAS, YC, RGB-SD (480i/576i), Component-SD (480i/576i)
Input: Tuner analogue, AV, AVS
TV digital:
Signal type: DVB-SD, HDMI-SD (480i/576i)
Input: Tuner digital, HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3
HD analogue:
Signal type: RGB-HD (video mode: e.g.1920x1080, 1280x720),
Component-HD (video modes: e.g. 1920x1080, 1280x720)
Input: PC IN
HD digital:
Signal type: DVB-HD, HDMI-HD
Input: Tuner digital, HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3
PC:
Signal type: RGB
(PC modes: e.g. 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1360x768)
Input: PC IN
PhotoViewer:
Input: USB
Signal strength: Strength of the received antenna signal.
Signal quality: Quality of the incoming antenna signal.
Smart Card: The Smart Card is an electronic chip card issued by the
respective programme provider or by the certification-free Pay-TV opera-
tors. It contains the code which is decoded by the CA module.
Static contrast ratio: Describes the difference between the brightest and
darkest picture display.
Stereo: Dual-channel audio.
Switch: Device for connecting several computers to a network.
Switch voltage: Video devices specify this voltage to switch the TV
device to playback.
Symbol rate: Describes the transmission speed for data transmission.
T
Terrestrial: In data transmission a wireless transmission that does not use
satellites as intermediate station is referred to as terrestrial.
TFT: Thin Film Transistor. One widely distributed application is control of
liquid crystal flat screens, for which a signal transistor is used for each
pixel. This design of display is also referred to as active matrix, however
it is frequently also referred to as TFT display.
TOP: Table of Pages. Teletext system in which the individual pages are
divided into topics. The blocks stand for a higher hierarchy level (e.g.
News, Sport, Programmes) and the groups for the level below (e.g.
Home/Abroad, Football/Tennis). Abbreviations can be assigned to the
pages which are displayed in colour on the bottom line and can be
selected with the four coloured buttons on the remote control. Infor-
mation is also transmitted about which pages exist and which of them
have sub-pages.
Tuner: Another term for receiver.
U
UPnP AV: Abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play Audio / Video. Is used
to control network devices from all manufacturers. Has become a wide
spread standard for home networking.
USB: Universal Serial Bus. Serial bus system for connecting external
devices (USB card reader, USB stick).