Glossary - Kathrein Euroline UFE 335 Operating Manual

Glossary

Glossary
Band Frequency band of a satellite
Low-band and high-band
CA (Conditional Access) stands for encrypted programmes
CVBS Composite Video Burst Sync: Video standard for TV or VCR units
DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control
DVB Digital Video Broadcast
EPG Electronic Programme Guide
Favourite list List of selected programmes from the programme pool
Free Freely receivable (unencrypted) programmes
GHz Abbreviation for gigahertz (Giga =billion)
LNB Low Noise Block Converter – Electrical unit on the parabolic antenna for reception of
satellite signals
LO Local Oscillator – is a part of the LNB – Conversion of the satellite signal into a
frequency range receivable by the receiver
MHz Abbreviation for megahertz (Mega = Million)
MPEG Moving Picture Expert Group
Standardising committee for coding and compressing pictures
OSD On Screen Display – display of information on the screen
PID Packet Identification for video, audio, teletext etc.
PCR Programme Clock Reference
Pool Programme pool – collection of receivable TV and radio programmes
Receiver Receiver
RGB Video standard (Division into 3 individual signals for red, green and blue)
Standby Standby
SVHS Super Video Home System – Video recorder standard (S-Video)
Symbol rate Means the data amount, which is transmitted per second
(in MS/s Megasymbols/Second or kS/s Kilosymbols/Second)
Transponder A digital transponder can simultaneously transmit several TV and radio programmes
on one transmitting frequency
VCR Video cassette recorder
YC (Y = brightness, C = colour signal) Video signal standard for SVHS recorder
Zap Frequently switching through programmes with the remote control
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