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Terminological Glossary
Now the meaning of some terms and abbreviations used in this User´s Guide will be explained in a brief and easy way.
• DVB:
Digital Video Broadcasting.
Group of different International Organizations and Companies aimed at establishing international
standards for the development of the Digital Television.
• EPG:
Electronic Programme Guide
Guide that offers a list with the events that will be broadcasted by each programme, their broadcasting
time and a description of their contents.
• Letterbox:
A way to show on 4:3 televisions programmes broadcasted with 16:9 format. In this case two black
bands will appear on the upper and lower part of the screen to create a window with this format.
• MPEG4:
Group of digital audio/video compression standards used by the DVB.
• OSD:
On Screen Display.
System of Menus on the screen.
• Digital:
Sound converted into numeric values. You must use the SPIDF or HDMI connectors to have digital
sound. This connectors send the sound through several channels, instead of through only two as in the
analog system.
• JPEG:
Joint Picture Expert Group
System of photographic data compression that makes possible a high compression with scarce loss of
quality.
• MP3:
File format with an audio data compression system.
• PCM:
Pulse Code Modulation
This system turns the analog signal into digital signal so that it can be treated later. This conversion is
carried out without compressing data.
• HDMI:
High Definition Multimedia Interface.
High definition Multimedia Interface that makes possible to use standard, improved or high definition
video, as well as multichannel digital audio just in one cable.
• USB:
Universal Serial Bus
Port used to connect peripheral elements.
• PVR:
Personal Video Recorder
Interactive device for television recordings in digital format.
• SPDIF:
Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format
Hardware Protocol to transfer digital stereo audio signals modulated in PCM between stereophonic
components and devices.
• Display VFD:
Vacuum Fluorescent Display
Mechanism of certain electronic devices that makes possible to show information to the user.
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