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SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE
AC 3
Output for Dolby Digital signal
Audio output
Sound output on the receiver
AV programme pos.
Preferred programme position on TV set for Scart input
CA
Conditional Access (for decoding of encrypted programmes)
CI
Internationally standardised interface for CA modules
Decoder
Decoder for Pay TV
DiSEqC™
Control system between receiver and LNB, multi-switch
DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting
Eb/No [dB]
Power density per unit of information
Eb/No ratio
Digital signal to noise ratio
LED display
Display on receiver
LNB
Low Noise Block Converter
Mute
Muting of sound
OSD
On Screen Display
PAL
Analogue TV standard
Pay TV
Television channels available on subscription (e.g. PREMIERE)
PCMCIA
Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV
PID
See “Short technical guide”
PIN
Personal Identifi cation Number
Receiver
Satellite receiver
RGB
Video signal made up of three individual colour signals (red, green, blue)
Satellite IF signal
Receiver input signal
Scart cable
21-pin connecting cable (e.g. receiver/TV)
Smartcard
Card from Pay TV provider to decode its channels
Stand-by
Standby mode
S-VHS
Super Video Home System (video recorder standard)
Symbol Rate
Rate of data transmission of satellite signal
Timer function
Clock function for pre-programmed switch on and off times
Timeshift function
Time-shifted playback
Transponder
See “Short technical guide”
UFO®micro and
UFO®mini
Kathrein-specifi c satellite signal processing systems
VCR connection
Video recorder connection
Viterbi rate
See “Short technical guide”
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