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Pay TV
Subscription TV channels.
To receive pay TV channels, a chargeable subscrip-
tion must have been paid to the pay TV provider.
PIP
With the PIP (
Picture In Picture
) display, a second, small image is shown so two
programmes/recordings can be watched at the same time.
Reception
level
Satellite signals are transmitted on four reception levels: horizontal high, hori-
zontal low, vertical high, vertical low.
Satellite
antenna
Within this document, satellite antenna
means a parabolic antenna (parabolic
reflector, "satellite dish").
S/PDIF
S/PDIF (
Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format
) is a digital interface for electrical
or optical transmission of digital audio signals such as Dolby Digital AC-3.
SCART
SCART (
Syndicat des Constructeurs d‘Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Télévi-
seurs
) is a European standard for connecting audio and video units via a 21-pin
plug-connection cable.
Timeshift
The timeshift function enables a programme currently being broadcast to be
viewed with a timeshift, paused and fast-forwarded/rewound. Timeshift must be
started manually.
Transponder
See
Transponder Frequency
.
Transponder
frequency
A transponder is a frequency converter within the satellite, which broadcasts the
TV and radio signals to earth at a specific
Transponder Frequency
. Each satel-
lite has several transponders.
Analogue
transponders broadcast only one TV channel and possibly several
radio stations on a single transponder frequency.
Digital
transponders broadcast several TV channels and radio stations on a
single transponder frequency.
UTC
UTC (
Universal Time, Coordinated
) is the coordinated world time based on the
London Greenwich zero meridian. Central European Time (CET) corresponds to
UTC+1:00. In summer the time used is Central European Summer Time (CEST)
which corresponds to UTC+2:00.
WLAN
WLAN (
Wireless Local Area Network
) is a local wireless network (radio net-
work).
Tip
See also
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