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module A stand-alone electronic assembly.
Planar displays are designed to be
serviced at the module level, not the
component level. That is, the techni-
cian changes the whole electronics
module rather than changing a small
part in it.
mullion The metal edge surrounding the
screen material that holds the screen
in place.
native resolu-
tion The resolution of the LCD or DMD
itself. This is the highest resolution the
display can show, but in some prod-
ucts the display will accept higher res-
olutions
NTSC The television system used in North
America, Japan and parts of South
America. It stands for National Televi-
sion Systems Committee, the group
that originally approved it. See also
PAL and SECAM.
PAL The television system used in most of
the world. It stands for Phase Alterna-
tion Line. See also NTSC and
SECAM.
power supply The device that converts the mains AC
voltage to other voltages that the rest
of the display can use.
Puma The name for any Planar model begin-
ning with WN-5020 or WN-5010.
remote The remote control.
RGB Red, green, blue; three parts of a
video signal sent on separate wires.
See also YPbPr.
RGBHV RGB plus sync, where H and V sync
are on separate wires.
RGBS RGB plus sync, where composite sync
is on a separate wire.
SECAM The television system used primarily in
France, Russia and the former Soviet
Bloc countries. Sequential Color and
Memory. See also NTSC and PAL.
SOG Sync on green, usually for RGB
sources
source A source of pictures, such as a com-
puter, a VCR, or a DVD player.
Term Meaning
SVGA Super VGA, a standard for distributing
analog computer pictures with a reso-
lution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels.
S-Video A video distribution system in which
the luminance (brightness) and
chrominance (color) are sent on sepa-
rate wires. Short for Super Video.
SXGA Super extended VGA, a standard for
distributing analog computer pictures
with a resolution of 1280 pixels by
1024 pixels.
sync on green The sync part of the signal is com-
bined with the green channel in RGB
video. Also called SOG.
unit One complete display. See also cube;
display.
UXGA Ultra-extended VGA, a standard for
distributing analog computer pictures
with a resolution of 1600 pixels by
1200 pixels.
VGA Video Graphics Adapter, a standard
for distributing analog computer pic-
tures with a resolution of 640 pixels by
480 pixels.
video In this manual, video means NTSC,
PAL or SECAM pictures.
video input
module See VIM
VIM Video Input Module: an optional board
which plugs into the electronics mod-
ule that allows S-Video and composite
video inputs.
wall See array
Wildcat The name for any Planar model begin-
ning WN-4030.
WXGA Wide XGA, a standard for distributing
analog computer pictures with a reso-
lution of 1366 pixels by 768 pixels.
XGA eXtended VGA, a standard for distrib-
uting analog computer pictures with a
resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels.
Y One of the components of “compo-
nent” video.
See also component
video and colorspace.
Term Meaning