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Glossary
AC
Alternating Current. Mains is 230V AC.
Analogue
Unconverted signals not being numerical.
DC
Direct Current. The set-top box operates on 12 V DC.
Cinch connector
RCA connector for base band audio or video signals.
Coaxial cable
Cable for connecting to CATV network.
Digital
Signal converted to a series of numerical values.
Dolby Digital
Six channel Surround Sound system developed by Dolby
Laboratories.
DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting.
EPG
Electronic Programme Guide.
Programme guide providing you with detailed information on
all available programmes.
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface.
The new digital standard for digital audio/video connection to
the TV or between other units
MPEG-2
International standard for compressing digital audio/video
signals.
MPEG-4
Further development of MPEG-2 for even better
compression.
MUX
Multiplexer - for mixing more signals into one single channel.
OSD
On-Screen Display - for menu driven operation of equipment.
QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation - modulation normally used
for CATV.
SCART
Connection for audio and video signals for TV, DVD players,
etc.
Surround sound
Sound system using 5-6 loudspeakers to give a kind of 3-
dimnetional effect.
Swap function
Toggling between the two latest seen channels.
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder.
VTR
Video Tape Recorder.
