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Terminology
Below is a list of terms and acronyms that reoccur in this Owner’s Manual and are commonly
referred to in the A/V Industry:
CEC
Consumer
Electronics
Control
An optional protocol used in HDMI systems that allows HDMI
devices to pass control functions along to all devices within the
system.
DVI
Digital Video
Interface
A digital interface standard created by the Digital Display Working
Group (DDWG) to convert analog video signals into digital video
signals to accommodate digital monitors. Typically used for PC
monitors, the video portion of HDMI is compatible with DVI using
simple adapters.
EDID
Extended Display
Identification Data
A VESA standard data format that contains basic information
about a monitor and its capabilities. Information includes vendor
information, maximum image size, color characteristics, factory
pre-set timings, frequency range limits, and character strings for
the monitor name and serial number.
VESA
Video Electronics
Standards
Association
An international standards body for computer graphics founded
in the late 1980s by NEC Home Electronics and eight other video
display adapter manufacturers.
HDCP
High-Bandwidth
Digital Content
Protection
The copy protection scheme adopted for use with HDMI/DVI.
HDMI
High-Definition
Multimedia
Interface
An uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface that supports
over one cable standard, enhanced, and high-definition video, and
multi-channel audio.
IR
Infrared
IR, like the infrared remote control. Simply point the front of an IR
remote control unit towards the IR sensor on the product to be
controlled.
LED
Light Emitting
Diode
Small light bulbs that illuminate to indicate a selection, and are
used as status indicators
