Circuit Description
GB 99
A10PTV2.0 NTSC
9.
9.12 Abbreviation List
2CS
2 Carrier Stereo
ACI
Automatic Channel Installation:
algorithm that installs TV sets
directly from cable network by
means of a predefined TXT page
ADC
Analogue Digital Converter
AFC
Automatic Frequency Control:
control signal used to tune to the
correct frequency
AGC
Automatic Gain Control: algorithm
that controls the video input of the
feature box
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AR
Aspect Ratio: 4 by 3 or 16 by 9
Artistic
See Painter 2.5: main processor
AVL
Automatic Volume Level
BG
System B and G
BLKIN
Black current information
B-SC1-IN
Blue AV1 in
B-SC2-IN
Blue AV2 in
B-TXT
Blue teletext
BOCMA
BiMOS one Chip Mid-end
Architecture
BTSC
Broadcast Television Standard
Committee (sound)
C-FRONT
Chrominance front input
CL
Constant Level: audio output to
connect with an external amplifier
Compair
Computer aided rePair
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube, or picture tube
CSM
Customer Service Mode
CTI
Color Transient Improvement:
manipulates steepness of chroma
transients
CVBS
Composite Video Blanking and
Synchronization
CVBS-AV
CVBS signal from external source
(VCR, VCD, etc.)
CVBS-INT
CVBS signal from Tuner
CVBS-MON
CVBS monitor signal
CVBS-TER-OUT
CVBS terrestrial out
DBX
Dynamic Bass eXpander
DFU
Directions For Use; owner’s manual
DNR
Digital Noise Reduction: noise
reduction feature
DSP
Digital Signal Processing
DST
Dealer Service Tool: special remote
control designed for dealers to enter
service mode
DVD
Digital Video Disc
DYN-PHASE-
CORR
Dynamic phase correction
EHT
Extra High Tension
EHT-INFO
Extra High Tension information
EPG
Electronic Program Guide: system
used by broadcasters to transmit TV
guide information (NexTView)
EW
East West, related to horizontal
deflection of the set
AV
External (source), entering the set
via AV or via cinches
FBL
Fast Blanking: DC signal
accompanying RGB signals
FBL-SC1-IN
Fast blanking signal for AV1 in
FBL-SC2-IN
Fast blanking signal for AV2 in
FBL-TXT
Fast Blanking Teletext
FIL
Filament supply voltage
FM
Field Memory or Frequency
Modulation
FRONT-C
Front input chrominance (SVHS)
FRONT-DETECT
Front input detection
FRONT-Y_CVBS
Front input luminance or CVBS
(SVHS)
G-SC1-IN
Green AV1 in
G-SC2-IN
Green AV2 in
G-TXT
Green teletext
HA
Horizontal Acquisition: horizontal
sync pulse coming out of the
BOCMA
HFB
Horizontal Flyback Pulse: horizontal
sync pulse from large signal
deflection
BOCMA
High-end video Input Processor:
video and chroma decoder of A10
HP
Headphone
Interlaced
Scan mode where two fields are
used to form one frame. Each field
contains half the number of the total
amount of lines. The fields are
written in “pairs”, causing line flicker.
IO-BUS
In/Out - Bus
Last Status
The settings last chosen by the
customer and read and stored in
RAM or in the NVM. They are called
at start-up of the set to configure the
set.
LATAM
LATin AMerican countries (Brazil,
Argentina, etc.)
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LINE-DRIVE
Line drive signal
LSP
Large signal panel
MSP
Multistandard Sound Processor: ITT
sound decoder of A10
MUTE
Mute-Line
NAFTA
North American Free Trade
Agreement countries (Canada, USA
and Mexico).
NC
Not Connected
NICAM
Near Instantaneously Companded
Audio Multiplexing
NVM
Non Volatile Memory: IC containing
TV related data e.g. alignments
O/C
Open Circuit
ON/OFF LED
On/Off control signal for the LED
OSD
On Screen Display
Painter
On Screen Display, Teletext and
Control; also named Artistic
(SAA5565)
P50
Project 50 communication: protocol
between TV and peripherals
PCB
Printed Circuit board
PTP
Picture Tube Panel
RAM
Random Access Memory
RC
Remote Control
RC5
RC5 signal from the remote control
receiver
RESET
Reset signal
ROM
Read Only Memory
SAM
Service Alignment Mode
SAP
Second Audio Program
SC
Sandcastle: pulse derived from sync
signals
SCAVEM
Scan Velocity Modulation
S/C
Short Circuitr
SC1-OUT
AV output of the MSP audio IC
SC2-B-IN
AV2 Blue in
SC2-C-IN
AV2 chrominance in
SC2-OUT
AV output of the MSP audio IC
SIF
Sound Intermediate Frequency
SIMM
80-fold connector between LSP and
SSB
SNDL-SC1-IN
Sound left AV1 in
SNDL-SC1-OUT
Sound left AV1 out
SNDL-SC2-IN
Sound left AV2 in
SNDL-SC2-OUT
Sound left AV2 out
SNDR-SC1-IN
Sound right AV1 in