Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets
9.
Mbps
Mega bits per second
M/N
Monochrome TV system. Sound
carrier distance is 4.5 MHz
MOSFET
Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect
Transistor, switching device
MPEG
Motion Pictures Experts Group
MSP
Multi-standard Sound Processor: ITT
sound decoder
MUTE
MUTE Line
NC
Not Connected
NICAM
Near Instantaneous Compounded
audio Multiplexing. This is a digital
sound system, mainly used in Europe.
NTC
Negative Temperature Coefficient,
non-linear resistor
NTSC
National Television Standard
Committee. Color system mainly used
in North America and Japan. Color
carrier NTSC M/N= 3.579545 MHz,
NTSC 4.43= 4.433619 MHz (this is a
VCR norm, it is not transmitted off-air)
NVM
Non-Volatile Memory: IC containing
TV related data such as alignments
O/C
Open Circuit
OSD
On Screen Display
OTC
On screen display Teletext and
Control; also called Artistic (SAA5800)
OTP
One Time Programmable
P50
Project 50: communication protocol
between TV and peripherals
PAL
Phase Alternating Line. Color system
mainly used in West Europe (color
carrier= 4.433619 MHz) and South
America (color carrier PAL M=
3.575612 MHz and PAL N= 3.582056
MHz)
PCB
Printed Circuit Board (same as
"PWB")
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
PDP
Plasma Display Panel
PFC
Power Factor Corrector (or Pre-
conditioner)
PICNIC
Peripheral Integrated Combined
Network IC (SAA4978): main IC for
2fH features and feature processing
PIP
Picture In Picture
PLL
Phase Locked Loop. Used for e.g.
FST tuning systems. The customer
can give directly the desired frequency
POR
Power On Reset, signal to reset the P
Progressive Scan
Scan mode where all scan lines are
displayed in one frame at the same
time, creating a double vertical
resolution.
PTC
Positive Temperature Coefficient,
non-linear resistor
PW
Pixel Works (manufacturer) video
scaling co-processor
PWB
Printed Wiring Board (same as "PCB")
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
RAM
Random Access Memory
RGB
Red, Green, and Blue. The primary
color signals for TV. By mixing levels
of R, G, and B, all colors (Y/C) are
reproduced.
RGB_DVI
RGB video input on DVI converter chip
RC
Remote Control
RC5 / RC6
Signal protocol from the remote
control
RESET
RESET signal
ROM
Read Only Memory
R-TXT
Red TeleteXT
SAM
Service Alignment Mode
S/C
Short Circuit
SCART
Syndicat des Constructeurs
d'Appareils Radiorecepteurs et
Televisieurs
SCL
Serial Clock I2C
SCL-F
CLock Signal on Fast I2C bus
SD
Standard Definition
SDA
Serial Data I2C
SDA-F
DAta Signal on Fast I2C bus
SDRAM
Synchronous DRAM
SECAM
SEequence Couleur Avec Memoire.
Color system mainly used in France
and East Europe. Color carriers=
4.406250 MHz and 4.250000 MHz
SIF
Sound Intermediate Frequency
SMPS
Switched Mode Power Supply
SOG
Sync On Green
SOPS
Self Oscillating Power Supply
S/PDIF
Sony Philips Digital InterFace
SRAM
Static RAM
SSP
Small Signal Panel
STBY
STandBY
SUB_Y/U/V_2FH
Y/U/V input from I/O cel
SOGIN
Sync-On-Green input AD converter
SOGOUT
Sync-On-Green output AD converter
SVGA
800x600 (4:3)
SVHS
Super Video Home System
SW
Software
SXGA
1280x1024
SYNCDET
SOGOUT from AD converter
TFT
Thin Film Transistor
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
uP
Microprocessor
U_2FH_0..7
U digital output AD converter port 0 to
7 (7= MSB)
UXGA
1600x1200 (4:3)
V
V-sync to the module
V_2FH_0..7
V digital output AD converter port 0 to
7 (7= MSB)
V_2FH_AD_OUT
V-sync output from AD converter
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
V_DVI
V-sync from DVI-to-RGB converter
chip
VESA
Video Electronics Standards
Association
VGA
640x480 (4:3)
VL
Variable Level out: processed audio
output toward external amplifier
V_SYNC_DVI
V-sync on DVI connector
WYSIWYR
What You See Is What You Record:
record selection that follows main
picture and sound
WXGA
1280x768 (15:9)
XTAL
Quartz crystal
XGA
1024x768 (4:3)
Y
Luminance signal
Y_2FH_0..7
Y digital output AD converter port 0 to
7 (7= MSB)
Y/C
Luminance (Y) and Chrominance (C)
signal
YPbPr
Component video. Luminance and
scaled color difference signals (B-Y
and R-Y)
YUV
Component video
YUV_2FH
YUV video input AD converter
YUV_DVI
YUV output from matrix (RGB to YUV)
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