APPENDIX
117
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
7
7 5
5 O
O H
H M
M R
R FF C
C A
A B
B LL E
E
The wire that comes from an off-air
antenna or cable service provider. The
end looks like a hex-shaped nut with a
wire sticking through the middle. It
screws onto the Antenna/Cable
threaded jack on the back of the TV.
3
3 0
0 0
0 T
T O
O 7
7 5
5 O
O H
H M
M A
A D
D A
A P
P T
T E
E R
R
A small device that connects a
two-wire 300 ohm antenna to a 75
ohm RF jack. They are usually about
an inch long with two screws on one
end and a round opening with a wire
sticking out on the other end.
A
AN
NA
ALLO
OG
G T
TE
ELLE
EV
VIIS
SIIO
ON
N
Standard television broadcasting for-
mat in 4:3 picture aspect ratio.
A
A//V
V C
CA
AB
BLLE
ES
S
Audio/Video cables. Three cables
bunched together—right audio
(red), left audio (white), and video
(yellow). A/V cables are used for
stereo playback of videocassettes
and for higher quality picture and
sound from other A/V devices.
A
A//V
V D
DE
EV
VIIC
CE
E
Any device that produces video or
sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or tele-
vision).
A
AM
MP
PLLIIFFIIE
ER
R
An electronic device that amplifies
sound from a television, CD player,
VCR, DVD, or other Audio/Video
device.
A
AN
NT
TE
EN
NN
NA
A
The physical receiver of television sig-
nals sent over the air. A large metal
piece of equipment does not always
have to be visible to be using an anten-
na.
C
CA
AB
BLLE
E
Cable service box. Refers to the
descrambler box cable subscribers use
to receive cable programming signals.
C
CA
AT
TV
V
Programming provided by a cable ser-
vice.
D
DIIG
GIIT
TA
ALL T
TE
ELLE
EV
VIIS
SIIO
ON
N
High-resolution, cinema-quality televi-
sion signals transmitted digitally.
D
DV
VII
Digital Video Interface
Accommodates analog and digital
interfaces with a single connector.
C
CO
OM
MP
PO
OS
SIIT
TE
E V
VIID
DE
EO
O
Typical video jack, uses one wire for
transporting three-color video signals.
C
CO
OM
MP
PO
ON
NE
EN
NT
T V
VIID
DE
EO
O
Uses three wires for transporting
three-color video signals. The end
result is usually better video quality.
D
DE
ELLE
ET
TE
ED
D
Lets you remove channels from the list
that the end user can scroll through
using CH (Channel) Up/Down.
H
HD
DM
MII
High-definition multi-media interface.
H
HD
DT
TV
V
High-definition television. Refers to
television signals that have higher res-
olution than ordinary analog TV sig-
nals.
H
HD
DS
ST
TB
B
High-definition set top box. Refers to
a tuner device that receives high-defi-
nition television signals which have
higher resolution than ordinary analog
TV signals.
II N
N P
P U
U T
T
Refers to the input jack that receives a
signal from a TV, VCR, DVD Player or
other Audio/Video device.
JJ A
A C
C K
K
An input or output connector on
the back of a TV, VCR, DVD Player
or other Audio/Video device.
M
MO
ON
NO
O S
SO
OU
UN
ND
D
Mono (monaural) sound is one chan-
nel of sound. On more than one
speaker, all the speakers play the same
audio.
O
OU
UT
TP
PU
UT
T
Refers to the output jack that sends a
signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other
A/V device.
P
PH
HY
YS
SIIC
CA
ALL C
CH
HA
AN
NN
NE
ELL N
NU
UM
MB
BE
ER
R
See Note 1.
R
RG
GB
B ((R
Reed
d,, G
Grreeeen
n,, B
Bllu
uee))
Connection input or output port
available for producing a video image
using three separate colors: Red,
Green, and Blue.
R
RS
S--2
23
32
2C
C
Serial communication port through
which the display panel is controlled.
2
2 N
N D
D A
A U
U D
D II O
O
P
P R
R O
O G
G R
R A
A M
M M
M II N
N G
G // S
S A
A P
P
Second Audio Programming (SAP) is
another, separate audio channel
available with some programming.
Choosing SAP often refers to listen-
ing to audio in another language,
such as Spanish or French.
S
Siig
gn
naall
Picture and sound traveling through a
cable, or over the air, to the TV.
S
Stteerreeo
o sso
ou
un
nd
d
Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers to
audio that’s divided into right and
left sides.
T
Tu
un
neerr
Device that picks up the broadcast sig-
nal and turns it into picture and
sound.
vviirrttu
uaall C
Ch
haan
nn
neell n
nu
um
mb
beerr
See Note 1.
X
XD
DS
S
Extended Data Service: Additional pro-
gram information included on the
signal provided at the discretion of
the broadcaster.
Note 1
Refer to www.atsc.org for further
information.
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