Safety Instructions, Warnings, Notes, and Abbreviation List
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)
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 uP
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
PWB
Printed Wiring Board (same as “PCB”)
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
QRC
Quasi Resonant Converter
QTNR
Quality Temporal Noise Reduction
QVCP
Quality Video Composition Processor
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.
RC
Remote Control
RC5 / RC6
Signal protocol from the remote
control receiver
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 Radiorécepteurs et
Téléviseurs
SCL
Serial Clock I
2
C
SCL-F
CLock Signal on Fast I
2
C bus
SD
Standard Definition
SDA
Serial Data I
2
C
SDA-F
DAta Signal on Fast I
2
C bus
SDI
Serial Digital Interface, see “ITU-656”
SDRAM
Synchronous DRAM
SECAM
SEequence Couleur Avec Mémoire.
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
SoC
System on Chip
SOG
Sync On Green
SOPS
Self Oscillating Power Supply
S/PDIF
Sony Philips Digital InterFace
SRAM
Static RAM
SRP
Service Reference Protocol
SSB
Small Signal Board
STBY
STand-BY
SVGA
800x600 (4:3)
SVHS
Super Video Home System
SW
Software
SWAN
Spatial temporal Weighted Averaging
Noise reduction
SXGA
1280x1024
TFT
Thin Film Transistor
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
TMDS
Transmission Minimized Differential
Signalling
TXT
TeleteXT
TXT-DW
Dual Window with TeleteXT
UI
User Interface
uP
Microprocessor
UXGA
1600x1200 (4:3)
V
V-sync to the module
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
VESA
Video Electronics Standards
Association
VGA
640x480 (4:3)
VL
Variable Level out: processed audio
output toward external amplifier
VSB
Vestigial Side Band; modulation
method
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/C
Luminance (Y) and Chrominance (C)
signal
YPbPr
Component video. Luminance and
scaled color difference signals (B-Y
and R-Y)
YUV
Component video
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