GLOSSARY
Band
Frequency band of a satellite.
Low band and high band.
CA
Conditional Access: denotes encrypted channels.
CVBS
Composite Video Burst Sync: video standard for TV or VCR equipment.
DiSEqC
Digital Satellite Equipment Control.
DVB
Digital Video Broadcast.
EPG
Electronic Programme Guide.
Favourite list
List of selected channels from the channel pool.
Free
Freely receivable (not encrypted) channels.
GHz
Abbreviation for gigahertz (giga = billion).
LNB
Low Noise Block Converter: electronic unit on parabolic antenna for
receiving satellite signals.
LO
Local Oscillator: part of the LNB; converts the satellite signal into a
frequency range receivable by the receiver.
MHz
Abbreviation for megahertz (mega = million).
MPEG
Moving Picture Expert Group: standardisation body for encoding and
compression of images.
OSD
On-screen Display: indication or flashing of information on the screen.
PID
Packet Identification: identification number for video, audio, videotext etc.
PCR
Programme Clock Reference.
Pool
Channel pool: collection of all receivable TV and radio channels.
RGB
Video standard (separated into 3 individual signals for red, green and
blue).
Standby
Power saving sleep mode.
SVHS
Super Video Home System: video recorder standard (S Video).
Symbol rate
indicates the data rate transferred per second
(in MS/s Megasymbol/second or kS/s kilosymbol/second).
Transponder
A digital transponder is capable of transmitting several TV and radio
channels simultaneously on a single transmitting frequency.
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder.
YC
(Y = luminance, C = colour signal) video signal standard for SVHS
recorders.
Zapping
Frequent switching between channels using remote control.
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