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LED Light Emitting Diode: a small, low
power lamp used as an indicator, often
red or green, but can be other colors.
Lion The name for any Clarity model begin-
ning WN-6720.
Margay Model WN-5040-720, a DLP™ optical
engine with one lamp and a resolution
of 1280 × 720
module A stand-alone electronic assembly.
Clarity displays are designed to be
serviced at the module level, not the
component level. That is, the techni-
cian changes the whole electronics
module rather than changing a small
part in it.
mullion The metal edge surrounding the
screen material that holds the screen
in place.
native resolu-
tion
The resolution of the LCD or DMD
itself. This is the highest resolution the
display can show, but in some prod-
ucts the display will accept higher res-
olutions
NTSC The television system used in North
America, Japan and parts of South
America. It stands for National Televi-
sion Systems Committee, the group
that originally approved it. See also
PAL and SECAM.
PAL The television system used in most of
the world. It stands for Phase Alterna-
tion Line. See also NTSC and
SECAM.
power supply The device that converts the mains AC
voltage to other voltages that the rest
of the display can use.
Puma The name for any Clarity model begin-
ning with WN-5020 or WN-5010.
remote The remote control.
RGB Red, green, blue; three parts of a
video signal sent on separate wires.
See also YPbPr.
RGBHV RGB plus sync, where H and V sync
are on separate wires.
RGBS RGB plus sync, where composite sync
is on a separate wire.
Term Meaning
SECAM The television system used primarily in
France, Russia and the former Soviet
Bloc countries. Sequential Color and
Memory. See also NTSC and PAL.
SOG Sync on green, usually for RGB
sources
source A source of pictures, such as a com-
puter, a VCR, or a DVD player .
SVGA S
uper VGA, a standard for distributing
analog computer pictures with a reso-
lution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels.
S-Video A video distribution system in which
the luminance (brightness) and
chrominance (color) are sent on sepa-
rate wires. Short for Super Video.
SXGA S
uper extended VGA, a standard for
distributing analog computer pictures
with a resolution of 1280 pixels by
1024 pixels.
sync on green The sync part of the signal is com-
bined with the green channel in RGB
video. Also called SOG.
unit One complete display. See also cube;
display.
UXGA U
ltra-extended VGA, a standard for
distributing analog computer pictures
with a resolution of 1600 pixels by
1200 pixels.
VGA Video Graphics Adapter, a standard
for distributing analog computer pic-
tures with a resolution of 640 pixels by
480 pixels.
video In this manual, video means NTSC,
PAL or SECAM pictures.
video input
module
See VIM
VIM Video Input Module: an optional board
which plugs into the electronics mod-
ule that allows S-Video and composite
video inputs.
wall See array
Wildcat The name for any Clarity model begin-
ning WN-4030.
Term Meaning