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GLOSSARY
1. LIST OF USED ABBREVIATIONS
A/V
Audio/Video
MCPC
Multiple Channel Per Carrier
AC
Alternating Current
MHz
MegaHertz
ANT
ANTenna (terrestial)
min
minute
ATA Advanced Technology Attachement min.
minimum
ºC
Celcius
mm
millimeter
CAM
Conditional Access Module
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
CD
Compact Disc
NTSC
National Television Standards
Committee
CE Conformite European NVOD
Near Video On Demand
CH
CHannel
OSD
On-Screen Display
CI
Common Interface
OSG
On Screen Graphics
D2MAC Digital Multiplexed Analog
Component version 2
OTA
Over The Air
DAC Digital Analog Converter PAL B/G
Phase Alternating Line B/G
dB
deciBell
PAL D/K
Phase Alternating Line D/K
dBm
deciBell milliwatts
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card
Industry Association
DC
Direct Current
PCR Program Clock Reference
DiSEqC
Digital Satellite Equipment Control
PID
Packet IDentification
DMA Direct Memory Access PIN
Personal Identification Number
DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
DVR
Digital Video Recorder
QPSK
Quadrature Phase Shift Key
EL
East Limit
RCA Connector type, also Cinch connector
EPG
Electronic Program Guide
RCU
Remote Control Unit
ºF
Fahrenheit
RF
Radio Frequency
FTA
Free-To-Air
RND
RaNDom
Gb
Gigabit
S/PDIF
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
GB
GigaByte
SAT
SATellite
GND
GrouND
SCART Connector type, also Euro connector
GUI
Graphical User Interface
SCPC
Single Channel Per Carrier
H-H
Horizon-to-Horizon
SMATV
Satellite Master Antenna TV
HW
HardWare
STB
Set Top Box (the satellite receiver)
IDE Intelligent Drive Equipment SW
Software
IEC International Electrotechnic
Committee
TP
TransPonder
IF
Intermediate Frequency
TV
TeleVision
IRD Integrated Receicer Decoder (the
satellite receiver)
µs
micro
second
ISO
International Standards Organisation
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
kg
kilogram
V
Volt
kHz
kiloHertz
VCR
Video ReCorder
kW
kiloWatt
Ver.
Version
LNB
Low Noise Block down converter
V
p-p
Volts
peak-peak
LNBF
LNB with Feedhorn
V
rms
Volts
rootmeansquare
max.
maximum
W
Watt
MB
MegaByte
WL
West Limit
Mbps
Megabits per second
WxHxD
Width x Height x Depth