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• VIACCESS™ is a trademark of France Telecom.
• CryptoWorks™ is a trademark of Philips Electronics N.V.
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Irdeto is a trademark of Mindport BV.
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Nagravision is a registered trademark of KUNDELSKI S.A.
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Conax is a trademark of Telenor Conax AS.
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“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Warning
HUMAX cannot be held responsible for any kind of problems caused by the use of unofficial
softeware. The use of software versions other than HUMAX official software will void the
manufacturer’s warranty.
It is advised that only the formal software released from HUMAX should be used in all HUMAX
product range.
Glossary
• STB
Your Set Top Box (Digital-TV-Receiver).
• Antenna
A device that collects and amplifies elctromagnetic waves.
• Coaxial cable
A specially designed and shielded cable that can transport signals with high frequency.
• CAM
Also called CA-module (CA=Conditional Access) or CI-module (CI=Common Interface).
Is used together with a Smart Card to decode and view the content of sertain programme
providers. Can be purchased from your dealer or from the programme provider/operator.
• FEC (Forward Error Correction)
A system of error control for data transmission.
• Frequency
The number of cycles or events per one second, which is expressed in the unit of Hertz(Hz).
• IF (Intermediate Frequency)
A frequency to which a carrier frequency is shifted as an intermediate step in transmission or reception.
• MUX
The transmitter/frequency/channel where the programme provider/operator transmit a pack-
age of digital channels/services. Usually there are several MUX frequencies with different
or same content.
• Network
The collection of channels/services that a programme provider/operator offer. These ser-
vices may be transmitted from one or several MUXes. In the transmitted data stream the
operator may transmit a service information table (network information) that is informing the
set-top-box about all available services in the network.
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