Glossary, abbreviations
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Glossary, abbreviations
ASIUS Astra Service Information Update System
Audio output Sound output on the receiver
AV programme channel TV‘s preferred programme channel for Scart input
Bouquet Package of programmes
Common Interface Standard interface for card readers
Decoder Decoding device for Pay-TV
DiSEqC Control system between receiver and LNB, multi-switches
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
Eb/No [dB] Power density per information unit
Eb/No ratio Digital signal-to-noise ratio
EPG Electronic Programme Guide
LED display Display on receiver
LNB Low Noise Block Converter
Mute Sound muting
Navigator Main menu
Online-Kanal ARD‘s information channel
OpenTV Operating system for digital satellite receivers
OSD On Screen Display
PAL Analogue TV standard
Pay-TV Subscription TV (e.g. DF1, Premiere)
PCMCIA Standard for internal decoder interface for Pay-TV
PIN Personal Identification Number
Receiver Receiver
RGB Video signal composed of 3 discrete colour signals (Red, Green, Blue)
Satellite IF signal Receiver input signal
Scart cable 21-way connecting cable
Standby Standby
Surfer Additional information displayed on-screen for current programme
S-VHS Super Video Home System (video recorder standard)
Symbol rate Transmission data rate of satellite signal
Timer function Clock function for preprogrammed switch-on/off times
Transponder Refer to lexicon
TV by genre TV divided up by category
UFD Receiver designation specific to Kathrein
VCR connection Video recorder connection
Viterbi rate Refer to lexicon