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Short technical guide
Glossary
AC 3 Output for Dolby Digital signal
Audio output Sound output on the receiver
AV programme pos. Preferred programme position on TV set for Scart input
Band Frequency band of a satellite: Low band and High band
CA Conditional Access (for decoding of encrypted programmes)
CI Internationally standardised interface for CA modules
Decoder Decoder for Pay TV
DiSEqC™ Control system between receiver and LNB, multi-switch
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
EB/NO [dB] Power density per unit of information
EB/NO ratio Digital signal to noise ratio
EPG Electronic Programme Guide
Favourites list List of selected programmes extracted from the channel pool
GHz Abbreviation for Gigahertz (Giga = billion)
LED display Display on receiver
LNB Low Noise Block Converter
Mute Muting of sound
OSD On Screen Display
PAL Analogue TV standard
Pay TV Television channels available on subscription (e.g. PREMIERE)
PCMCIA Standard for internal decoder interface for pay TV
PCR Programme Clock Reference
PID See Short Technical Guide
PIN Personal Identifi cation Number
PIP See Short technical guide
Pool Channel pool - Collection of all receivable TV and radio channels
Receiver Satellite receiver
RGB Video signal made up of three individual colour signals (red, green,
blue)
Satellite IF signal Receiver input signal
Scart cable 21-pin connecting cable (e.g. receiver/TV)
Smartcard Card from Pay TV provider to decode its programmes
Standby Standby mode
S-VHS Super Video Home System (video recorder standard)
Symbol rate Rate of data transmission of satellite signal
Time-shift function Time-shifted playback
Timer function Clock function for pre-programmed switch on and off times
Transponder See Short technical guide
UFO
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micro and
UFO
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mini
Kathrein-specifi c satellite signal processing systems