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SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE
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
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
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
PID See “Short technical guide”
PIN Personal Identifi cation Number
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 channels
Stand-by 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
®
mini
Kathrein-specifi c satellite signal processing systems
VCR connection Video recorder connection
Viterbi rate See “Short technical guide”
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