5. Glossary
Band Frequency band of a satellite.
Low-band and high-band
CA (Conditional Access) stands for encrypted programmes.
CVBS Composite Video Burst Sync :
Video-Standard for TV or VCR units
DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control
DVB Digital Video Broadcast
EPG Electronic Programme Guide
Favourite list List of selected programmes from the programme pool.
Free Freely received (unencrypted) programmes.
GHz Abbreviation for gigahertz (Giga =billion)
LNB Low Noise Block Converter – Electrical unit on the parabolic antenna for reception of satellite
signals.
LO Local Oscillator – is a part of the LNB –Conversion of the satellite signal into a frequency range
receivable by the receiver.
MHz Abbreviation for megahertz (Mega = Million)
MPEG Moving Picture Expert Group
Standardising committee for coding and compressing pictures.
OSD On Screen Display – display of information on the screen.
PID Packet Identification for video, audio and teletext etc.
PCR Programme Clock Reference
Pool Programme pool –collection of receivable TV and radio programmes.
RGB Video standard (Division into 3 individual signals for red, green and blue).
SVHS Super Video Home System – Video recorder standard (S-Video).
Symbol rate means the data amount, which is transmitted per second.
(in MS/s Megasymbols/Second or kS/s Kilosymbols/Second)
Transponder A digital transponder can simultaneously transmit several TV and radio programmes on
one transmitting frequency.
VCR Video cassette recorder.
YC (Y= brightness, C= colour signal) Video signal standard for SVHS recorder.
‚Zap‘ Frequently switching the programme with the remote control.
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