GLOSSARY
Band Frequency band of a satellite.
Low band and high band.
CA Conditional Access: denotes encrypted channels.
CVBS Composite Video Burst Sync: video standard for TV or VCR equipment.
DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control
DVB Digital Video Broadcast
EPG Electronic Programme Guide
Favourite list List of selected channels from the channel pool.
Free Freely receivable (not encrypted) channels.
GHz Abbreviation for gigahertz (giga = billion).
LNB Low Noise Block Converter: electronic unit on parabolic antenna for
receiving satellite signals.
LO Local Oscillator: part of the LNB; converts the satellite signal into a
frequency range receivable by the receiver.
MHz Abbreviation for megahertz (mega = million).
MPEG Moving Picture Expert Group: standardisation body for encoding and
compression of images.
OSD On-screen Display: indication or flashing of information on the screen.
PID Packet Identification: identification number for video, audio, videotext etc.
PCR Program Clock Reference
Pool Channel pool: collection of all receivable TV and radio channels.
RGB Video standard (separated into 3 individual signals for red, green and
blue).
Standby Power saving sleep mode.
SVHS Super Video Home System: video recorder standard (S Video).
Symbol rate indicates the data rate transferred per second
(in MS/s Megasymbol/second or kS/s kilosymbol/second).
Transponder A digital transponder is capable of transmitting several TV and radio
channels simultaneously on a single transmitting frequency.
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
YC (Y = luminance, C = colour signal) video signal standard for SVHS
recorders.
Zapping Frequent switching between channels using remote control.
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