selecting the Smartcard or the CI interface, by pressing the arrow keys, then confirm by
pressing OK.
Manual Initialisation of the CI module
> You can initialise the CI module manually by pressing the redfunction key CI
Reset.
9 Technical terms
Antenna cable:
Cable used to connect the modulator of the satellite receiver to the antenna input socket of
the television set. Used as an alternative where no SCARTsocket is available
AV: see SCART
Channel:
Part of a frequency band, divided and allocated by an agreed system. ATV channel consists
of two frequencies, one for the audio and one for the visual content. Each channel is descri-
bed in terms of a numeric description (with the exception of European television channels
broadcast in the frequency band 40-230 MHz, these are denoted by letters).
Data compression/MPEG1/MPEG2:
The transmission of the current television standard (625 lines, and a picture frequency of 50
Hz) results in a digital data volume of 216 MBit/s.
This would require enormous bandwidths which are simply not available, whether via satellite
of via terrestrial reception. Therefore the data is compressed in order to achieve a reduction
in the data volume. For Europe,MPEG-2 has been laid down as the world-wide standard for
data compression. MPEG2 is an expanded version of MPEG1
Coaxial cable:
Cable used to connect the LNC to the satellite receiver, used to transmit the signal received
as well as to provide power to the LNC.
DVB:
Digital Video Broadcasting: Adigital universal broadcast technology used to transmit pictures,
graphics, sound and text, i.e. data in any form imaginable form, in appropriate quality.
Frequency:
Aphysical term, indicates the number of vibrations per second, expressed in terms of the unit
Hertz (Hz)
DVB-T receiver:
The signals received by the antenna cannot be processed by the television set. The DVB-T
receiver processes them in such a way that audio and video signals (AV) are available at its
outputs, which can then be passed on to the television set.
OSD:
On Screen Display - data shown on screen
PID:
Packet Identifier, Packet-ID
Receiver:
The signals received from the antenna cannot be processed by the television set. The sig-
nals are processed by the receiver so that audio and video (AV) signals are generated at its
outputs that can be handled by the television set.
SCART:
Type of connector used on television sets, video recorders, satellite receivers and other
home electronics components to transmit audio and video signals (AV).
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