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Glossary

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24p movie display: 

Modern movie makers produce movies with 24 (full) 

pictures per second (24p), conventional TV sets (and most DVDs) show 
50 (half) pictures per second. To play the movie, the original number of 
pictures is doubled and the film sped up. This is optimal for sports broad-
casts but for quieter movies it distorts the picture quality. Loewe TV sets 
play 24p movies automatically in the original 24p format.

A

Active antenna:

 An antenna with its own power supply or amplification 

that can improve reception in areas with poor reception.

Automatic time control: 

Similar to 

VPS

 for analogue stations the automatic 

time control monitors the start and end times of programmes from DVB 
stations. If these times deviate from the data programmed in the timer 
data the running time of the recording is adapted automatically. The 
automatic time control is not supported by all DVB stations.

AV socket: 

Socket for audio and video signals.

AV sources: 

Audio/video source.

AVS: 

Audio/video sockets on the TV set (cinch and Mini-DIN).

B

Band: 

Designation for a frequency range.

C

CA module: 

The 

Conditional Access module

 contains the coding system 

and compares the transmitted code with the one on the 

Smart Card

. If 

they match, the appropriate stations or programmes are decoded. 

CEC: 

Abbreviation for Consumer Electronics Control. CEC provides uni-

versal component control functions for entertainment electronics devices 
(e.g. System standby, One Touch Play). CEC is also known as 

Digital Link 

HD

 at Loewe.

Cinch cable: 

Cable for transmitting audio or video.

CI slot:

 See 

Common Interface

.

Common Interface: 

The Common Interface (CI slot) is a standardised 

interface. By inserting suitable decoding modules (

CA modules

) and a 

Smart Card

 coded digital programmes can be used.

Component IN: 

Connection by which the video signal is transmitted via 

three separate cinch connections. It is made up of the brightness signal 
"Y" and the colour difference signals "Pb" and "Pr". 

YPbPr

 is the original 

analogue version of the digital 

YCbCr

 with which, among other things, 

video data stored on the DVD and transmitted by satellite, cable or antenna 
in DVB are colour coded.

Conditional Access module:

 See 

CA module

.

D

Decoder: 

Analogue, coded TV signals are passed through a decoder and 

made visible again.

Digital Link: 

System for controlling recorders (for video and DVD recorders 

from Loewe) via the Euro AV sockets of the Loewe TV set with concealed 
setup. Controlling the recorder for timer recordings.

Digital Link Plus: 

System for controlling recorders according to protocol 

50. For analogue stations the station and timer data are transmitted via 
the EURO-AV socket to the recorder. The timer recording is executed 
exclusively by the recorder. There is a different designation with different 
manufacturers.

Digital Link HD: 

System for controlling devices via the HDMI connection 

of the Loewe TV set in the case of concealed installation.

Dolby Digital: 

Digital multi-channel audio. The digital standard for high 

quality home movie systems. The individual channels are broadcast sepa-
rately in this standard. The three front channels right, left and centre, 
the two surround channels right and left and the external subwoofer 
channels are called a 5.1 signal. Another term for Dolby Digital is AC3.

Dolby Pro Logic: 

Analogue multi-channel audio. Converts a Dolby-coded 

stereo signal into a surround sound. This usually contains four channels 
(front left, centre, front right, surround channel). A special subwoofer 
channel is not generated in this method.

Dolby Pro Logic II: 

Analogue multi-channel audio. Dolby Pro Logic II is a 

further development of 

Dolby Pro Logic

. This method generates a 6-chan-

nel spatial sound from a stereo or Pro-Logic signal (front left, centre, front 
right, surround left, surround right, subwoofer).

Dolby Surround: 

Analogue multi-channel audio system that brings four 

audio channels down to two audio tracks with the aid of a matrix coding.

Dolby Virtual Speaker: 

The Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates the 

surround playback of a real 5.1-channel playback with only two speakers.

DTS: 

Digital Theater Systems; digital multi-channel audio.

DVB-C/-S/-T: 

Digital Video Broadcasting stands for digital television. 

Technical DVB is the standardised process for transmitting digital content 
(television, radio, multi-channel audio, room sound, 

EPG

, Teletext, and 

other supplemental services) through digital technology. 

C

 stands for 

transmission via cable, 

S

 for distribution via satellite and 

T

 for terrestrial 

or antenna distribution.

DVD: 

Abbreviation of Digital Video Disk and later Digital Versatile Disk.

DVD preceiver: 

Combi-device of DVD player and radio without integrated 

amplifier.

DVI: 

Digital Visual Interface, is an interface for transmitting digital video 

and graphic data (without audio).

Dynamic contrast ratio: 

Here the light intensity of the display is adapted 

in case of a high black portion in the picture. The so-called backlights 
are dimmed automatically and the contrast ratio increases temporarily, 
i.e. dynamically.