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M
MHEG-5:
Digital teletext standard of the Multimedia and Hypermedia Ex-
pert Group. At the moment only available in United Kingdom and Ireland.
Modulator:
Transmitter in the video or DVD recorder so that the devices
can receive signals via the tuner of the TV device.
Mono:
Single-channel audio.
MPEG:
Digital compression process for video.
MP3:
Data format for compressed audio files.
Multimedia contents:
Videos, music files and photos are grouped together
under this term.
N
Network ID:
NID refers to the so-called programme ID number, also known
as network ID – a number between 0 and 8191. This specification is
necessary in specific cable networks of some countries. Then only DVB
signals of this station network are searched for.
NICAM:
Audio standard. Is used in Denmark, England, France, Sweden,
and Spain.
NTSC:
American colour standard.
P
Page Catching:
For teletext, refers to going to and calling a page
number.
PAL:
European standard.
PCM:
Pulse Code Modulation for digital sound.
Picture in Picture:
See
PIP
.
PIP:
Picture in Picture; a function which displays two pictures on the
screen.
Pixel:
Denotes both the smallest unit of a digital graphic grid and its
display on a screen with grid control.
Pixel error:
A pixel error is a defective pixel, usually on an LCD. Pixel errors
may be caused by production errors. They are expressed for example by
a constantly lit pixel or a constantly black pixel. Single defective pixels
however are excluded from a guarantee.
PNG:
Abbreviation for Portable Network Graphics, a freely available grid
graphics format for loss-free compression.
Progressive JPEG:
Progressive
JPEG
s are built up gradually. The quality of
the picture increases progressively during the loading process.
ProScan/Progressive Scan:
Progressive Scan (abbr. PS) or full picture
method is a technique in the picture build-up of monitors, TV sets,
beamers, and other display devices in which the output device is not
sent line interlaced half pictures – unlike in the interlace technique – but
real full pictures.
R
RGB:
Colour signals red, green and blue.
S
Satellite tuner:
Receiver for satellite programmes.
SDTV:
Standard Definition TeleVision.
SECAM:
French colour standard.
Set-Top-Box:
Set-Top-Box (STB for short) refers to a device in entertain-
ment electronics which is connected to another device, usually a TV set,
and offers the user additional functional options.
Signal input groups:
Depending on the applied signal, the signal sources
are divided into different groups. All signal input groups with their cor-
responding signal types and the possible inputs are listed below.
TV analogue:
Signal type: FBAS, YC, RGB-SD (480i/576i), Component-SD (480i/576i)
Input:
Tuner analogue, AV, AVS
TV digital:
Signal type: DVB-SD, HDMI-SD (480i/576i)
Input:
Tuner digital, HDMI1, HDMI2
HD analogue:
Signal type: RGB-HD (video mode: e.g.1920x1080, 1280x720),
Component-HD (video modes: e.g. 1920x1080, 1280x720)
Input: PC
IN
HD digital:
Signal type: DVB-HD, HDMI-HD
Input:
Tuner digital, HDMI1, HDMI2
PC:
Signal
type:
RGB
(PC modes: e.g. 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1360x768)
Input: PC
IN
PhotoViewer:
Input: USB
Signal strength:
Strength of the received antenna signal.
Signal quality:
Quality of the incoming antenna signal.
Glossary