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General InferTnat?en: Glossary of Teleyis?en Terms
Active ControF _ • Peaactive vklen-contro] system for NTSC
(see defitdfion below) sources. Active CorittoP 2a continuously
mensures and corrects the incoming signals to provide the best
picture possible.
Alternate Channel - The feature that allows you to toggle
betweerl the last two channels viewed by pressing the A/CH button
on the remote control.
Audio/viden Inputs • Jacks (standard RCA), located on the rear of"
file _ used for the input of"audio arid video signals. These jacks
are designed for use with VCRs (or other accessories) to receive
highar picture resolution arid offer sound-counec_on options.
Auto Progrmn • The feature that, when activated scans for all
avld]able channels from regular arltemla or cane sJgrlals and stores
ordy active bro_tcast stations Jn the TV's memory.
Channd Edit • The feature that ai]ows you to add or delete chan-
nels from the list of cheunels stored in the TV's memory. Channel
Edit makes it easy to lhnit or expand the number of charmels that
are available to you when you press the CH 4-/- buttons on your
rarrlote control.
Closed Captioning - The broadcast standard feature that allows
you to read the voJca content of televislorl progranis orl the TV
screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired Closed Captioning
uses on-screen te_ boxes to show dialogue and corwersafiorls
while a TV program is irt progress.
Coaxial Cable - A single solid wire unrrnaily triatchedwith a
metal plug (F-_2_e) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly
onto a 75-ohm input fomld on the television or VCR.
Comb Filter- TV filter that removes distortion, resulting in a
sharper and purer color display. The comb tilter _v,k_essesthe
anrloyirlg ooss-color distortiorl that may occur in TV bre_tcasts
when, for exaniple, the presenter wears a striped or chucked jacket.
Component Video Inputs - Inputs that ailow the separate recep-
tiorl of blue, _ arid luminanca
SJg_ls.
These inputs provide the
highest possible color and picture resolution in the playback of dig-
ital sigrlal-souree materiai, such as the kind available from DVD
players. Componerlt video inputs allow for improved b_mtwidth
irlforrnatiorl not possible through composite video or S-Video con-
rlec_iorls.
Composite Video Input * An input in which _ the components
required for displaying the on-screen image are cornbJrled irl one
signal.
Convergence - The technique used in color TV fbr bringing the
red g_eerl, arid blue color beams together so that they hit the same
part of the picture tube screen at the same time. This avoids color
fringes around images in the picture.
High-deFinition Television (FIDTV) • High-resolution digital tele-
vision. T-TDTV is high-resolution digital television. It has lifelike
pictures, arid with it films retain their ori_ width, enhancing the
home theater experience.
Incredible Surround
TM
- Faise acoustic management of the audio
signal that prudes a draniatic exparlslorl of the wall of somld that
surromlds the lisXerlararid heighterls overall viewing pleasure.
Interlaead - A picture-scanning techrfique that improves the appear-
anea of orl-screerl motion. It aiso helps smooth jagged lines that are
sometimes seen orl curved and angled surfacas irl the picture.
NTSC - National Television Standards Committee format
devised in the 1940s for TV broadcast arlaiog video signals
(525 lines: 30 Hz).
On-screen Displays (OSD) - The wording or messages gerlarated
by the televisJorl (or VCR) to help you with specific feature con-
tmls (color adjustrnerlt or progrannning, for exaniple).
Pictore-in-Picture • The showing of two pictures oil tile TV
scr_n at
tile same time
(one
rn_
acreeri picture
arid orle smtdl
picture, or P_?).
Prog_'essive Scan • A picture-scaunirlg techrfique that doubles the
number of picture lJrles, eliminating the flicker arid providing a
jitter-free picture.
PTV - _jectdon Television. (Rear- arid/or front-projection desl_
systems are available.)
Remoto-con_rol Sensor Window • The window or operfing found
orl the television control panel through which Jrlfrared remote-con-
trol command slgrlais are r_eJved.
RGB • Red green, arid blue signal. These are the p_miary colors of
light that are used to produce a picture Jrl televisiorl. By mixing
levels or 1L G, arid B, _ colors (chremirlanca arid lmninance) are
reproduced.
RF • Radio Frequency or modulated signal design used as the car-
tier fbr television broadcasts.
Seoond Audio Prog_'mn (SAP) - An additional audio channel pro-
vided for in the Multichereiel Television Sound (MRS) bre_tcast
standard. A monaurai somldtrack Jrlcloded withirl the recorded or
video signal (usually containing a second language tr_ation for
the displayed proNanmfirlg).
Status/Exit Button • Remote-contrel button that, when pressed,
shows the current channel nunibeL name (if set), time (if set),
Sleep Timer setting, arid sound setting (stereo, moun, SAP. or
trmte).?ressirlg the buttorl twice shows the current AutoLock
TM
settings. PressJrlg the buttorl once when arl on-screen display is
showing removes the orl-acreerl display. You can use Statas!Exit
rather tharl having to wait for the displays to "time out," or auto-
maticaily disappear from the sc_eerl.
S-Viden Input * Signal input that ailows direct counaction
Of hJgh-
reso]utiorl video sour_s, such as a satellite reeaJver, DVD player, S
(Supar)-VHS videocaasette recorder, or video games. ?rovides
improved picture resolution, sharpness, arid clarity.
480p - Digital picture format with 704 x 480 p'LXelS, sent at 60
complete _amea per second. _s is the na_ut format of prog_es-
slve-scarl DVI) players.
1080i • Digital high-defirlition picture fotTnat with 1920 x 1080
pixels, sent at 60 interlaced franies per second (30 complete franies
per secoarl).
Tint - TV fi_rlctionthat ailows you to change the general color bai-
ance between cool arid warm. Adjust tint according to your person-
al preference.
Twin-lead Wire - The more conmionly used nanre for the two-
strand 300-ohm _una wire used with many indoor and outdoor
antenna s3_stems.Tn many cases, this type of antenna wire requires
an additionai _vJapter(or baiurl) Jrl order to connect to the 75-ohm
input terminals desJg_d into the more recent TVs and VCRs.
Menu • An on-screen list of feature con_ls available for the user
to adjust or set.
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