LG 30FS4D Owners Manual - Page 55

Glossary A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide. 75 OHM RF CABLE A/V CABLES A/V DEVICE ADD AMPLIFIER ANALOG TV ANTENNA ASPECT RATIO CAPTIONS DELETE DIGITAL TV (DTV) DOLBY DIGITAL The round cable that comes from an off-air antenna or cable service provider. Each end looks like a hex shaped nut with a wire sticking through the middle, and it screws onto the threaded jack on the back of your TV. Audio/Video cables. Three cables - Right audio (red), Left audio (white), and Video (yellow). A/V cables are used for stereo playback of videocassettes and for higher quality picture and sound from other A/V devices. Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or television). This function lets you add new channels to the channel list in memory that you'll scroll through when using your remote. An external device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD or other A/V device. Traditional method of representing a television signal as a replica (analog) of the original picture and sound. The physical receiver of television signals sent over the air. A large metal piece of equipment does not always have to be visible for your home to be using an antenna. The ratio of the horizontal dimension to the vertical dimension of a picture. Standard television in the U.S. today is generally transmitted and displayed in a 4:3 aspect ratio. High-Definition television will normally be formatted in a wider aspect ratio, assumed to be 16:9. A form of subtitling that writes out the dialog for your program on the screen. This function lets you remove channels that you don't watch from the channel list in memory. A new method of representing a television signal as a series of binary numbers (1s and 0s). This method allows the signal to be manipulated to eliminate redundancy and dramatically increase picture and sound quality. Dolby Digital Cinema Sound is made possible by a new digital coding technique called Dolby AC-3. Dolby AC-3 produces high-quality, 5.1 channel surround sound which is six discrete separate channels for a full range of sound. Each channel can carry a different signal simultaneously (front center, front left, front right, surround left, surround right and subwoofer). PAGE 55