LG 32LD655H Owners Manual - Page 128

APPENDIX APPENDIX 128 GLOSSARY OF TERMS A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide 75 OHM RF CABLE The wire that comes from an off-air antenna or cable service provider. The end looks like a hex-shaped nut with a wire sticking through the middle. It screws onto the Antenna/Cable threaded jack on the back of the TV. 300 TO 75 OHM ADAPTER A small device that connects a two-wire 300 ohm antenna to a 75 ohm RF jack. They are usually about an inch long with two screws on one end and a round opening with a wire sticking out on the other end. ANALOG TELEVISION Standard television broadcasting format in 4:3 picture aspect ratio. A/V CABLES Audio/Video cables. Three cables bunched together-right audio (red), left audio (white), and video (yellow). A/V cables are used for stereo playback of videocassettes and other A/V devices. A/V DEVICE Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or television). AMPLIFIER An electronic device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD, or other Audio/Video device. DIGITAL TELEVISION Televisions signals that are transmitted digitally. DVI Digital Video Interface Accommodates analog and digital interfaces with a single connector. COMPOSITE VIDEO Typical video jack, uses one wire for transporting three-color video signals. COMPONENT VIDEO Uses three wires for transporting threecolor video signals. Supports higher quality video. DELETED Lets you remove channels from the list that the end user can scroll through using CH (Channel) Up/Down. HDMI High-definition multi-media interface. HDTV High-definition television. Refers to television signals that have higher resolution than ordinary analog TV signals. HDSTB High-definition set top box. Refers to a tuner device that receives high-definition television signals which have higher resolution than ordinary analog TV signals. OUTPUT Refers to the output jack that sends a signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other A/V device. PHYSICAL CHANNEL NUMBER The actual channel number. Analog channels use the physical channel number and digital channels can use a virtual channel number. RGB (Red, Green, Blue) Connection input or output port available for producing a video image using three separate colors: Red, Green, and Blue. RS-232 Serial communication port through which firmware is downloaded. 2ND AUDIO PROGRAMMING/SAP Second Audio Programming (SAP) is another, separate audio channel available with some programming. Choosing SAP often refers to listening to audio in another language, such as Spanish or French. SIGNAL Picture and sound traveling through a cable, or over the air, to the TV. STEREO SOUND Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers to audio that's divided into right and left sides. ANTENNA The physical receiver of television signals sent over the air. A large metal piece of equipment does not always have to be visible to be using an antenna. CABLE Cable service box. Refers to the descrambler box cable subscribers use to receive cable programming signals. CABLE TELEVISION Programming provided by a cable service. INPUT Refers to the input jack that receives a signal from a TV, VCR, DVD Player or other Audio/Video device. JACK An input or output connector on the back of a TV, VCR, DVD Player or other Audio/Video device. MONO SOUND Mono (monaural) sound is one channel of sound. On more than one speaker, all the speakers play the same audio. TUNER Device that picks up the broadcast signal and turns it into picture and sound. VIRTUAL CHANNEL NUMBER A re-mapped channel number. Analog channels use the actual channel number, but digital channels use a virtual(or fake) channel number. XDS Extended Data Service: Additional program information included on the signal provided at the discretion of the broadcaster.