DIRECTV D12MP Installation Guide - Page 42

DIRECTV Set-Top Box Information for the Installer 9 Appendix: Acronyms Term APG CAM DBS DIRECTV® DVI DVR HDCP IPPV IR IRD LHCP LNB NTSC ODU OPPV OSD PCM PPV RF RHCP RID S/P DIF Smart card STB UTC Definition Advanced Program Guide. DIRECTV's new generation of the electronic program guide. Conditial Access Module. Also referred to as the "access card" or "smart card". A removable, electronic subassembly providing conditional access control of the subscriber terminal. The CA system equipment (smart card) needed in the Integrated Receiver Decoder to control a subscriber's service channel authorization and decryption. Direct broadcast satellite. A satellite operating in accordance with International Telecommunications Union and Federal Communications Commission regulations for high power broadcasting from space to individual consumers. Trademarked name of the DIRECTV Group. Digital Visual Interface. Digital Video Recorder. High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. Impulse Pay Per View. Movie purchases placed using the on-screen displays. Infrared. Integrated Receiver Decoder. Left Hand Circular Polarization. Low Noise Block down converter. National Television Systems Committee. Outdoor Unit. Order-Ahead Pay Per View. Movie purchases placed by calling a customer service representative rather than using the on-screen displays. Necessary to purchase movies when the subscriber does not connect the phone to the IRD. On-Screen Display. Pulse Code Modulation. Pay Per View. Radio Frequency. Right Hand Circular Polarization. Receiver Identification. Sony/Phillips Digital Interface. Commonly used as an optical Dolby Digital connector. See CAM. Set-top box. Universal Time Coordinate. DIRECTV, Inc. Version 2.2 Page 42 of 42 March 5, 2008 DTV-MD-0058