LG 26LH1DC3 Operation Guide - Page 75

GLOSSARYOF 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 26LH] DC3/4/5. 300 TO 75 OHM ADAPTER A small device that connects a two-wire 300ohm 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 4:5 picture aspect ratio. CATV Programming provided by a cable service. DIGITAL TELEVISION High-resolution, cinema-quality television signals transmitted digitally. DVl 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 three-color video signals. The end result is usually better video quality. MONO SOUND Mono (monaural) sound is one channel of sound. On more than one speaker, all the speakers play the same audio. OUTPUT Refers to the output jack that sends a signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other A/V device. PHYSICAL CHANNEL NUMBER Actual digital major, dashed minor channel number that a station is broadcasting on. RGB (Red, Green, Blue) Connection input or output port available for producing a video image using three separate colors: Red, Green, and Blue. A/V CABLES DELETED 2ND AUDIO PROGRAMMING/SAP -D Audio/Video cables. Three cables Lets you remove channels from the Second Audio Programming (SAP) is -D m bunched together--right audio list that the end user can scroll another, separate audio channel z (red), left audio (white), and video (yellow). A/V cables are used for through using CH (Channel) Up/Down. available with some programming. Choosing SAP often refers to x stereo playback of videocassettes and for higher quality picture and sound from other A/V devices. HDM[ High-definition multimedia interface. listening to audio in another language, such as Spanish or French. SIGNAL A/V DEVICE Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or television). HDTV High-definition television. Refers to television signals that have higher resolution than ordinary analog TV signals. Picture and sound traveling through a cable, or over the aic to the TV. STEREO SOUND Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers AMPLIFIER An electronic device that amplifies sound from a television, CD playen VCR, DVD, or other Audio/Video device. ANTENNA 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. to audio that's divided into right and left sides. TUNER Device that picks up the broadcast signal and turns it into 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 to be using an antenna. INPUT Refers to the input jack that receives a signal from a TV, VCR, DVD Player or other Audio/Video device. VIRTUAL CHANNEL NUMBER The arbitrarily assigned digital dashed minor channel number that a station is broadcasting on. CABLE Cable service box. Refers to the descrambler box cable subscribers use to receive cable programming signals. DVD, cable box, or television). JACK An input or output connector on the back of a TV, VCR, DVD Player or other Audio/Video device. 75