LG RU-44SZ61D Owners Manual - Page 56

Glossary A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide as they relate to these TVs. 75 OHM RF CABLE 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. A/V CABLES 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. A/V DEVICE Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box,satellite receiver, set-top box, or television). ADD (SHOW) This function lets you add new channels to the channel list in memory that you'll scroll through when using your remote. AMPLIFIER An external device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD or other A/V device. ANALOG TV Traditional method of representing a television signal as a replica (analog) of the original picture and sound. ANTENNA 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. ASPECT RATIO 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 the wider 16:9 aspect ratio. AUDIO CENTER MODE IN Input jack provided for connecting external Dolby digital preamplifier output to the TV, to use as the center speaker channel and enhance your home theater setup. CAPTIONS A form of subtitling that writes out the dialog of a program on the screen. COMPONENT INPUT (PR PB Y) Series of input jacks provided for extremely accurate picture reproduction yielding a higher quality picture than standard video inputs. DELETE (HIDE) Removes channels that you don't watch from the channel list in memory. DIGITAL TV A new method of representing a television signal as a series of binary numbers (1s and 0s). This method allows for the signal to be manipulated to eliminate redundancy to dramatically increase picture and sound quality. DOLBY DIGITAL 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). DVD Optical disc storage technology. Digital video disc player. A disc that contains movies etc. in digital format. DVI INPUT Digital video interface. Video multimedia standard for computer text and graphics. Port DTV Digital television source, (set-top box). DTV FORMATS 480I 480p 720p/1080i Standard DTV format. Enhanced DTV format. (HDTV) High definition video formats. PAGE 56