Service manual

Appendix F
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Glossary
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List of abbreviations
The following is a list of the abbreviations used in this manual.
AIS Alarm Indication Signal
AUX AUXiliary data
DSNG Digital Satellite News Gathering
DSR Data Set Ready
DTR Data Terminal Ready
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting. The European group that works on
digital TV broadcasting standards based on MPEG. It has issued
standards for digital TV broadcasting on cable and satellite.
Specification for terrestrial TV to follow.
EDH Error Detection and Handling
EMC Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
ESD ElectroStatic Discharge
GCR Ghost Cancellation Reference
Genlock Generator lock.
I/O Input/Output
IDS Insertion Data Signal. This signal is an EBU specified identifica-
tion code used within the European network. IDS is inserted in
the field blanking period in lines 16 and 329.
LAN Local Area Network
MS Microsoft Corporation
NTSC National Television Systems Committee. The American TV
transmission standard, which uses an interlaced 525-line 30-
frames per second picture.
PAL Phase Alternating Line. (European TV transmission standard,
found in several variants. Uses an interlaced 625-line 25-frames
per second picture, except PAL-M (only in Brazil) which uses an
interlaced 525-line 30-frames per second picture).
PCR Program Clock Recovery
PCR Program Clock Reference
PID Program ID
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PTS Presentation Time-Stamp
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RCDS Remote Control and Diagnostic System