Operation Manual

Section 8

Glossary

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RS232 connection A RS232 connection allows you to connect equipment to the

receiver which supports the RS232 protocol.

Satellite A broadcast station, for satellite radio and TV, positioned on

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SCART cable A SCART cable is also known as ‘Peritel’ cable and is

commonly used in Europe to connect the audio and video

equipment. A fully furnished SCART cable has 21 wires

which is at both sides finished with a 21-pin connector.

Service provider A service provider is a company or organization that collects

and offers you a number of programs and services. Some

are free of charge and others you have to pay for.

Smart Card A card that contains a ‘smart’ code and is used to de-

scramble encrypted broadcasts when placed in a decoder or

receiver with a built-in decoder.

SMATV A satellite master antenna TV system is a system which

shares the reception resources and is intended for the

distribution of TV and radio signals to the user in one ore

more buildings.

Stream The signal which is received from the transponder which

contains the together with the video signal, additional

information that the receiver needs in order to process the

received signal correctly.

Symbol rate Information in the stream which tells the receiver at which

speed (rate) the transponder sends the digital information

(symbols). The receiver must be able to handle the symbol

rate to process the signal correctly into a correct image.

Time zone There are 25 World Time Zones from -12 hours (West) to

+12 hours (East) with respect to GMT. Each time zone is

15° of Longitude. Some countries have their own time zones,

usually with a 30 minutes offset to the standard time zone

(Refer to the Local Time menu to set this offset).

Transponder Equipment inside a satellite responsible for receiving a single

uplinked channel and rebroadcasting it back to Earth.

Vertical In the satellite industry, vertical is used to indicate the

direction in which the received signal is polarized. Normally

you will find that it is abbreviated as V.

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