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Glossary B-6STRATA TX Operator’s Guide/Tech Ref Manual
STDBY Standby
Subcarrier An electromagnetic signal that is used as a medium
for placing an information channel above another
information channel.
S-Video Video signal in which the chrominance (color) and
luminance (brightness) information are separated
into individual subcarrier signals. Also called Y/C
Video. Composite Video combines them into one
signal.
SYNTH Synthesizer
S/W or SW Software
T1 1.544 Mbps data rate
TC Transmitter Control
TCU Transmitter Control Unit
TD Transmit Data
TX Transmitter
TXU Transmitter Unit
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator
VDC Volts Direct Current
VF Voice Frequency
Video A term pertaining to the bandwidth and spectrum of
the signal that results from television scanning and
which is used to reproduce a picture.
WAN Wide Area Network
XMIT Transmit
Xmtr Transmitter
Table B-1: Useful Terms (Continued)
Y/C Video signal in which the chrominance (color) and
luminance (brightness) information are separated
into individual subcarrier signals. Also called S-
Video. Composite Video combines them into one
signal.
Table B-1: Useful Terms (Continued)