TV Receiver User Manual
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Glossary 
AC 
Alternating Current. Mains is 230V AC. 
Analogue 
Unconverted signals not being numerical. 
DC 
Direct Current. The set-top box operates on 12 V DC. 
Cinch connector 
RCA connector for base band audio or video signals. 
Coaxial cable 
Cable for connecting to CATV network. 
Digital 
Signal converted to a series of numerical values. 
Dolby Digital 
Six channel Surround Sound system developed by Dolby 
Laboratories. 
DVB 
Digital Video Broadcasting. 
EPG 
Electronic Programme Guide. 
Programme guide providing you with detailed information on 
all available programmes. 
HDMI 
High Definition Multimedia Interface. 
The new digital standard for digital audio/video connection to 
the TV or between other units 
MPEG-2 
International standard for compressing digital audio/video 
signals. 
MPEG-4 
Further development of MPEG-2 for even better 
compression. 
MUX 
Multiplexer - for mixing more signals into one single channel. 
OSD 
On-Screen Display - for menu driven operation of equipment. 
QAM 
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation - modulation normally used 
for CATV. 
SCART 
Connection for audio and video signals for TV, DVD players, 
etc. 
Surround sound 
Sound system using 5-6 loudspeakers to give a kind of 3-
dimnetional effect. 
Swap function 
Toggling between the two latest seen channels. 
VCR 
Video Cassette Recorder. 
VTR 
Video Tape Recorder. 










