Operation Manual

Receiver description Glossary Section 5
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GLOSSARY
C-band A frequency range (3.70-4.20 GHz) used for satellite broadcasts.
CI-module/CAM Both names are used for these modules. These modules are
PCMCIA cards with a slot in which you can insert a smart card.
Common Interface (CI) A DVB standard which defines the software and hardware
requirements for condition access systems.
DiSEqC A standard through which it is possible to let a DiSEqC compatible
receiver send a signal over the RF cable to a switching device to
switch between different LNBs or dishes. The DiSEqC uses the 22
kHz signal to control the switching device.
Feedhorn A part of the dish which collects the signals from the dish. The
signal is then fed to the LNB(F).
Frequency band A frequency band is a range of frequencies which are dedicated to
a certain usage. In the satellite area, commonly known bands are
the C-band and the Ku-band.
FTA An unscrambled broadcast which you can view without additional
payments to a service provider.
Horizontal In the satellite industry, horizontal is used to indicate the direction in
which the received signal is polarized. Normally you will find that it
is abbreviated as H.
KU-band A frequency range (10.70-18.00 GHz) used by most European TV
satellites.
Letter box This setting allows you to view a widescreen film on a normal TV in
real widescreen format. Note that black banners will appear on the
top and bottom of the screen.
LNB A device behind the feedhorn which processes the signal into a
format which is understood by the receiver for further processing
LNBF A LNB with an integrated Feedhorn. So the LNBF comes as one
single unit.
NTSC USA video standard with image format 4:3, 625 lines, 60 Hz and
4 MHz bandwidth with a total of 6 MHz video channel width.
PAL European video standard with image format 4:3, 625 lines, 50 Hz
and 4 MHz bandwidth with a total of 8 MHz video channel width.
Pan&Scan This setting allows you to view a widescreen film on a normal TV
without black banners on the top and bottom. Note that some of the
image is cut of to make it fit on your screen.
Polarization Broadcasts are done in a particular frequency band. To make
maximum use of a frequency band and bring you the maximum
number of programs, the broadcasts are polarized in different ways
to fit as many as possible programs into one frequency band.
RS-232 connection A RS-232 connection allows you to connect equipment to the
receiver which supports the RS-232 protocol.
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.
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.
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.