Operating instructions

Abbreviations and Acronyms
The abbreviations and acronyms list contains the full spelling of the short forms used in this
manual.
VADU
Vertical Automatic Drive Unit
c/n
carrier-to-noise
CSO
Composite Second Order
CTB
Composite Triple Beat
cw
Continuous wave
dB
Decibel
dBmV
Decibels referenced to one millivolt
E–GaAs
Enhanced Gallium Arsenide
EOS
Electrical over stress
ESD
Electrostatic discharge
FTEC
Fast Transfer Electronic Crowbar
GHz
Gigahertz
ICS
Ingress Control Switch
MHz
Megahertz
NTSC
National Television Standards Committee
VQADU
Vertical Quadriture Amplitude Modulated (QAM) Automatic Drive Unit
rms
root-mean-square
RSA
Return for Service Authorization
SAW
Surface Acoustic Wave
SCS-*
STARLINE Cable Simulator
SFE-*-*
STARLINE Forward Equalizer
SRE-*-*
STARLINE Return Equalizer
TSCC
Technical Support Call Center
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