Manual

A list of definitions for some of the words found in this operating guide
A/V CABLES
A/V DEVICE
ADDED
AMPLIFIER
ANTENNA
CABLE
CABLESERVICE
CAPTIONS/TEXT
DELETED
ICON
INPUT
JACK
MODE
Audio and Video cables. Three cables
bunched together--Right audio (red), Left
audio (white), and Video (yellow). A/V
cables are used for stereo playback of video-
cassettes and for higher quality picture and
sound from other A/V devices.
Equipment that producespicture and sound
(VCR,DVD,cable box, or television).
Includes channels that you want to watch
in addition to the channels found by EZ
Program,
An external device that amplifies sound
from a television, CDplayer,VCR,DVD,etc.
The physical receiver of television signals
sent over the air. (A large metal piece of
equipment does not always have to be visi-
ble for your home to be using an antenna.)
Cable Box operating mode on the remote.
Programmingprovided by a cable company.
A form of subtitling that writes out the dia-
log for your program.
Removeschannelsthat you don't watch
from the channelsfound by EZProgram.
A small picture on your screenrepresenting
a function or menu item.
Refersto the jack that receives a signal into
the TV,VCRor other A/V device.
A connection on the back of a TV, VCR, or
other A/V device. This includes the RFjack
that is threaded with a place for a small
wire in the center, and the Audio/Video
`jacks that have a bigger opening and are
color-coded.
The equipment that the remote control is
currently controlling (TV, VCR, Cable, etc.) is
the remote's operating "mode."
MONO SOUND
75-OHM RF CABLE
OUTPUT
PIP
SECOND AUDIO
PROGRAMMING/SAP
SIGNAL
SOURCE
STEREOSOUND
SURF
TUNER
Mono (monaural) sound is one channel of
sound. On more than one speaker, all the
speakers play the same audio.
The wire that comes from an off air antenna
or cable service provider. Each end looks
like a hex shaped nut with a wire sticking
through the middle, and it screws onto the
large threaded jack on the back of your TV.
Refersto the jack that sends a signal out of
a VCR,DVD,or other A/V device.
This is the most common way to refer to
the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature.
Second Audio Programming (SAP)
is another, separate, audio channel
available with some programming. Choosing
2nd Audio/SAP often refers to listening to
audio in another language, such as Spanish
or French.
Picture and sound traveling through cable,
or over the air, to your television screen.
The term for the equipment or connection
that provides audio and video (picture and
sound) to your Entertainment Machine. VCR,
DVD players, or Cable Boxes are examples of
sources.
Stereo (stereophonic) sound refers to audio
that's divided into right and left sides or
channels.
Use the Surf feature to create a special list
of your favorite channels. You can access
the "Surf" channels by pushing SURF on the
remote to put the TV into Surf channel tun-
ing mode. Press Surf again to cancel Surf
channel tuning mode.
Device that picks up broadcast signals and
turns them into picture and sound.
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