EchoStar DSB-2200 2Ci Viaccess - Glossary; List of Used Abbreviations

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GLOSSARY
1. LIST OF USED ABBREVIATIONS
A/V
Audio/Video
AC
Alternating Current
ANT
ANTenna (terrestial)
ATA Advanced Technology Attachement
ºC
Celcius
CAM
Conditional Access Module
CD
Compact Disc
CE Conformite European
CH
CHannel
CI
Common Interface
D2MAC Digital Multiplexed Analog Component
version 2
DAC Digital Analog Converter
dB
deciBell
dBm
deciBell milliwatts
DC
Direct Current
DiSEqC
Digital Satellite Equipment Control
DMA Direct Memory Access
DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting
DVR
Digital Video Recorder
EL
East Limit
EPG
Electronic Program Guide
ºF
Fahrenheit
FTA
Free-To-Air
Gb
Gigabit
GB
GigaByte
GND
GrouND
GUI
Graphical User Interface
H-H
Horizon-to-Horizon
HW
HardWare
IDE Intelligent Drive Equipment
IEC International Electrotechnic Committee
IF
Intermediate Frequency
IRD Integrated Receicer Decoder (the
satellite receiver)
ISO
International Standards Organisation
kg
kilogram
kHz
kiloHertz
kW
kiloWatt
LNB
Low Noise Block down converter
LNBF
LNB with Feedhorn
max.
maximum
MB
MegaByte
Mbps
Megabits per second
MCPC
Multiple Channel Per Carrier
MHz
MegaHertz
min
minute
min.
minimum
mm
millimeter
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
NTSC
National Television Standards
Committee
NVOD
Near Video On Demand
OSD
On-Screen Display
OSG
On Screen Graphics
OTA
Over The Air
PAL B/G
Phase Alternating Line B/G
PAL D/K
Phase Alternating Line D/K
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card
Industry Association
PCR Program Clock Reference
PID
Packet IDentification
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
QPSK
Quadrature Phase Shift Key
RCA Connector type, also Cinch connector
RCU
Remote Control Unit
RF
Radio Frequency
RND
RaNDom
S/PDIF
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
SAT
SATellite
SCART Connector type, also Euro connector
SCPC
Single Channel Per Carrier
SMATV
Satellite Master Antenna TV
STB
Set Top Box (the satellite receiver)
SW
Software
TP
TransPonder
TV
TeleVision
µs
micro
second
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
V
Volt
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
Ver.
Version
V
p-p
Volts
peak-peak
V
rms
Volts
rootmeansquare
W
Watt
WL
West Limit
WxHxD
Width x Height x Depth