CSM Customer Service Mode
CVBS Color Video Blanking Sync
DNR Dynamic Noise Reduction
EEPROM Electrical Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
Error Buffer Register that keeps track of errors that occur and stores error codes
Error Code A numerical value used to indicate a failure in the television
EU Europe
EXT External audio/video input
FM Frequency Modulation
I²C Inter IC bus, 2-wire bi-directional (SCL/SDA)
ID Identification
IDENT Horizontal coincidence signal, transmitter identification
IF Intermediate Frequency
IN ITT sound IC with NICAM function
IT ITT sound IC without NICAM function
LATAM Latin America
LED Light Emitting Diode
Local Keyboard The buttons (usually volume up, volume down, channel up, and channel down) located on
the front of the television set
MA Mono All; single mono carrier receiver
NICAM Near Instantaneous Companding Audio Multiplex; Digital Sound System
NR Noise Reduction
NTSC National Television Systems Committee (video)
NVM Non Volatile Memory
OB Option Byte (Feature Byte)
OSD On Screen Display
PCB Printed Circuit Board (CBA)
PIP Picture In Picture
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PP Personal Preference
RAM Random Access Memory
RC Remote Control
RC-5 Remote Control System 5
RGB Red Green Blue
ROM Read Only Memory
SAM Service Alignment Mode
SAP Second Audio Program
SCL Serial Clock
SDA Serial Data
SDM Service Default Mode
SVHS Super Video Home System
Top Level Menu This refers to the main menu (as opposed to sub menus) in SAM
V-Chip Violence-Chip
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
Y/C Luminance/Chrominance (video)