Abbreviation list
Abbreviation Description
2CS
2 Carrier (or Channel) Stereo
ACI
Automatic Channel Installation: algorithm that installs
TV sets directly from cable network by means of a
predefined TXT page
ADC
Analogue to Digital Converter
AFC
Automatic Frequency Control: control signal used to
tune to the correct frequency
AFT
Automatic Fine Tuning
AGC
Automatic Gain Control: algorithm that controls the
video input of the feature box
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AP
Asia Pacific
AR
Aspect Ratio: 4 by 3 or 16 by 9
ATS
Automatic Tuning System
AV
External Audio Video
AVL
Automatic Volume Level
BC-PROT
Beam Current Protection
BCL
Beam Current Limitation
B/G
Monochrome TV system. Sound carrier distance: 5.5MHz