NTSC
National Television Standard Committee. Color system mainly used
in North America and Japan. Color carrier NTSC M/N = 3.579545
MHz, NTSC 4.43 = 4.433619 MHz (this is a VCR norm, it is not
transmitted off-air)
NVM
Non Volatile Memory: IC containing TV related data, e.g. alignments
OB
Option Byte
OC
Open Circuit
OSD
On Screen Display
PAL
Phase Alternating Line. Color system mainly used in West Europe
(color carrier = 4.433619 MHz) and South America (color carrier PAL
M = 3.575612 MHz and PAL N = 3.582056 MHz)
PCB
Printed Circuit board
PIP
Picture In Picture
PLL
Phase Locked Loop. Used for e.g. FST tuning systems. The
customer can give directly the desired frequency
POR
Power-On Reset
Progressive
Scan
Scan mode where all scan lines are displayed in one frame at the
same time, creating a double vertical resolution.
PTP
Picture Tube Panel (or CRT-panel)
RAM
Random Access Memory
RC
Remote Control handset
RC5
Remote Control system 5, signal from the r