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Glossary
A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide
75 OHM RF CABLE The wire that comes from an off-air antenna or cable service provider. The end looks like a hex-shaped nut with a
wire sticking through the middle. It screws onto the threaded jack on the back of the TV.
300 TO 75 OHM A small device that connects a two-wire
300 ohm antenna to a 75 ohm RF jack.
ADAPTER They are usually about an inch long with two screws on one end and a round opening with a wire sticking out on
the other end.
A/V CABLES Audio/Video cables. Three cables bunched together—right audio (red), left audio (white), and video (yellow).
A/V cables are used for stereo playback of videocassettes and for higher quality picture and sound from other
A/V devices.
A/V DEVICE Any device that produces video or sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or television).
ADDED Lets you add new channels to channel scan list that you'll scroll through.
AMPLIFIER An electronic device that amplifies sound from a television, CD player, VCR, DVD or other A/V equipment.
ANTENNA The physical receiver of television signals sent over the air. A large metal piece of equipment does not always have
to be visible for your home to be using an antenna.
DELETED Lets you remove channels from the channel scan list that you’ll scroll through.
EZ PROGRAM Auto Program (channel search) automatically finds the channels available in your area.
INPUT Refers to the jack that receives a signal from a TV, VCR or other A/V device.
JACK An input or output connection on the back of a TV, VCR, or other A/V device.
MONO SOUND Mono (monaural) sound is one channel of sound. With more than one speaker, all the speakers play the same audio.
OUTPUT Refers to the jack that sends a signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other A/V device.
2ND AUDIO Second Audio Programming (SAP) is another, separate, audio channel available with some programming.
PROGRAMMING/SAP Choosing SAP often refers to listening to audio in another language, such as Spanish or French.
SIGNAL Picture and sound traveling through a cable, or over the air, to your television screen.
STEREO SOUND Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers to audio that’s divided into right and left sides.
TUNER Device that picks up the signal and turns it into picture and sound.
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