Glossary – Sony PCV-RZ44G User Manual

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Glossary

To find a term in the glossary, click the letter of the alphabet that is the first letter in the term you want to look up.

You can also read glossary terms within the text of Help by clicking the underlined glossary term links. After you click a glossary link,
the glossary term and definition appear in a pop-up window. To close the window, click anywhere on the screen.

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C

coaxial cable

C oaxial cable, also known as RF cable, is the cable type that carries the signal of various devices such as TVs and video gaming
consoles.

codec

An abbreviation for compressor/decompressor. Software or hardware used to compress and decompress digital media.

Control codes

Sets of frequencies that set-top boxes use to communicate with infrared (IR) devices such as remote controls. There are many different
sets of control codes in existence.

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I

inset window

The window in the lower left corner of the screen. The inset window displays currently playing TV, video, DVDs, or the album art for
music that is playing.

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M

metadata

Data about data. Title, subject, author, and size are examples of a file's metadata.

Microsoft TV Listings serv ice prov ider

A service contracted by Microsoft that provides TV listings information for the Electronic Program Guide.

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playlist

A list of digital media content.

Program Guide

An onscreen listing of upcoming programs and information available through media services such as cable television and satellite
television.

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