Glossary – Humax F2-FOX User Manual

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DiSEqC (Digital Satellite Equipment Control)

A standard through which it is possible to let a DiSEqC compatible receiver send a signal over the RF cable to
a switching device to switch between different LNBs or dishes. The DiSEqC uses the 22KHz signal to control
the switching device.

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Programme Guide (Electronic Programme Guide, EPG)

A electronic program guide (EPG) that comes with the broadcast to a particular satellite, note that every
station fills the EPG differently or not, so differences in the EPG are not necessarily receiver errors.

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Frequency

The number of cycles or events per one second, which is expressed in the unit of hertz

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FTA (Free-To-Air)

An unscrambled broadcast, which you can view without additional payments to a service provider.

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Hi-Fi (High Fidelity)

The characteristics of audio devices that can play back all the audio frequencies of the human, which is the
range

of

16Hz~20KHz,

uniformly

from

the

low

frequency

to

high

frequency.

Sometimes

it

is

used

to

indicate

good quality of an audio device such as stereo tape recorder.

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LNB (Low Noise Block)

An electronic unit mounted on the satellite dish. It receives the signals reflected by the dish and converts them
to signals that can be used by this product.

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OSD (On Screen Display)

The function that displays the information about the monitor that the user needs or has to know on the screen
directly. OSD information includes brightness, contrast, tuning, RGB adjustment, and screen size and
positions (top, left, width, and height), and so on.

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OTA (Over The Air)

Means that software downloads where the manufacturer reserves the right to decide when and where to
release them through satellite system.

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SCART

A 21-pin connector used for connection of this product, VCR and TV. Also called Euroconnector or Peritel
connector.

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S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface format)

Standard format for digital audio output. It outputs audio signals directly as digital audio signals without
changing into analog signals because conversion into analog signals can degrade signal quality.

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Transponder

An automatic device that receives amplifies and retransmits a signal on a different frequency.

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