LG 22LG3DCH - Manual (Page 119)

APPENDIX
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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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 Antenna/Cable
threaded jack on the back of the TV.
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A small device that connects a
two-wire 300 ohm antenna to a 75
ohm RF jack. 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 AN NA ALLO OG G T TE ELLE EV VIIS SIIO ON N
Standard television broadcasting for-
mat in 4:3 picture aspect ratio.
A A//V V C CA AB BLLE ES S
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 A//V V D DE EV VIIC CE E
Any device that produces video or
sound (VCR, DVD, cable box, or tele-
vision).
A AM MP PLLIIFFIIE ER R
An electronic device that amplifies
sound from a television, CD player,
VCR, DVD, or other Audio/Video
device.
A AN NT TE EN NN NA A
The physical receiver of television sig-
nals sent over the air. A large metal
piece of equipment does not always
have to be visible to be using an anten-
na.
C CA AB BLLE E
Cable service box. Refers to the
descrambler box cable subscribers use
to receive cable programming signals.
C CA AT TV V
Programming provided by a cable ser-
vice.
D DIIG GIIT TA ALL T TE ELLE EV VIIS SIIO ON N
High-resolution, cinema-quality televi-
sion signals transmitted digitally.
D DV VII
Digital Video Interface
Accommodates analog and digital
interfaces with a single connector.
C CO OM MP PO OS SIIT TE E V VIID DE EO O
Typical video jack, uses one wire for
transporting three-color video signals.
C CO OM MP PO ON NE EN NT T V VIID DE EO O
Uses three wires for transporting
three-color video signals. The end
result is usually better video quality.
D DE ELLE ET TE ED D
Lets you remove channels from the list
that the end user can scroll through
using CH (Channel) Up/Down.
H HD DM MII
High-definition multi-media interface.
H HD DT TV V
High-definition television. Refers to
television signals that have higher res-
olution than ordinary analog TV sig-
nals.
H HD DS ST TB B
High-definition set top box. Refers to
a tuner device that receives high-defi-
nition television signals which have
higher resolution than ordinary analog
TV signals.
II N N P P U U T T
Refers to the input jack that receives a
signal from a TV, VCR, DVD Player or
other Audio/Video device.
JJ A A C C K K
An input or output connector on
the back of a TV, VCR, DVD Player
or other Audio/Video device.
M MO ON NO O S SO OU UN ND D
Mono (monaural) sound is one chan-
nel of sound. On more than one
speaker, all the speakers play the same
audio.
O OU UT TP PU UT T
Refers to the output jack that sends a
signal out of a VCR, DVD, or other
A/V device.
P PH HY YS SIIC CA ALL C CH HA AN NN NE ELL N NU UM MB BE ER R
See Note 1.
R RG GB B ((R Reed d,, G Grreeeen n,, B Bllu uee))
Connection input or output port
available for producing a video image
using three separate colors: Red,
Green, and Blue.
R RS S--2 23 32 2C C
Serial communication port through
which the display panel is controlled.
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P P R R O O G G R R A A M M M M II N N G G // S S A A P P
Second Audio Programming (SAP) is
another, separate audio channel
available with some programming.
Choosing SAP often refers to listen-
ing to audio in another language,
such as Spanish or French.
S Siig gn naall
Picture and sound traveling through a
cable, or over the air, to the TV.
S Stteerreeo o sso ou un nd d
Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers to
audio that’s divided into right and
left sides.
T Tu un neerr
Device that picks up the broadcast sig-
nal and turns it into picture and
sound.
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See Note 1.
X XD DS S
Extended Data Service: Additional pro-
gram information included on the
signal provided at the discretion of
the broadcaster.
Note 1
Refer to www.atsc.org for further
information.
A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guide