A.3 Glossary Of Terms - Strong SRT 6015 Manual Del Usuario

UM 6005-15 ENG 1/26/06

A.3 Glossary of Terms

C band
DiSEqC
EPG
Fixed Dish
Free-To-Air broadcast
Ku band
LNB
MPEG
Network
PAL
Parental lock
PID
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3.7 ~ 4.2 GHz Frequency.
Digital Satellite Equipment Control.
Electronic program guides that are transmitted by a broadcaster from a
particular satellite to display information guide about a program content.
A dish antenna that is aimed at one particular satellite.
Unscrambled broadcast which you can view for free.
11 ~ 13 GHz Frequency.
(Low-Noise Block down-converter). The LNB is 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 Satellite receiver.
The Moving Picture Experts Group is founded by the ISO. MPEG is a
standard method for digital transmission of video and audio.
A network which is also known as a bouquet is a set of channels that is
offered by a single broadcaster.
Referring to the Phase Alternate Line colour system adopted by European
broadcasters.
This function gives you the possibility to 'lock' other several functions of the
receiver to prevent unauthorized users such as children to view channels that
are not suitable for them. A PIN code is required to use of the parental lock.
The transmitted packages have identifiers (PID) that tells the receiver what to
do with the received information. Satellite receivers normally use four types of
PID, these are V-PID (video PID), A-PID (audio PID), P-PID (Program PID)
and data PID (EPG information).
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