Nokia MEDIAMASTER 9460 S Owner's Manual

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GB 27AC-3Multichannel digital audio encoding system.Access controlA feature that allows parents to ”lock” programmes that they con-sider unsuitable for children. A ”locked” channel or programme canonly be ”unlocked” with the special access code.Access codeA four-digit code stored in the Mediamaster. Used to lock/unlockthe Mediamaster.AGCAutomatic Gain Control.AUXAuxiliary.BERBit Error Rate. Signal quality measure.C/NCarrier to Noise. Signal quality measureDiSEqCDiSEqC™ (Digital Satellite Equipment Control) system, which is acommunication bus between satellite receivers and peripheralequipment using only the existing coaxial cable.DVBThe Digital Video Broadcast group was created to establish a tech-nical framework for the introduction of digital video broadcastingsystems.GHzThe prefix giga means milliard, and Hertz means cycles per second.Signals in the GHz range are often called microwaves.LNB (low-noise block converter) or LNBFAn electronic unit mounted on the satellite dish. It receives thesignals reflected by the dish and converts them to signals that canbe used by the Mediamaster.MHzThe prefix mega means million, and Hertz means cycles per sec-ond.MPEGMoving Picture Experts Group. Established by the InternationalStandards Organisation to provide the basis for a picture coding andcompression system.NetworkA number of digital channels transmitted from one source. Groupedunder separate headings in the channel list.GLOSSARY OF TERMSPCMPulse Code Modulation. Non-compressed digital audio format.PCRProgram Clock Reference.PIDPacket Identifier.PolarisationPolarisation allows several programmes to be fit into the same fre-quency band. The signals from a satellite are transmitted eitherwith linear (vertical or horizontal) polarisation or circular (right or left)polarisation.RCACoaxial connector used to connect the Mediamaster to an exter-nal amplifier.RFRadio frequency (known as HF in some countries).RGBRed, Green, Blue. Colour signals are routed in separate cables andprovides a high quality TV picture.SatScanSatScan is a one-cable positioning system, allowing reception of29 preprogrammed different satellite positions within a range of+/- 60 degrees.SERIAL RS 232A serial communication standard data port.SCARTA 21-pin connector used for connection of the Mediamaster,VCRand TV. Also named Euroconnector or Peritel connector.Scrambled TV programmeSome TV programmes are transmitted in scrambled form.S/PDIFSony/Philips Digital Interface Format. Digital audio output.Symbol rateSpeed of the digital transmissionSWSoftware. Programme code.TSTransport stream.VCRVideo Cassette Recorder.