A/V CABLES Audio and Video cables. Three cablesbunched together—Right audio (red), Leftaudio (white), and Video (yellow). A/Vcables are used for stereo playback of video-cassettes and for higher quality picture andsound from other A/V devices.A/V DEVICE Equipment that produces picture and sound(VCR, DVD, cable box, or television).ADD Includes channels that you want to watchin addition to the channels found by EZProgram.AMPLIFIER An external device that amplifies soundfrom a television, CD player, VCR, DVD, etc.ANTENNA The physical receiver of television signalssent over the air. A large metal piece ofequipment does not always have to be visi-ble for your home to be using an antenna.CABLE Cable Box operating mode on the remote.CABLE SERVICE Programming provided by a cable company.CAPTIONS/TEXT A form of subtitling that writes out the dia-log for your program.DELETE Remove channels that you don’t watch fromthe channels found by EZ Program.ICON A small picture on your screen representinga function or menu item.INPUT Refers to the jack that receives a signal intothe TV, VCR or other A/V device.JACK A connection on the back of a TV, VCR, orother A/V device. This includes the RF jackthat is threaded with a place for a smallwire in the center, and the Audio/Videojacks that have a bigger opening and arecolor-coded.MODE The equipment that the remote control iscurrently controlling (TV, VCR, Cable, etc.) isthe remote’s operating “mode.”MONO SOUND Mono (monaural) sound is one channel ofsound. On more than one speaker all thespeakers play the same audio.OHM RF CABLE The wire that comes from an off air antennaor cable service provider. Each end lookslike a hex shaped nut with a wire stickingthrough the middle, and it screws onto thelarge threaded jack on the back of your TV.OUTPUT Refers to the jack that sends a signal out ofa VCR, DVD, or other A/V device.PIP This is the most common way to refer tothe Picture-in-Picture (PIP) option.SECOND AUDIO Second Audio Programming (SAP)PROGRAMMING/SAP is another, separate, audio channelavailable with some programming. Choosing2nd Audio/SAP often refers to listening toaudio in another language, such as Spanishor French.SIGNAL Picture and sound traveling through cable,or over the air, to your television screen.SOURCE The term for the equipment or connectionthat provides audio and video (picture andsound) to your Entertainment Machine. VCR,DVD players, or Cable Boxes are examples ofsources.STEREO SOUND Stereo (Stereophonic) sound refers to audiothat’s divided into right and left sides orchannels.SURF Use the Surf feature to create a special listof your favorite channels. You can accessthe “Surf” channels by pushing SURF on theremote.TUNER Device that picks up broadcast signals andturns them into picture and sound.A list of definitions for some of the words found in this guideGlossary206-3481 P A G E 5 3