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SHORT TECHNICAL GUIDE
Scart cable
21-pin connecting cable (e.g. receiver/TV)
Smart card
Card from Pay TV provider to decrypt its channels
Stand-by
Standby mode
Symbol Rate
The symbol rate describes the quantity of data
that is transmitted per second. The symbol rate
is measured in MSymbols/s and is equal to the
number of symbols received per second.
Timer function
Clock function for pre-programmed switch on
and off times
VCR/PVR connection
Connection for an external recorder (such as a
video or DVD recorder)
Video bit rate
The video bit rate describes the quantity of data
from the digitised video signal that is transmitted
per second.
Viterbi rate
The Viterbi rate (code rate, error rate) characterises
the error protection used by the programme
provider. The DVB standard provides the following
values: 1/2 - 2/3 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8