Philips WVH111 - Manual (Page 32)

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LOSSARY
A
AC • Alternating current. The standard 110-volt electrical cur-
rent found in most U.S. homes.
Address • See E-mail address, URL.
AOLTV TM Program Guide • When you press GUIDE on
the remote control or wireless keyboard, you’ll see a list of TV
programs broadcast on each channel, as well as a link to the
AOLTV channels. You can sort the listings by start time and
category, and you can click a program title for more informa-
tion about the show. Two guide styles give you the information
you want: The one-line guide shows information about the
program you are currently watching, and miniguides list all the
channels within a particular content category.
Automatic TV Setup • A procedure that programs the Set
Top Box to skip TV channels that broadcast only static in your
area. Channels are set up during registration. You can set up
channels anytime by clicking Help & Setup from the Main menu,
clicking Setup, then following the steps under Cable.
B
Browser • A program that enables you to navigate online. A
browser is built into the Set Top Box.
Browsing • Scanning through pages on the AOLTV service or the
Web or through channels on the TV. On the pages, clicking links
usually takes you to related sites. Also called surfing.
C
Coaxial cable • A kind of a cable that carries TV signals. A
coaxial connector has one thin central pin. Also called RF
coaxial cable.
Click • AOLTV shorthand for selecting an item on the screen by
moving the highlight to it, then pressing ENTER on the remote
control or wireless keyboard.
Client • A computer or device that asks other computers (called
hosts) for data or services. For example, your Set Top Box is a client
when it connects to the AOLTV host computers.
Composite video • A type of video signal used by TVs in the
United States. Composite video provides picture quality better
than RF, but not as good as S-Video. Composite video connec-
tions are colored golden.
D
Domain • In e-mail addresses, the domain is the suffix that shows
how the host computer is classified. Common suffixes are .com
for company, .gov for government, .edu for educational institution,
.mil for military, .net for network provider, and .org for nonprofit
organization. Some domain names also show the country where
the host is located (for example, .ca for Canada, .jp for Japan). The
domain name starts with a period (pronounced dot).
E
E-mail • Electronic mail, or e-mail, is like postal mail, except
messages are sent electronically and read on a computer,
pager, cell phone, or TV. You receive e-mail at your own
address and send e-mail to others at their addresses.
E-mail address • The text that specifies where an e-mail mes-
sage is sent. A typical e-mail address looks like this: hike-
[email protected]. The name in front of the @ symbol (pro-
nounced at) is the recipient of the mail (usually a person, but it
can also be a group or company). The information after the @
symbol identifies the computer (the host) that receives the e-
mail. Host names have two parts: a name and a suffix indicating
the host’s domain.
Encryption • A way of coding information that travels over the
Internet so that only authorized people can access the informa-
tion. For example, during the AOLTV registration process, all the
information you provide is encrypted.
F
Favorites • Any TV channel, AOLTV area, or Web site you have
marked (on the keyboard, press Control and + simultaneously)
and added to your Favorites lists. The Favorites buttons on the
wireless keyboard and remote control let you easily visit your
favorites in just a few clicks. To view your favorites, press
Favorites on the keyboard.
G
Go • Press the GO button on the wireless keyboard to display
a text box where you can type
a Web address, for example,
www.aol.com, a keyword or a search term. Also lets you
save Favorites, view Favorites, view History, and print.
Guide • See AOLTV Program Guide.
H
Highlight • A golden box around a selectable item on the
screen. To select an item, you move the highlight (using the
arrow buttons on the remote or keyboard) and press ENTER.
History • A feature that enables you to return easily to a page
in the AOLTV service or on the Web that you visited recently.
When you press History on the keyboard, you’ll see miniature
images of the pages you visited recently during your current
session online. You can click one of the images to return to
that Web site. Unlike Favorites, the History list is not pre-
served when you sign off.
Home Page • The starting point for your Web travels. Your
home page is www.aol.com.
Host • A computer that handles requests for data and services from
other computers (called clients). Also called a server.
Hypertext • Text that you click to link to another page.
Hypertext is usually displayed in a different color to make it stand
out from regular text. Also called a hyperlink or just link.
I
Infrared (IR) • Technology that lets devices communicate
with each other using infrared beams instead of connecting
wires. TV remotes use IR, as does the wireless keyboard. For
IR devices to work properly, the line of sight between them
and the equipment must be free of obstructions.
Internet • A worldwide network of networks—many thou-
sands of computers that can communicate with one another.
The Web is a part of the Internet. Many people use the terms
Web and Internet interchangeably.
IR • See infrared.
IR blaster • A device for controlling equipment (such as a
cable box or VCR) connected to your Set Top Box.
ISP • Internet service provider.
L
Link • Text or a picture on a page in the AOLTV service or on
the Web that you can click to get more information. When you