Envision Peripherals NV3128 - Manual (Page 83)

NV3128 RS-422A Machine-Control Data Routing Switch G-3
GLOSSARY
AES/EBU ......................................... Audio engineering Society/European Broadcast Union
ATR .................................................. Commonly used abbreviation for Audio Tape Recorder
Audio ............................................... Sound element of a television program, composed of
one or more channels of sound, music, and narration
Bi-phase .......................................... Data encoding format for serial transmission
Cue audio ........................................ Audible information sound track
D1 .................................................... Component digital (4:2:2) videotape format
D2 .................................................... Component digital videotape format
DAC ................................................. Digital to Analog Convertor
Delta-Sigma..................................... Analog to Digital conversion technique
Duplex ............................................. Bi-directional
ECL .................................................. Emitter Coupled Logic
FCC.................................................. Federal Communications Commission (government
agency)
FET .................................................. Field Effect Transistor
Fiber ................................................ Refers to glass core of fiber optic cable
Fiber Optic....................................... Glass transmission cable used in all modern
telecommunications systems
HDTV ............................................... Commonly used abbreviation for High Definition
Television
HDVS ............................................... Commonly used abbreviation for High Definition Video
System
Hybrid .............................................. Electrical component technology
I/O ..................................................... Commonly used abbreviation for Input and Out
interfaces and/or modules
IC...................................................... Commonly used abbreviation for Integrated Circuit
LED .................................................. Light Emmitting Diode
Monaural ......................................... Single audio channel