terminology

[Chalkywhite]

Hi, Having been a member for a few years i did have a starview box which was really easy to get set up,(its now a good bookend),but after nagravision 3 was rolled out ive not a box of any sort until recently ive thought about getting a xtrend et9200,with the help of a few member im on my way to getting set up again and looking forward to what i can learn,however sometimes i dont understand a lot of the terminology and was thinking could someone ( a kind member who has a bit of time ) maybe post a thread just explaining some of the terminology in owning a reciever of any sort,even something like explaining what EPG is to what a VIX image is.This would be so helpful not only to myself but i suppose could help other members who have joined and are looking for help and advice,i thank you in advance. Geordiewhite,:

[Shady]

EPG = Electronic Programme Guide: basically a tv guide on your telly.

IMAGE: The software that is FLASHED onto the box, kind of like an operating system on a pc

Flashing: The process of placing an image onto a receiver, generally via a null modem cable or sometimes with a usb stick or over a network.

NULL MODEM CABLE : a cable that goes between your pc and your box to send images to the box.

FTP: File Transfer Protocol.. does what it says on the tin, a way of transferring files from your pc to your box, for instance you 'ftp a boquet to your dream box'

BOUQUET: A way of organising channels into their relative categories, for instance, sespn would go into the 'sports' bouquet

LNB.. Low Noise Block, the box at the end of dish arm. a satellite dish bounces satellite signals onto this, and the signal travels down COAX cable to your box

COAX: wire that transmits satellite/terrestrial or cable transmissions,


CCCAM/OSCAM/MGCAM etc.. software that sreads information from a satellite encryption card, used in most instances in CARDSHARE.

CARDSHARE (C/S). Again, the clues in the name, literally sharing the info from a card that enables decryption of pay tv.

CLINE (patsy, sealion): Line of text that enables the above mentioned cams to communicate with the cam at the providers end.

By no means does this cover all the lingo, but it a start

[Chalkywhite]

Great Shady thanks, thats a great start maybe more members can add more input then it could all be put on a post to help members like myself, thanks again

[patkins]

diseqc - Google Search
Diseqc switch. Can be had in 2, 4, 8 or the rarer 16 set up allowing the user to imput from 2,4,8 or 16 satellites from multi feed LNB's or dishes to one output to have 2, 4, 8 or 16 satellites on one receiver.
I have found using these, which are not that expensive, that you can have all the satellites channels on your receiver together enabling you to choose your own favorites from each satellite and grouping them together as opposed to a motorized system where you have to direct your dish to your chosen satellite to watch your favorite from there.

http://www.google.ie/search?q=diseqc&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sUcXT4jJFsK7hAfIy6WVAw&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=905#hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=multi+lnbs&pbx=1&oq=multi+lnbs&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=517715l524296l0l529876l10l10l0l1l1l0l462l1925l0.7.1.0.1l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=e7c7a4984e4eeaa8&biw=1280&bih=905

Multi LNB's.

[Shady]

Firmware: The same as images, when talking about linux boxes, dreambox, vu duo etc they are commonly reffered to a images... Non linux boxes, such as openbox, spiderbox, etc, it is reffered to as Firmware

T and K : Brackets for mounting a satellite dish on, thought of as the best way to mount a dish by the majority of the community.. called t and k because they resemble these letters

[Shady]

one more.. (they keep popping into my head when im sat on the shithouse )

picons: little pictures that are used in menu banners or on oled displays on some recievers.. generally showing the channel logo of the channel you are watching
such as this on the oled display of a dm800


or this on a dm500 search and scan banner

[patkins]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sksyX32PPMc]How to: Fit an F-connector on a Coaxial-Cable in 3 steps. - YouTube[/ame]

[cablefreejunkie]

How to: Fit an F-connector on a Coaxial-Cable in 3 steps. - YouTube

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