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Optimod-Surround 8685 V1.0 Operating Manual - Orban

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TECHNICAL DATA ORBAN MODEL <strong>8685</strong><br />

dBu decibel voltage measurement. 0 dBu = 0.775V RMS. For this application, the dBm-into-<br />

600Ω scale on voltmeters can be read as if it were calibrated in dBu.<br />

DI digital input<br />

DJ disk jockey, an announcer who plays records in a club or on the air<br />

DO digital output<br />

DOS Microsoft disk operating system for IBM-compatible PC<br />

DSP digital signal processor (or processing). May also refer to a special type of microprocessor<br />

optimized for efficiently executing arithmetic.<br />

EBU European Broadcasting Union<br />

EBS Emergency Broadcasting System (U.S.A.)<br />

EMI electromagnetic interference<br />

ESC escape<br />

FCC Federal Communications Commission (USA regulatory agency)<br />

FDNR frequency-dependent negative resistor⎯an element used in RC-active filters<br />

FPGA Field-programmable gate array<br />

FET field effect transistor<br />

FFT fast Fourier transform<br />

FIFO first-in, first-out<br />

G/R gain reduction<br />

HF high-frequency<br />

HP high-pass<br />

IC integrated circuit<br />

IM intermodulation (or “intermodulation distortion”)<br />

I/O input/output<br />

ITU International Telecommunications Union (formerly CCIR). ITU-R is the arm of the ITU dedicated<br />

to radio.<br />

JFET junction field effect transistor<br />

LC inductor/capacitor<br />

LCD liquid crystal display<br />

LED light-emitting diode<br />

LF low-frequency<br />

LP low-pass<br />

LVL level<br />

MHF midrange/high-frequency<br />

MLF midrange/low-frequency<br />

MOD modulation<br />

N&D noise and distortion<br />

N/C no connection<br />

OSHOOT overshoot<br />

PC IBM-compatible personal computer running a Microsoft Windows® operating system<br />

PCM pulse code modulation<br />

PIC A family of small microprocessors often used for embedded systems<br />

PPM peak program meter<br />

RAM random-access memory<br />

RC resistor/capacitor<br />

REF reference<br />

RF radio frequency<br />

RFI radio-frequency interference<br />

RMS root-mean-square<br />

ROM read-only memory<br />

SDI / HD-SDI serial data interface and high-definition serial data interface — a family of SMPTE standards<br />

allowing audio, video, and ancillary data to be multiplexed together and conveyed via<br />

75 ohm coaxial cable or optical fiber at speeds up to 3 Gb/sec.

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