- A
1080i
1080p
1-2-3 switch
1/4W switch
2 video heads
360-degree protection
4 video heads
5.1 Surround Sound
ABP
A/B test
AC (alternating current)
Accessory Power Delay Circuit
acoustic absorption
acoustics
acoustic-suspension enclosure
acquisition time
active antenna
active leg
active security system
Active Servo Control
actuator
AFNS (Automatic FM Noise Suppressor)
aftermarket
AGC (automatic gain control)
Alert Priority
almanac data
alternator
alternator whine
aluminum voice coil former
AM band
ampere (amp)
amplification
amplifier
amplitude
AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)
analog
angled mounting capability
ANL (automatic noise limiter)
antenna
antenna adapter
anti-falsing technology
anti-hijack system
anti-scan circuitry
arm
arming countdown
ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control Center)
aspect ratio
ASS (Automatic Station Store)
ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation)
ATC (Air Traffic Control)
ATRC (Auto Tuning Reception Control)
ATT (attenuator)
Audio Cruise Mode
audio-only
auto flap face
automatic sorting
automatic squelch
automatic store
auto memory saver
auto mute
Auto-Off Headphones
auto quiet mode
auto reverse
auto tape select
auxiliary (AUX)
auxiliary tape output
aviation band
azimuth
- B
backstrap
backup battery
baffle
balance
band
band-pass enclosure
bank
basket
bass
bass reflex enclosure
battery-low indicator
BBE
bearing (BRG)
beep tone support
birdie
blank skip
Blu-ray
BNC
boomy
Box Sets
box speaker
bright
BSM (Best Stations Memory)
BTM (Best Tuning Memory)
bus
- C
cabin gain
CableCard
Calibration
capacitor
capstan
capture ratio
carjacking
CB
CD changer control
CD/M² (candela meter squared)
CD Text compatibility
cell
cellular
cellular band
cellular mute
center stage
channel
channel 9
channel display
channel lockout
channel scan
channel selector
chirp
cigarette lighter adapter
circuit breaker
citizens band radio
city/highway (CTY/HWY)
Class A
Class AB
Class D
clean
clipping
closed loop
coaxial
code
code verification
coloration
common ground
Communications Act of 1934
Compact Disc 5 Single (CD5 Single)
Compact Disc (CD)
component speaker system
Compu Play
cone
constant-bass circuit
Cont. Avg. (Continuous Average) Power
control module
convenience delay
coordinates
cordless radar detector
counter
count key
course
course made good (CMG)
course over ground (COG)
course to steer
crossfire
crossover (crossover network)
crossover frequency
crosstrack error (XTE/XTK)
CRP (CD Changer Ready Position)
crystal
current
current draw
current sensing
Custom File
cycle
- D
damping
damping factor
Dark Mode (DRK)
data message
data skip
datum
D-Bass
D-Bass II
dB (decibel)
DC (direct current)
deck selector
deck tone memory
dedicated battery
dedicated CD changer
delay
demagnetizer
demodulator
depth
desired track (DTK)
detachable-face security
dew sensor
differential GPS (DGPS)
digital
Digital Cable
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
Digital Television (DTV)
Digital Theater Systems (DTS)
digital-to-analog (D/A) converter
Digital Video Disc (DVD)
Dilution of Precision (DOP)
DIN
DIN and 1/2
dipole
DIP switch
direct-coupled circuitry
direct disc access
direct-frequency tuning
directional
directivity
direct track access
Direct-View (CRT or Tube TVs)
direct wire kit
disarm
disc list
disc memo
disc title memory
dispersion
distance to way point
distinct audio/visual alerts
distortion
Dolby B/C
Dolby Digital
dome-light supervision
dome speaker
door lock/unlock
door trigger
Doppler Shift
double DIN
Double-Floating
driver
DSM (discrete surface mount)
DSP (digital signal processor)
DSSA (Driver's Sound Stage Adjustment)
DualDisc (DD)
dual diversity antenna
dual illumination
dual mode
dual stage
Dual Watch
duplex
duplicate frequency alert
DVD-Audio
DX
dynamic range
- E
Easy-EQ (EEQ)
efficiency
electrolyte
elevation
ELF (extremely low frequency)
eLKameleon
emergency override
enclosure
entry delay
ergonomics
Escape key
ESP (electronic shock protection)
estimated time enroute (ETE)
estimated time of arrival (ETA)
event memory
exit delay
EXT.SP (external speaker jack)
- F
factory preset
fader
false alarm
fan cooling system
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
feature-engaged confirmation
femto
ferrofluid
FIE (Front Image Enhancer)
filter
flap face
flat
floating ground
flush-mount
FM band
FM-modulated changer
forced-air cooling
former
FPD (flat-panel display)
free-air resonance (Fs)
frequency
frequency response
frequency steps
frequency transfer
front-fire speaker
front/rear detection
FSMD (Frequency Specific Mixer Design)
full-frequency LCD
full-logic mechanism
full range
fundamental frequency
fuse
- G
GaAs mixer diode
gain
gasket
glass-break sensor
Global Positioning System (See GPS.)
GOTO
GPS (Global Positioning System)
graphic equalizer
grille
ground
ground loop
guard
- H
handheld
harmonic
harness
H-Bass
HD Built-In Digital Cable Ready
HD Built-In TV
HDMI Cables
HD-Ready TV
HDTV
heading
headphone jack
headroom
head unit
heatsink
HF
High Definition (HD-DVD)
high/low switch
high-pass filter (HPF)
hi-volt RCA preout(s)
hold
hood lock
HOP (highly oriented polyolefine)
horizontal resolution
HS-II tuner
Hz (hertz)
- I
IC (integrated circuit)
ignition-controlled door locking
ignition sensing
imaging
impact sensor
impedance
IMPP (injection-molded polypropylene) Rigilite Cone
independent sensor/display
INDIGO (Indexed Ideal Gain Operation)
inductor
infinite baffle
infrared
infrasonic filter
initialization
input
input sensitivity
INSTALLATION
instant-on
intro scan
Inverse Square Law
inverted channel
invert route
IP-Bus
IR (infrared)
isobaric
- J
J-Link
- K
Ka band (Photo, Wideband, Super-wideband)
Kameleon
K band
Kev-Lite Cone
key lock
key-off pinch roller release
- L
lambda
laser
last-door arming
last-position memory
latitude
LCD (liquid-crystal display)
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TV
LED (light-emitting diode)
LED signal-strength meter
leg (route)
level meters
LF (low frequency)
LIDAR (light detecting and ranging)
light flash
linearity
line-level
lines of resolution
load impedance
lo/DX switch
longitude
loudness
low impedance stability
low-pass filter (LPF)
LSB (lower sideband)
- M
magnet
Magnetic North
mA (milliamperes)
manual channel access
maximum power
maximum power rating
MEHSA (Maximum Efficiency Heat Sink Application)
memory backup
metal/chrome tape selector
MF (medium frequency)
micro
microwave
microwave sensor
mid-bass
midrange
miniDVD
MMS (Multi-Music Scan)
mobile
modulation
module
monitor
mono (monaural)
mono/stereo selector
MOSFET50
MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)
motion sensor
mounting bracket
moving radar
MP3
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
multicolor display
music repeat
music search
mute
mV (millivolt)
- N
nan
navigation
negative feedback
negative LCD
neodymium
NOAA
noise
noise floor
NOMAD (Non-Multiplying Advanced Decision)
nonvolatile
normally closed
normally open
NTSC
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee)
- O
octave
OEM (original-equipment manufacturer)
off-axis
ohm
omnidirectional
on-axis
one-touch weather
on-screen display
open loop
Organic EL Display
OTA (Over the Air) Broadcasts
output
output level
oversampling
- P
pacing
PAL
panic button
Pan & Scan (P&S)
parallel channel receiver
parallel wiring
parametric equalizer
pass-band
passive crossover
passive security system
PA switch
P-Bus
PCS (personal communications systems)
phase
phase noise
photo radar
pico
pinch roller
pin switch
pixel
Plasma
PLL (phase lock loop) tuner
PNS (pulse noise suppressor)
polarity
pole piece
- Q
Q
quartz lock
quartz PLL electronic tuning
- R
radar (radio detecting and ranging)
radar sensor
Radio Intercept
radio text
random play
range
RCA connector
RCA preout(s)
RDS (radio data system)
Real Voice
rearm
Rear- Projection (CRT TVs)
reflections
regulated power supply
relay
remote control
remote radar detector
remote start
remote transmitter
remote-turn-on lead
repeater
reset
resistor
resolution
Resolution
reverberation
RF/FM-modulated (radio frequency)
RF gain
RF (radio frequency)
RF/SIG meter
RMS
RMS power rating
Rotary Commander
rotary encoder
route
RTTY
RX LED
- S
SACD-Hybrid
SACD-SL
Safety Alert
Safety Warning System (SWS)
Santoprene Rubber Surround
Satellite
satellite constellation
satellites
scan
scanner
schematic
scrambler
sealed enclosure
search
selectable attenuator
selectable mode
selectable modulation frequencies
selectivity
self-diagnostic
sensitivity
sensor
series wiring
Set-Top Box (STB)
shock sensor
short circuit
shutdown time
signal
signal processor
signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio)
simplex
siren
skip
slew rate
slope
S/N ratio (signal-to-noise ratio)
soft turn-on
solenoid
solid-state
Sound Control Memory
soundfield
soundstage
SoundTracker System
SPARS
speaker
speaker-level
spectrum
speed over ground (SOG)
spider
SPL (sound pressure level)
SPP (spruce pulp paper)
spurs
squelch
squelch control
S/RF meter
SRS (Sound Retrieval System)
SSIR-EXA tuner
SSIR-EX tuner
starter-kill
station identification
Station Memo
status
steering wheel remote control
stereo
stereo separation
straight-line navigation
Strobe Alert
subwoofer
subwoofer out
Super Audio Compact Disc (SACDs)
Supertuner, Supertuner III
surface mount
Surge Protector
surround
switching power supply U
synthesizer
system resonance
- T
table of contents
Tape Guard
tape head
template
TFT (thin-film transistor)
Thiele-Small Parameters
tight
time alignment
tone control
TOPAZ (Tracking Operation Preamplifier Zone)
total harmonic distortion (THD)
TracBack
tracking
Track Scan
traffic announcement (TA)
TRANS•ana
TRANS•nova
transistor
transport
triaxial
trigger(ed)
trim ring
True North
true stereo high-fi VCP
tuner
turn-on delay
turn-on thump
tweeter
TX LED
- U
UniLink
Universal Media Disc (UM)
Universal Remote
Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
unregulated power supply
user interface
- V
valet switch
Vas (equivalent air compliance)
VCP (video cassette player)
VCR (video cassette recorder)
VEGA-Flex Suspension
velocity made good (VMG)
VHF
Video Home System (VHS)
Vinyl LP
Virtual Prepack Deal (VPD)
VLF
voice coil
voice record/memo
volatile
volt
voltage
voltage sensing
- W
warm
watt
wavelength
way point
Weather Search and Alert
whip
Widescreen Enhanced
Widescreen Format
Widescreen (WS)
wiring harness
woofer
wow and flutter
- X
X-Max
- Y
Yagi
- Z
zero-cross distortion
zone
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