This glossary has advanced definitions of many products and terms.
SW-21, SW-44, SW-64
Multi-sat switches used by DISH Network systems. The first numbers references the number of satellite input connections and the second number indicates how many receivers that switch can accommodate. Switches can be confusing to setup and configure properly. You local service technician can help you determine what you have and or need, If you do not have a local technician please use your national database to locate one in your area

A
Access card
Additional Outlet (A/O)
Alternative Audio
Audio/Video Jacks
Azimuth

B
Bandwidth
Bit
Blackout Area
Byte

C
Check Switch
Clarke Belt
Closed Captioning
Coax Cable

D
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)
DSS
Digital Compression
DirecTV System
DirecTV Receiver
DirecPC
DirecWay
DiSEeqC
DISH Network
DISH Network System
DISH Network Receiver
DISH 500
DISH PRO
Dolby Digital / AC-3 Compatible
Dolby Pro Logic
DTH
Dual LNB
DVB

E
Echostar
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Elevation

F
Features
Feed Horn
Feed Horn

G
Gauge
Geostationary

H
Hard Reset
HDTV

I
Installation
Installer Technician
Interactive TV
IRD (Integrated Receiver Decoder)

K
Kbps


L
L-Band
LNB

M
Matrix Switch
MDU
MPEG2
Multi-satellite dish
Multi-satellite switch
Must Carry

N
National Standards and Testing Program(NSTP)
NTSC
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC):

O
OTA
Off-Air
Orbital Slots
Oval Dish

P
Pay Per View (PPV)
Parental Lockout
Pixelization
Program Guide
PVR

Q
Quad LNBF

R
Rain fade
Rating Level
Rating Limit
Receiver
Remote Extender
RG-59
RG-6
R/F connectors

S
S-Video Jack
Satellite
Satellite Dish
SBCA
Solar Outage
Splitter
Sports Subscription
Spot Beam
System Test
SW-21, SW-44, SW-64

T
Transponder
Twin 500 LNB
UHF Remote
Widescreen
Incorrect typos:
SW21,SW44,SW64, SSW, SWW, W, S, aW, wW, eW, dW, xW, zW, Sq, S2, S3, Se, Ss, Sa, SW

 

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