ABBREVIATIONS USED IN CRT TV
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ABL
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Automatic Brightness Limiter
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AC
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Alternating Current
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ACC
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Automatic Chroma Control
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AF
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Audio Frequency
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AFC
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Automatic Frequency Control
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AFT
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Automatic Fine Tuning
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AGC
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Automatic Gain Control
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AM
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Amplitude Modulation
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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APC
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Automatic Phase Control
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APC
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Automatic Picture Control
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A/V
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Audio-Video
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AVC
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Automatic Volume Control
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BAL
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Balance
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BPF
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Bandpass Filter
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B-Y
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Blue-Y
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CATV
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Community Antenna Television (Cable TV)
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CB
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Citizens Band
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CCD
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Charge Coupled Device
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CCTV
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Closed Circuit Television
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Ch
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Channel
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CRT
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Cathode Ray Tube
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CW
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Continuous Wave
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DC
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Direct Current
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DVM
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Digital Volt Meter
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EIA
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Electronics Industries Association
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ESD
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Electrostatic Discharge
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ESD
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Electrostatically Sensitive Device
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FBP
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Feedback Pulse
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FBT
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Flyback Transformer
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FF
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Flip-Flop
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FM
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Frequency Modulation
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FS
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Fail Safe
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GND
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Ground
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G-Y
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Green-Y
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H
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High
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HF
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High-Frequency
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HI-FI
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High Fidelity
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IC
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Inductance-Capacitance
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IC
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Integrated Circuit
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IF
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Intermediate Frequency
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I/O
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Input/output
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L
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Left
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L
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Low
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LED
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Light Emitting Diode
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LF
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Low Frequency
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MOSFE
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Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor-Field-Effect-Tr
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MTS
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Multi-channel Television Sound
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NAB
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National Association of Broadcasters
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NEC
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National Electric Code
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NTSC
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National Television Systems Committee
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OSD
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On Screen Display
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PCB
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Printed Circuit Board
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PLL
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Phase-Locked Loop
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PWM
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Pulse Width Modulation
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QIF
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Quadrature Intermediate Frequency
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R
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Right
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RC
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Resistor & Capacitor
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RF
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Radio Frequency
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R-Y
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Red-Y
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SAP
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Second Audio Program
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SAW
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Surface Acoustic Wave(Filter)
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SIF
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Sound Intermediate Frequency
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SMPS
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Switching Mode Power Supply
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S/N
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Signal/Noise
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SW
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Switch
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TP
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Test Point
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TTL
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Transistor Transistor Logic
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TV
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Television
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UHF
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Ultra High Frequency
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UL
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Underwriters Laboratories
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UV
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Ultraviolet
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VCD
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Variable-Capacitance Diode
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VCO
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Voltage Controlled Oscillator
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VCXO
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Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator
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VHF
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Very High Frequency
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VIF
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Video Intermediate Frequency
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VR
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Variable Resistor
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VTR
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Video Tape Recorder
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VTVM
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Vacuum Tube Voltmeter
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TR
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Transistor
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