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RF modulator, the Glossary

An RF modulator (radio frequency modulator) is an electronic device used to convert signals from devices such as media players, VCRs and game consoles to a format that can be handled by a device designed to receive a modulated RF input, such as a radio or television receiver.^[1]

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Audiovisual connectors
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Adjacent channel

In broadcasting, an adjacent channel is an AM, FM, or TV channel that is next to another channel.

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Adjacent-channel interference

Adjacent-channel interference (ACI) is interference caused by extraneous power from a signal in an adjacent channel.

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Amplitude modulation

Amplitude modulation (AM) is a modulation technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting messages with a radio wave.

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Analog passthrough

Analog passthrough is a feature found on some digital-to-analog television converter boxes.

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Apple II

The Apple II series of microcomputers was initially designed by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), and launched in 1977 with the Apple II model that gave the series its name.

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Audio and video interfaces and connectors

Audio connectors and video connectors are electrical or optical connectors for carrying audio or video signals. RF modulator and audio and video interfaces and connectors are Audiovisual connectors.

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Baseband

In telecommunications and signal processing, baseband is the range of frequencies occupied by a signal that has not been modulated to higher frequencies.

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Broadcasting

Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model.

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Cable television

Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables.

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Carrier wave

In telecommunications, a carrier wave, carrier signal, or just carrier, is a periodic waveform (usually sinusoidal) that carries no information that has one or more of its properties modified (the called modulation) by an information-bearing signal (called the message signal or modulation signal) for the purpose of conveying information.

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CD player

A CD player is an electronic device that plays audio compact discs, which are a digital optical disc data storage format. RF modulator and cD player are consumer electronics.

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Component video

Component video is an analog video signal that has been split into two or more component channels.

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Composite video

Composite video is an baseband analog video format that typically carries a 415, 525 or 625 line interlaced black and white or color signal, on a single channel, unlike the higher-quality S-Video (two channels) and the even higher-quality component video (three or more channels).

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. RF modulator and DVD are consumer electronics.

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DVD player

A DVD player is a device that plays DVDs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards. RF modulator and DVD player are consumer electronics and video hardware.

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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.

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First generation of video game consoles

In the history of video games, the first generation era refers to the video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from 1972 to 1983.

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FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.

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Fourth generation of video game consoles

In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America).

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Frequency modulation

Frequency modulation (FM) is the encoding of information in a carrier wave by varying the instantaneous frequency of the wave.

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Home computer

Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.

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Insertion loss

In telecommunications, insertion loss is the loss of signal power resulting from the insertion of a device in a transmission line or optical fiber and is usually expressed in decibels (dB).

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IPod

The iPod is a discontinued series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first version was released on November 10, 2001, about months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released.

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Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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List of video connectors

This is a list of physical RF and video connectors and related video signal standards.

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Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Dane County.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Milwaukee County.

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Modulation

In electronics and telecommunications, modulation is the process of varying one or more properties of a periodic waveform, called the carrier signal, with a separate signal called the modulation signal that typically contains information to be transmitted.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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NTSC

NTSC (from National Television Standards Committee) is the first American standard for analog television, published in 1941.

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PAL

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.

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Phone connector (audio)

A phone connector is a family of cylindrically-shaped electrical connectors primarily for analog audio signals. RF modulator and phone connector (audio) are Audiovisual connectors.

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A portable media player (PMP) or digital audio player (DAP) is a portable consumer electronics device capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, and video files.

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Radio

Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves.

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Radio frequency

Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around to around.

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RGB color model

The RGB color model is an additive color model in which the red, green and blue primary colors of light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors.

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S-Video

S-Video (also known as separate video, Y/C, and erroneously Super-Video) is an analog video signal format that carries standard-definition video, typically at 525 lines or 625 lines.

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SCART

SCART (also known as italic or italic, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment. RF modulator and SCART are Audiovisual connectors.

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Single-sideband modulation

In radio communications, single-sideband modulation (SSB) or single-sideband suppressed-carrier modulation (SSB-SC) is a type of modulation used to transmit information, such as an audio signal, by radio waves.

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Sup'R'Mod

The Sup 'R' Mod II is an RF modulator which was sold by M&R Enterprises in the late 1970s and early 1980s. RF modulator and Sup'R'Mod are Audiovisual connectors and consumer electronics.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. RF modulator and Television are consumer electronics and video hardware.

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Television channel

A television channel, or TV channel, is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed.

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Transmitter

In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter (often abbreviated as XMTR or TX in technical documents) is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna with the purpose of signal transmission up to a radio receiver.

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Video game console

A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller.

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Videocassette recorder

A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding. RF modulator and videocassette recorder are consumer electronics and video hardware.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_modulator

Also known as Channel 3/4 output, RF Unit, RF adapter, RF modulation, RF out.

RF modulator, the Glossary

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Audiovisual connectors

Video hardware

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