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Jargon Buster
Manufacturing - Car Audio
Car Audio jargonHead Units
Auto Blank Skip Function allowing a head unit to fast-forward or rewind past blank periods on a tape
Automatic Volume Control Function allowing the volume to increase with the vehicle' s speed
Auto reverse A feature of a cassette player where the direction of tape travel changes automatically
Autostore Allows the user to automatically store the strongest stations as presets
Balance Left/right balance control
EON Enhanced Other Networks - advanced function that interrupts RDS bulletins from other local stations
Fader Front/rear balance control
Full logic Advanced auto reverse tape deck where fast forward is always forwards and rewind is always rewind
Intro scan Plays the first 10 seconds of every track
Loudness Boosts low frequencies, but at the expense of high frequencies
Noise reduction Various methods for reducing the level of background noise, e.g. Dolby
PLL Phase Locked Loop - keeps tuner from seeking stronger frequencies
Pre-amp Controls the volume and tone, the output from which is fed to an amplifier
Presets Stations that can be stored for recall
PTY Programme Type - allows stations to be grouped by type (pop, rock, classical, news etc.)
RDS Radio Data System - Only available on FM, it displays the station name, delivers traffic information and switches to news broadcasts, can display the time and can find the best frequency for the station you are listening to
TP/TA Traffic Programme/Traffic Announcement
Amplifiers & Crossovers:-
Bandpass A filter that transmits a particular frequency band and attenuates frequencies that lie on both sides of that band.
Bridgeable to Mono Function allowing two outputs on a stereo amplifier to be combined to produce a more powerful mono signal
Crossover A filter which is able to separate out high and low frequencies to allow them to be sent to different amps or speakers
Gain Signal amplification, expressed in decibels (dB)
MOSFET Amplifier power supply designed for improved performance
OHM The measurement of electrical resistance
PMPO Peak Power or Maximum Power Output that can be sustained for a short time from an amplifier. Not generally regarded as the industry standard.
Pre-Amp Output (pre-out) An output on the head unit enabling an amplifier to be added
RMS Root Mean Square - the benchmark for measuring an amplifier's output over a sustained period of time
Signal To Noise Ratio Ratio of background hiss to the full output power
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Bass Low audio frequencies
Bass Reflex See Ported
Coaxial Speakers with separate cones within the same unit which give better sound quality than full range speakers
Components Separate speakers with a crossover that are generally regarded to give the best sound quality as they can improve the Staging
Cone The sound-making part of a loudspeaker that moves back and forth in the air
Driver Another word for a speaker
Dual cone Speakers with two cones, usually one glued to the other
Enclosure An enclosure designed to improve the performance of a loudspeaker - also known as a box
Free-Air A type of subwoofer which works best in free air, using the boot as an enclosure
Full Range Single cone speakers that produce the full range of frequencies
High Pass Filter Filter that removes the lower frequencies from the signal and is often used with a tweeter. Also known as a capacitor or bass blocker.
Low Pass Filter Filter that removes the higher frequencies from the signal and is often used with a subwoofer
Midrange As the name suggests, frequencies in the middle of the frequency range
3-way A speaker system made up of three different types of drivers
Tweeters Speakers that reproduce the higher frequencies (treble), they are generally fairly small
2-way A speaker system with two types of drivers (see also COAXIAL)
Sub Bass The 'thumping rumble' in a system
Subwoofers Large speakers designed to produce the low frequencies, designed to be used in a cabinet, tube or free-air application
Voicecoil A small coil of wire positioned close to a magnetic field in the speaker. When electrical current is fed into the voicecoil, the coil will move back and forth. When the cone of a speaker is fastened to the voice coil, the cone will move.
Miscellaneous:-
DIN Stands for German Industrial Standard and describes a standard dash slot for a head unit or a multi-pin connector used in instead of a RCA connector
DSP Digital Sound (Signal) Processor - essentially a graphic equaliser with presets, which allows the user to programme particular tonal presets
Hertz The measurement of frequency, usually written as Hz or kHz (kilohertz)
MDF Medium Density Fibreboard - used for building bass enclosures and the like
RCA jacks The coaxial connectors used to link components
SPL Sound Pressure Level - the amount of volume produced in decibels
Staging The direction that the listener believes the sound is coming from
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