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  2. Digital television transition - Wikipedia

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    Tanzania: Shut off the last of its analog signals in July 2014. Switched to DVB-T2 [46] [51] Tunisia: Digital broadcasts began in 2010, [52] using DVB-T, then since 2015, using DVB-T2. Analog television was turned off in June 2015. Uganda: Shut off analog signals in 2015. [53] Zambia: Analog shut off on 31 December

  3. Sign-on and sign-off - Wikipedia

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    The sign-off sequence may include some or all of the following stages, but not necessarily in this order: An announcement informing viewers that the station is about to go off-air: it may also include a message of thanks for the viewer's patronage, along with an announcement of the time when the station is scheduled to sign on again.

  4. Blackout (wartime) - Wikipedia

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    Lights can simply be turned off or light can sometimes be minimized by tarring the windows of large public structures. In World War II, a dark blackout curtain was used to keep the light inside. Tarring the windows can mean a semi-permanent blackout status. During the 1940s and 1950s, cities such as Detroit would practise blackout air raid drills.

  5. Standby power - Wikipedia

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    It only occurs because some devices claim to be "switched off" on the electronic interface but are in a different state. Switching off the plug or disconnecting it from the power point can completely solve the problem of standby power. Switching off the power point is effective enough; there is no need to disconnect all devices from the power ...

  6. Start-stop system - Wikipedia

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    A start-stop system off button on a Perodua Myvi. A vehicle start-stop system or stop-start system (also known as S&S, micro hybrid, or micro hybrid electric vehicle (μHEV)) [1] automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

  7. Street light interference phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    A street lamp mounted on a bracket and column A high pressure sodium street light fixture. Street light interference, sometimes called high voltage syndrome, is the claimed ability of individuals to turn street lights or outside building security lights on or off when passing near them. [1]

  8. The Meaning of Hanukkah Goes Beyond Lights and Latkes - AOL

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    Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is joyfully celebrated by Jewish people around the world. Corresponding with the lunisolar calendar, the holiday dates change each year (typically ...

  9. Brownout (electricity) - Wikipedia

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    An unregulated DC supply will produce a lower output voltage. The output voltage ripple will decrease in line with the usually reduced load current. In a cathode-ray tube television, the reduced output voltage will make the screen image smaller, dimmer and fuzzier.