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Glossary

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1760 Series Component Waveform/Vector Monitor User Manual

Waveform Monitor

A specialized oscilloscope that plots

voltage versus time to evaluate television signals.

Y

Abbreviation for luminance.

Y,

I, Q

The set of CAV signals specified for the NTSC sys-

tem; Y is the luminance signal, I is the first color difference
signal and Q is the second color difference signal.

Y, P

B

, P

R

A version of Y, R--Y, B--Y specified for the

SMPTE analog component standard.

Y, R--Y, B--Y

The general set of CAV signals used in the

PAL system; Y is the luminance signal, R--Y is the first color
difference signal and B--Y is the second color difference sig-
nal.

Zero Carrier Reference

A pulse in the vertical interval

which is produced by the demodulator to provide a reference
for evaluating depth of modulation.