Tektronix 1760 User Manual
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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.