Signal Creator-Multi Format Test Signal Generator for NTSC and PAL

The ability to generate signals for virtually any television format from a half-rack instrument and to change from one signal to another instantaneously, can be yours with the Signal Creator 

 
Signal Creator

 
 
  • SC-P Signal Creator (PAL, NTSC and 625/525 component)
  • SC-STD SC-P plus BB and SD options
  • SC-DLX configurable SC-P plus BB, SD and Z options
  • 525 and 625-line Component Analog Video including GBR, Betacam, M-II, YPBPR

  • (Y CBCR) and Y/C
  • 525 and 625-line D1 (Digital 4:2:2)
  • 525 and 625 line D2 (Composite Digital)
  • Memory card storage of signals and setups
  • User-friendly menu displays
  • Options for Black Burst, including pulse outputs and separate SMPTE bars output
  • Sweep/Zone Pattern generator
  • Ten user-defined pre-sets available from front panel, including remote control of Magni's 700 series automated video signal monitors.
  • Creator software for user development and memory card storage of signals
Specifications
Analog Outputs  
Main and Component Video Outputs:  
Sampling Rate 4 times subcarrier
Accuracy 10 bits, +/- 0.5 bits
Luminance Accuracy 1%
   
Differential Phase 0.5o
Differential Gain 0.5%
2T Response <1% overshoot
SC/H Phase 0.0 +- 5o
Bandwidth -0.1 dB at 5 MHz; -1.0 dB at 6 MHz
Output Impedance/Return Loss 75 OHM / 40 dB to 5 MHz
Delay Differential within 5 ns
Black Burst Outputs:  
Timing adjustable
Amplitude Resolution 8 bits
Amplitude Accuracy 2%
Separate SMPTE Bars Output (NTSC only):  
Timing follows black burst output
Amplitude Resolution 8 bits
Amplitude Accuracy 1%
   
Digital Outputs (Serial and Parallel)  
D1 8 or 10 bits
D2 NTSC 10 bits
   
Reference  
Internal  
NTSC 3.579545 MHz +/- 10 Hz
PAL 4.43361875 MHz +/- 5 Hz
External (two provided)  
Front Panel Adjustment +/- 10 Hz
Input Impedance 75 OHM loop-through
Input Return Loss >40 dB to 4.0 MHz
fsc Lock:  
Frequency 3.579545 MHz +/- 20 Hz; 4.43361875 MHz +/- 20 Hz
Phase Shift +/- 1o (reference amplitude +/- 3 dB)
Over-Temperature +/- 3o
Synlock Jitter <10 ns
Burst Lock Jitter <0.2o
Pulse Outputs (Subcarrier, Composite Sync, Composite Blanking)  
Amplitude 2.0 V +/- 0.2 V
Timing adjustable
   
Audio Tone (optional)  
Frequencies (stereo) 400 Hz
  1 kHz
  10 kHz, or variable
Frequency Tolerance +/- 1%
Total Harmonic Distortion 0,+4,+8,+26 dBm, unbalanced, into 600 OHM
Sweep 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Digital Outputs Conform to AES bus specifications
   
Environmental  
Line Voltage Range  
115 Vac 90-132 Vac
230 Vac 180-250 Vac
Line Frequency 47-63 Hz
Power Consumption 75 W, typical configuration
Operating Temperature 0o to 50oC
Storage Temperature -55o to + 7o C
Operating Altitude to 15,000 feet
Storage Altitude to 50,000 feet
   
Physical:  
Width 8.5 in. (216 mm)
Height 5.25 in. (133 mm)
Depth 16.4 in. (417 mm)
Weight 10 lbs (4.5 kg)
Circuit Board Capacity 5 Maximum
 

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Prof. Feruccio Platoni
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06053 Deruta (PG) - Italy
Tel (39) 075 878 8003
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