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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 |
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SC-P Signal Creator (PAL, NTSC
and 625/525 component)
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SC-STD SC-P plus BB and SD options
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SC-DLX configurable SC-P plus
BB, SD and Z options
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525 and 625-line Component Analog Video including GBR, Betacam, M-II, YPBPR
(Y CBCR) and Y/C
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525 and 625-line D1 (Digital 4:2:2)
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525 and 625 line D2 (Composite Digital)
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Memory card storage of signals and setups
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User-friendly menu displays
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Options for Black Burst, including pulse outputs and separate SMPTE bars
output
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Sweep/Zone Pattern generator
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Ten user-defined pre-sets available from front panel, including remote
control of Magni's 700 series automated video signal monitors.
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Creator software for user development and memory card storage of signals
Specifications
Analog Outputs |
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Main and Component Video Outputs: |
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Sampling Rate |
4 times subcarrier |
Accuracy |
10 bits, +/- 0.5 bits |
Luminance Accuracy |
1% |
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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: |
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Timing |
adjustable |
Amplitude Resolution |
8 bits |
Amplitude Accuracy |
2% |
Separate SMPTE Bars Output (NTSC only): |
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Timing |
follows black burst output |
Amplitude Resolution |
8 bits |
Amplitude Accuracy |
1% |
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Digital Outputs (Serial and Parallel) |
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D1 |
8 or 10 bits |
D2 NTSC |
10 bits |
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Reference |
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Internal |
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NTSC |
3.579545 MHz +/- 10 Hz |
PAL |
4.43361875 MHz +/- 5 Hz |
External (two provided) |
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Front Panel Adjustment |
+/- 10 Hz |
Input Impedance |
75 OHM loop-through |
Input Return Loss |
>40 dB to 4.0 MHz |
fsc Lock: |
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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) |
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Amplitude |
2.0 V +/- 0.2 V |
Timing |
adjustable |
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Audio Tone (optional) |
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Frequencies (stereo) |
400 Hz |
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1 kHz |
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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 |
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Environmental |
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Line Voltage Range |
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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 |
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Physical: |
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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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