Appendix A: Characteristics
28 TSG 601 User ManualTable 1: Test Signal Characteristics (Cont.)InformationCharacteristic
Convergence
Amplitude
Pattern
Pulse HAD
See Figures 29 and 30
525 mV (75%)
Crosshatch: 14 horiz./15 vert. lines
225 ± 25 ns
Equalizer SDI Checkfield Per SMPTE RP 178
PLL SDI Checkfield Per SMPTE RP 178
Matrix SDI Checkfield
Field Timing, 625/50
Equalizer
PLL
Field Timing, 525/60
Equalizer
PLL
Per SMPTE RP 178
Lines 24 through 166
Lines 167 through 310
Lines 21 through 141
Lines 142 through 262
Active Picture Markers
Field Timing, 625/50
Vertical limits
Horizontal limits
Field Timing, 525/60
Vertical limits
Horizontal limits
See Figures 31, 32, and 33, and Table 15
Lines 24 and 310
Lines 25 through 309
Lines 21 and 262
Lines 22 through 261
Table 2: Encoding Parameters Characteristic Information
Standards Conformance CCIR rec 601
Coded Signals Y, B–Y, and R–Y
Samples per complete line
Luminance (Y)
Color Difference
(B–Y, R–Y)
525/60; 625/50
858; 864
429; 432
Sampling Structure Orthogonal, line, field, and picture repetitive. R–Y and B–Y
samples co-sited with odd (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.) Y samples in
each line.