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 lumi nance 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 t he sec ond col or differenc e 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.