Audio/Video Professional's Field Manual

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ISBN: 9780071372091

ISBN-10: 0071372091

ISBN-13: 9780071372091

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jerry Whitaker

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This text provides a basic tutorial of audio engineering and a context for the reference material. Most of the book is given over to reference data, organized by topic and usage, also included is a listing and referencing of all major standards and protocols.

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 12/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 558
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Jerry Whitaker is Vice President of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Washington, D.C. He was previously President of Technical Press, a consulting company based in the San Jose area. Whitaker has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for over 30 years, with specialization in communications. He has lectured extensively on the topic of electronic systems design, installation, and maintenance. He is the former editorial director and associate publisher of Broadcast Engineering and Video Systems magazines, and a former radio station chief engineer and television news producer. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast…

Preface	p. xi
The Principles of Electronics Reviewed	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Magnetic Effects	p. 1
Conductors and Insulators	p. 2
Direct Current (dc)	p. 3
Alternating Current (ac)	p. 3
Electronic Circuits	p. 3
Circuit Analysis	p. 5
Static Electricity	p. 6
Magnetism	p. 7
Electromagnetism	p. 7
Magnetic Shielding	p. 7
Electromagnetic-Radiation Spectrum	p. 8
Low-End Spectrum Frequencies (1 to 1000 Hz)	p. 9
Low-End Radio Frequencies (1000 to 100 kHz)	p. 9
Medium-Frequency Radio (20 kHz to 2 MHz)	p. 9
High-Frequency Radio (2 to 30 MHz)	p. 9
Very High and Ultrahigh Frequencies (30 MHz to 3 GHz)	p. 10
Microwaves (3 to 300 GHz)	p. 10
Infrared, Visible, and Ultraviolet Light	p. 10
X-Rays	p. 10
Passive Circuit Components	p. 10
Resistors	p. 11
Wire-Wound Resistor	p. 11
Metal Film Resistor	p. 11
Carbon Film Resistor	p. 11
Carbon Composition Resistor	p. 11
Control and Limiting Resistors	p. 12
Resistor Networks	p. 12
Adjustable Resistors	p. 12
Attenuators	p. 12
Capacitors	p. 13
Polarized Capacitors	p. 13
Nonpolarized Capacitors	p. 14
Film Capacitors	p. 14
Foil Capacitors	p. 15
Electrolytic Capacitors	p. 15
Ceramic Capacitors	p. 15
Polarized-Capacitor Construction	p. 15
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors	p. 16
Tantalum Electrolytic Capacitors	p. 16
Inductors and Transformers	p. 16
Losses in Inductors and Transformers	p. 17
Air-Core Inductors	p. 18
Ferromagnetic Cores	p. 18
Shielding	p. 18
Diodes and Rectifiers	p. 18
The pn Junction	p. 19
Zener Diodes and Reverse Breakdown	p. 20
Current Regulators	p. 21
Varistor	p. 21
Indicators	p. 21
Active Circuit Components	p. 23
Vacuum Tubes	p. 23
Bipolar Transistors	p. 23
NPN and PNP Transistors	p. 24
Transistor Impedance and Gain	p. 24
Transistor Configurations	p. 25
Switching and Inductive-Load Ratings	p. 25
Noise	p. 26
Field-Effect Transistors	p. 27
FET Impedance and Gain	p. 28
Integrated Circuits	p. 28
Digital Integrated Circuits	p. 29
Linear Integrated Circuits	p. 29
Operational Amplifiers	p. 29
Current and Voltage Ratings	p. 29
Analog and Digital Circuits	p. 30
Single-Stage Transistor/FET Amplifier	p. 30
Impedance and Gain	p. 32
Common-Base or Common-Gate Connection	p. 33
Common-Collector or Common-Drain Connection	p. 34
Bias and Large Signals	p. 34
Digital Circuits	p. 36
Binary Coding	p. 37
Combinational Logic	p. 37
Logic Device Families	p. 38
Diode-Transistor Logic (DTL)	p. 38
Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL)	p. 39
NMOS and PMOS	p. 41
Complementary MOS (CMOS)	p. 41
Emitter-Coupled Logic (ECL)	p. 42
Scaling of Digital Circuit Packages	p. 43
Representation of Numbers and Numerals	p. 43
Nibble	p. 43
Byte	p. 44
Word	p. 44
Negative Numbers	p. 44
Floating Point	p. 44
Compare	p. 45
Jump	p. 45
Errors in Digital Systems	p. 45
Error Detection and Correction	p. 45
Error Concealment	p. 47
References	p. 47
Bibliography	p. 48
Reference Data, Tables, and Figures	p. 49
The Physical Nature of Sound	p. 50
The Audio Spectra	p. 57
Architectural Acoustic Principles and Design Techniques	p. 64
Light, Vision, and Photometry	p. 77
Color Vision, Representation, and Reproduction	p. 83
Optical Components and Systems	p. 99
Digital Coding of Audio/Video Signals	p. 102
Microphone Devices and Systems	p. 111
Sound Reproduction Devices and Systems	p. 119
Electron Optics and Deflection	p. 135
Video Cameras	p. 139
Monochrome and Color Image Display	p. 142
Audio/Video Recording Systems	p. 159
Audio/Video Production Standards, Equipment, and Design	p. 174
Film for Video Applications	p. 195
Audio/Video Compression Systems	p. 200
Audio/Video Networking	p. 208
Digital Broadcast Transmission Systems	p. 220
Frequency Bands and Propagation	p. 234
Radio/Television Transmission Systems	p. 251
Radio/Television Transmitting Antennas	p. 280
Radio/Television Receivers and Cable/Satellite Systems	p. 293
Audio/Video Signal Measurement and Analysis	p. 311
Standards and Practices	p. 318
Standard Units and Conversion Ratios	p. 323
Standard Electrical Units	p. 323
Standard Prefixes	p. 325
Common Standard Units	p. 325
Conversion Reference Data	p. 326
Dictionary of Audio/Video Terms	p. 353
Common Terms	p. 358
Bibliography	p. 421
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. 423
General Electronics Terms	p. 423
Bibliography	p. 458
Reference Documents by Subject	p. 459
Introduction	p. 459
Audio	p. 459
Principles and Sound and Hearing	p. 459
The Audio Spectrum	p. 462
Architectural Acoustic Principles and Design Techniques	p. 465
Microphone Devices and Systems	p. 465
Sound Reproduction Devices and Systems	p. 467
Digital Coding of Audio Signals	p. 468
Compression Technologies for Audio	p. 469
Audio Networking	p. 470
Audio Recording Systems	p. 472
Audio Production Facility Design	p. 474
Radio Broadcast Transmission Systems	p. 474
Radio Receivers	p. 477
Standards and Practices	p. 478
Video	p. 480
Light, Vision, and Photometry	p. 480
Color Vision, Representation, and Reproduction	p. 481
Optical Components and Systems	p. 484
Digital Coding of Video Signals	p. 484
Electron Optics and Deflection	p. 485
Video Cameras	p. 486
Monochrome and Color Image Display Devices	p. 488
Video Recording Systems	p. 496
Video Production Standards, Equipment, and System Design	p. 498
Film for Video Applications	p. 502
Compression Technologies for Video and Audio	p. 502
Video Networking	p. 505
Digital Television Transmission Systems	p. 507
Frequency Bands and Propagation	p. 513
Television Transmission Systems	p. 515
Television Antenna Systems	p. 518
Television Receivers and Cable/Satellite Distribution Systems	p. 520
Video Signal Measurement and Analysis	p. 524
Standards and Practices	p. 527
Index of Figures, Tables, and Subjects	p. 531
Introduction	p. 531
Index of Figures	p. 531
General Electronics	p. 531
The Physical Nature of Sound	p. 532
The Audio Spectra	p. 533
Architectural Acoustic Principles and Design Techniques	p. 534
Light, Vision, and Photometr	p. 534
Color Vision, Representation, and Reproduction	p. 534
Optial Components and Systems	p. 535
Digital Coding of Audio/Video Signals	p. 535
Microphone Devices and Systems	p. 536
Sound Reproduction Devices and Systems	p. 536
Electron Optics and Deflection	p. 538
Video Cameras	p. 538
Monochrome and Color Image Display	p. 538
Audio/Video Recording Systems	p. 539
Audio/Video Production Standards, Equipment, and Design	p. 540
Film for Video Applications	p. 540
Audio/Video Compression Systems	p. 541
Audio/Video Networking	p. 541
Digital Broadcast Transmission Systems	p. 541
Frequency Bands and Propagation	p. 542
Radio/Television Transmission Systems	p. 542
Radio/Television Transmitting Antennas	p. 543
Radio/Television Receivers and Cable/Satellite Systems	p. 544
Audio/Video Signal Measurement and Analysis	p. 545
Standards and Practices	p. 545
Index of Tables	p. 545
General Electronics	p. 545
The Physical Nature of Sound	p. 546
Architectural Acoustic Principles and Design Techniques	p. 546
Light, Vision, and Photometry	p. 546
Color Vision, Representation, and Reproduction	p. 546
Digital Coding of Audio/Video Signals	p. 547
Sound Reproduction Devices and Systems	p. 547
Electron Optics and Deflection	p. 547
Video Cameras	p. 547
Monochrome and Color Display	p. 547
Audio/Video Recording Systems	p. 548
Audio/Video Production Standards, Equipment, and Design	p. 548
Film for Video Applications	p. 549
Audio/Video Compression Systems	p. 549
Audio/Video Networking	p. 549
Digital Broadcast Transmission Systems	p. 550
Frequency Bands and Propagation	p. 550
Radio/Television Transmission Systems	p. 550
Radio/Television Transmitting Antennas	p. 551
Radio/Television Receivers and Cable/Satellite Systems	p. 551
Audio/Video Signal Measurement and Analysis	p. 552
Standards and Practices	p. 552
Subject Index	p. 553
About the Author	p. 557
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