PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
MSP 3410 B
Table 3–3: Summary of NICAM 728 sound modulation parameters
Specification
Carrier frequency of digital sound
Transmission rate
Type of modulation
Spectrum shaping
Roll-off factor
Carrier frequency of analog sound
component
Power ratio between vision carrier
and analog sound carrier
Power ratio between analog and
modulated digital sound carrier
UK
Scandinavia/Spain France
6.552 MHz
5.85 MHz
5.85 MHz
728 kBit/s 1 part/million
Differentially encoded quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK)
by means of Roll-off filters
1.0
0.4
0.4
6.0 MHz
FM mono
5.5 MHz
FM mono
6.5 MHz AM mono
terrestric cable
10 dB
13 dB
10 dB
16 dB
10 dB
7 dB
17 dB
11 dB
Table 3–4: Key parameters for German 2-carrier sound system
Sound Carriers
Channel FM1
Intercarrier frequencies
5.5 MHz
Vision/sound power difference
13 dB
Sound bandwidth
Pre-emphasis
Frequency deviation
Sound Signal Components
Mono transmission
mono
Stereo transmission
(L+R)/2
Dual sound transmission
language A
Identification of Transmission Mode on Channel 2
Pilot carrier frequency
Type of modulation
Modulation depth
Modulation frequency
Channel FM2
5.7421875 MHz
20 dB
40 Hz to 15 kHz
50 µs
±50 kHz
mono
R
language B
54.6875 kHz
AM
50%
mono: unmodulated
stereo: 117.5 Hz
dual: 274.1 Hz
ITT Semiconductors
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