Design, maintain, and troubleshoot DTV equipment and signals

This practice-focused resource provides broadcast engineers and technicians with a complete technical manual for DTV broadcast and equipment.

• Details and annotates key DTV broadcast standards
• Covers the technical parameters that drive DTV system performance
• Offers clear explanations of the functions and capabilities of all major DTV system components

 

Table of Contents

Section 1: The Road to Digital Television
A Brief History of Television
Digital Television in the U.S.
Section 2: Fundamental Video Principles
Principles of Color Vision
The CIE Color System
Application of Visual Properties
Essential Video System Characteristics
The Principles of Video Compression
Section 3: Fundamental Audio Principles
The Physical Nature of Sound
Sound Propagation
The Physical Nature of Hearing
Audio Compression Systems
Section 4: Fundamental Transmission Principles
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Propagation
Longley-Rice Propagation Model
Modulation Systems and Characteristics
Section 5: Digital Television Standards
The ATSC DTV System
Video Compression and Decompression
DTV Audio Encoding and Decoding
DTV Transport System
Understanding ATSC/MPEG Syntax Tables
DTV Program and System Information Protocol
Multiple Transmitter Networks
DTV Satellite Transmission
DTV Data Broadcasting
Section 6: DTV Implementation Considerations
Video Production Issues
Audio Production Issues
Digital System Architecture
SUBJECT INDEX
INDEX OF FIGURES AND TABLES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR