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CCIR System N

CCIR System N is an analog broadcast television system introduced in 1951 and adopted by Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, paired with the PAL color system (PAL-N) since 1980.

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CCIR System N is an analog broadcast television system introduced in 1951 and adopted by Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, paired with the PAL color system (PAL-N) since 1980.123

It employs the 625 line/50 field per second waveform of CCIR Systems B/G, D/K, and I, but on a 6 MHz channel with a chrominance subcarrier frequency of 3.582056 MHz245 (similar to NTSC).

Specifications

The general System N specifications are listed below:64

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See also

See also

Notes and references

  1. Sony Corporation (2014). "Help Guide | On TV color systems". www.sony-asia.com.
  2. Iazbec; Soria; Tulli; Gonzalez (1999). Estudio de las tecnicas de transcodificacion de señales de television PAL-B / PAL-N (in Spanish). Vol. 10. Centro de Informacion Tecnologica. pp. 341–349.
  3. Trappe, Raffael Amadeus (2005). "Worldwide TV Systems (NTSC, PAL, and SECAM)". Paradiso-Design. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  4. Pemberton, Alan (30 August 2012). "World Analogue Television Standards and Waveforms - CCIR Transmission Systems". Pembers' Ponderings. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30.
  5. Recommendation ITU-R BT.470-6 -Conventional Television Systems (PDF). ITU-R. 1998.
  6. Reference Data for Radio Engineers, ITT Howard W.Sams Co., New York, 1977, section 30
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