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PMFE-3301 series PAL-to-SECAM transcoders

PROFLEX™ PMFE-3301M series PAL-to-SECAM transcoders provide the digital convertion of the input PAL (625/50) signal into the SECAM (625/50) with 12-bits precision. The PMFE-3301M module occupies one slot in a PROFLEX rack.

Technical specifications

  • Input:
    PAL, 1v at 75 Ohm
  • Outputs:
    Two SECAM outputs, 1v at 75 Ohm

Converter characteristics

PAL comb-filter decoding:

ADC 10-bits at 27 MHz
LUMA frequency response
PAL
0.5dB up to 5.8MHz
return loss better than 40dB at 4.43MHz
diff phase less than 0.2°
diff gain less than 0.2%
SNR, weighted better than 65dB
field tilt less than 0.5%
2T K-factor less than 0.5%

Encoding

SECAM encoding is performed digitally with 12-bits precision.

LUMA channel:

  • SECAM mode frequency response (adaptive notch filter ON) relative to 0,5MHz at 420mV amplitude:
    • 1,0 MHz: ±0,1 dB
    • 2,0 MHz: ±0,25 dB
    • 3,0 MHz: ±0,5 dB
    • 4,0 MHz: –6±2 dB
    • 4,286 MHz: –16±2 dB
    • 4,8 MHz: –3±1 dB
    • 5,8 MHz: ±0,5 dB
  • 2T K-factor: less than 1,5%>
  • SNR: better than 63 dB
  • nonlinearity: less than 1%

CHROMA channel:

  • color difference signal bandwidth: 1,5 MHz
  • unmodulated subcarrier frequency:
    • "red" TV line: 4406,25 ± 1,5 kHz
    • "blue" TV line: 4250,00 ± 1,5 kHz
  • subcarrier nominal deviation:
    • "red" TV line: 280 ± 5 kHz
    • "blue" TV line: 230 ± 4 kHz
  • subcarrier maximum deviation:
    • "red" TV line: 350 ± 10 kHz
    • "blue" TV line: 350 ± 10 kHz
  • clipping level subcarrier deviation:
    • "red" TV line: -506±15...+350±10 kHz
    • "blue" TV line: -350±10...+506±15 kHz
  • unmodulated subcarrier amplitude:
    • "red" TV line: 214 ± 20 mV
    • "blue" TV line: 167 ± 16 kHz
  • color synchronization signal amplitude:
    • "red" TV line: 540 ± 40 mV
    • "blue" TV line: 500 ± 40 mV
  • GOST 7845-92 compliant LF and HF pre-emphasis
  • LUMA-to-CHROMA skew: less than 30ns

General description

PMFE-3301M simplified schematics

PMFE-3301M rear panel

PMFE-3301M frontal panel

Controls

  • MODE - selects a menu entry for editing
  • DOWN/UP – edit a currently selected parameter
    The simultaneous depression of the UP and DOWN buttons resets a selected parameter to it's default value

Indicators

The LED on the frontal edge of the board:

  • INP - input signal presence indicator

The main indicators panel:

  • INP – lit when input mode is being selected
  • OUT – lit when output mode is being selected
  • BLCK – lit when the black level is being preset for the composite video. The ±70mV offset is represented as ±99 units
  • CHR – lit when the chrominance amplitude is being preset for the composite video. The +5/-13dB range is represented as ±99 units
  • GAIN – lit when the luminance amplitude is being preset for the composite video. The +1.8/-2.5dB range is represented as ±32 units
  • VBI – lit when the VBI contents (VITS, VITC, Teletext, etc) pass-through mode is being preset:
    • PAS – VBI contents pass-through is enabled (main input to main output)
    • BLA – VBI contents is blanked
    • REF – VBI contents is restored from the REF input signal
  • VITS – lit when the built-in VITS generator is enabled, lines 17, 18, 330 and 331
  • TEST – lit when the built-in test-pattern generator is being preset:
    • oFF – disabled
    • brh – vertical color bars ON
    • bru – horizontal colo bars ON
    • L 1, L 2, L 3, L 4 – corresponds to the test-pattern I , II , III and IV of VITS being inserted into the active lines

The remote control and management from a PC

All the “PROFLEX” modules are remote controllable from a PC. This facility is available if a rack is fitted with a CPU module (ordered separately).


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