OPTIMOD 6300 DIGITAL
RAM
random-access memory
RC
resistor / capacitor
RDS / RBDS
Radio (Broadcasting) Data Service—a narrowband digital subcarrier centered at 57 kHz in
the TV baseband that usually provides program or network-related data to the consumer in
the form of text that is displayed on the radio. Occupied bandwidth is ±2500 Hz.
REF
reference
RF
radio frequency
RFI
radio-frequency interference
RMS
root-mean-square
ROM
read-only memory
SC
subcarrier
SCA
subsidiary communications authorization a non program-related subcarrier in the TV
baseband above 23 kHz (monophonic) or 57 kHz (stereophonic)
S / PDIF
Sony / Philips digital interface
TRS
tip-ring-sleeve (2-circuit phone jack)
THD
total harmonic distortion
TX
transmitter
s
Microseconds. For TV preemphasis, the +3 dB frequency is 1 / (2 ), where is the pre-
emphasis time constant, measured in seconds.
VCA
voltage-controlled amplifier
VU
volume unit (meter)
XLR
a common style of 3-conductor audio connector
XTAL
crystal
6-13
TECHNICAL DATA