SECTION ONE - GENERAL
1 Scope
2 Object
3 Environment and test conditions
SECTION TWO - VIDEOTAPE CASSETTE
4 Mechanical parameter
4.1 Cassette dimension
4.2 Identification of cassettes
4.3 Tape lengths, thickness and play times
4.4 Face of magnetic coating
4.5 Datum planes
4.6 Window and labels
4.7 Identification holes
4.8 Leader/trailer tape
4.9 Reels
4.10 Lid
5 Video tape specification
5.1 Base
5.2 Width
5.3 Width fluctuation
5.4 Reference edge deviation
5.5 Tape thickness
5.6 Transmissivity
5.7 Offset yield strength
5.8 Magnetic coating
5.9 Coating coercivity
5.10 Oxide orientation
SECTION THREE - HELICAL RECORDINGS
6 Tape speed
7 Record location and dimension
8 Helical track record curvature
8.1 Tolerance zones, centrelines
9 Relative positions of recorded signals
10 Gap azimuth
10.1 Cue track, control track, time code track
10.2 Helical track
SECTION FOUR - PROGRAM TRACK DATA ARRANGEMENT
11 Introduction
12 Labelling convention
13 Sector details
13.1 Sync block
13.2 Sync pattern
13.3 Identification pattern
13.4 Data field
13.5 Sector preamble
13.6 Sector postamble
14 Edit gaps
15 Channel codes
16 Magnetization
SECTION FIVE - VIDEO PROCESSING
17 Recorded data
17.1 Recorded lines
17.2 Digital active lines
18 Source precoding
19 Sample labelling
20 Intersector distribution
21 Intrasector shuffling
21.1 Intraline shuffle
21.2 Sector array shuffling
22 Outer code error protection
SECTION SIX - AUDIO PROCESSING
23 Introduction
24 Source coding
25 Source processing
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Segment
25.3 Audio data word processing
26 Interface control words
26.1 Channel use (CHAN) - 4 bits
26.2 Pre-emphasis (PREF) - 4 bits
26.3 Audio data word mode (LNGH) - 4 bits
26.4 Block sync location S MARK 0, S MARK 1-8 bits
27 Processing control words
27.1 Word count (B.CNT) - 4 bits
27.2 Overlap edit (E LAP) - 4 bits
27.3 Sequence (SEQN) - 4 bit
28 User control words (UCW)
29 Outer error protection
30 Inner protection and channel coding
31 Order of transmission to inner coding
32 Sector usage
SECTION SEVEN - CONTROL, CUE AND TIME CODE TRACK RECORDING
33 Control track
33.1 CT signals structure
33.2 CT magnetic orientation
33.3 CT flux level
33.4 Relation CT/helical track
34 Cue track
34.1 Method of recording
34.2 Flux level
34.3 Recorded flux characteristics
34.4 Reproducer flux/frequency response
34.5 Relative timing
35 Time code track
35.1 Method of recording
35.2 Flux level
36 Longitudinal time code recording
36.1 Structure of the time code signal
36.2 Recording characteristics
36.3 Time relationship of time code and digital video
36.4 Longitudinal position of the time code record