EN 61834-5:1998

FOREWORD
1 General
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Normative reference
  1.3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
2 Data structure of the character information system
  2.1 Topic
  2.2 Topic unit
  2.3 Page unit
  2.4 Topic header, page header
  2.5 Text unit and text data
3 Packs for the character information system
  3.1 TOPIC/PAGE HEADER pack
  3.2 TEXT HEADER packs and TEXT packs
  3.3 Packs for positioning data
  3.4 TEXT flag
4 Full mode
  4.1 Main topics and optional topics
  4.2 Menu topic
  4.3 TOC topic
5 Simple mode
6 Presentation
  6.1 Displaying area
  6.2 Display mode
  6.3 Character space
  6.4 Display format and character size
  6.5 Active position
7 Coding
  7.1 The structure of the 8-bit code
  7.2 Control codes
  7.3 Code extension techniques
  7.4 Coding of DRCS data
  7.5 Coding of DCS data
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

Specifies the character information system which is applicable to the whole recording system of the helical-scan digital video cassette using 6,35 mm magnetic tape. Provides the method of recording characters in many languages and moreover provides easy operation for users.