Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets
EN 113LC4.31E AA 9.
transmitted within the first 25 lines
during the Vertical Blank Interval (VBI)
uP Microprocessor
VA Vertical Acquisition
VL Variable Level out: processed audio
output towards external amplifier
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
VGA Video Graphics Array; 640x480 (4:3)
WD Watch Dog
WYSIWYR What You See Is What You Record:
record selection that follows main
picture and sound
XTAL Quartz crystal
Y Luminance signal
Y/C Y consists of luminance signal,
blanking level and sync; C consists of
chroma (colour) signal
YPbPr This is a scaled version of the YUV
colour space. Y= Luminance, Pb/Pr=
Colour difference signals B-Y and R-Y,
other amplitudes w.r.t. to YUV
YUV Colour space used by the NTSC and
PAL video systems. Y is the luminance
and U/V are the colour difference
signals