C
C and HX Pro systems
132–3
C-I-V-I-L
39
Cable broadcasting
171 , 241 , 269 , 301–5
Cables, loudspeakers
64
Cache memory
248–9
see alsoStatic RAM
CAD
272
Caesium-133 atom
210
Calculators
57 , 169 , 260–1 , 265
block diagrams
261
definition
260–1
Caller-ID feature of cordless phones
322
Camcorders
141 , 318–19
Camera tubes
139–65 , 319
Cameras, video mode
319
Canon
276 , 279 , 294
Capacitance
29–35 , 39–42 , 45–6 , 70–4
Capacitive reactance
29–30
Capacitors
23 , 29–35 , 38 , 39–42 , 43–4 , 53–9 , 70–4 , 83 , 105–12 , 178–83 , 249 , 333
see alsoPassive components
definition
29–30 , 70
notation
29–30 , 83
quartz crystals
41–2
resistors
32–5
Carrier frequencies
72–4 , 101–12 , 134–5 , 141–65 , 267–70
Cars
computers
265 , 285 , 324
digital radio
116 , 309
GPS
324
keys
325
mobile phones
320
remote controls
324–5
Casio Waveceptor watch
210
Cassettes
63–4 , 69 , 128 , 131–4 , 241 , 242 , 318–19
see alsoTape…
definition
128
historical background
128
noise concepts
131–4
Cathode ray tubes (CRT)
16 , 19 , 71 , 86 , 92–3 , 139–49 , 151–65 , 183 , 265 , 270–1 , 273 , 311 , 313–18
see alsoRaster ; television ; Vacuum tubes
color television
160–5 , 270–1
definition
139–40 , 145–9
digital television
183
materials
146–7
obsolescence
149 , 161 , 183
principles
146–9
Cathode terminals
42–6 , 146–9 , 162–5
Cat's whiskers, rectification of radio waves
100
CD-i full motion videos
241
CD-R
236 , 306
CD-ROM
171 , 224 , 233 , 235–6 , 257 , 265 , 274–5 , 282 , 287 , 290–1 , 293 , 306
CD-RW
236 , 306
Cells
6–12
see alsoBatteries
Cellular phones
seeMobile phones
Centronics connectors
275–6
Charge-coupled devices (CCDs)
140–1 , 145 , 156–65
Charging, capacitance
32–5
Check sums
220–1
Chrominance signal, definition
162–4
Cinema sound
122 , 128–31 , 223 , 241
block diagrams
128–30
digital recording
131
historical background
128–9
hum problems
130–1
Circuit diagrams
26–8 , 83–5 , 186–7
definition
83–4
dots
28 , 84
gates
186–7
Circuitry, reading list
329–30
CMOS
51 , 248 , 288
Codecs
293–4
Coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (COFDM), definition
304–5 , 309
Coding, digital television
297–300
Coherent requirements
225–8
Coherers
99
Coils of wire
23 , 35–7 , 105–8 , 124–8 , 148–9 , 162–5 , 313–14
see alsoInductors
Collectors
47–53 , 58
see alsoTransistors
Color bars, definition
158–9
Color burst
158–9 , 164–5
Color carriers
152–4 , 270–1
Color displays
150–1 , 159–65 , 183 , 270–3 , 318–19
plasma screens
151
Color killer
164
Color printing
276–9
Color signals
134 , 158 , 270–1 , 298–300
Color sync
158
Color television
31 , 103 , 113 , 152–3 , 154–65 , 200–1 , 270–1 , 298–300 , 304 , 305 , 319
analog receiver circuits
161–5
block diagrams
156 , 162–4
definition
154–8 , 161–4
first commercial transmissions
155 , 158–9
historical background
154–61
NTSC color systems
156–9 , 163–4 , 304 , 319
PAL color systems
156 , 159 , 163–5 , 298–300 , 304 , 319
SECAM color systems
156–9
tubes
160–5
Color-codes for resistors
25–6 , 333
Color-difference signals
156–65
Color-stripe tubes
160–5
Combinational circuits
57 , 185–201 , 203
see alsoDigital… ; Gates
Combined scanner/printer units
276 , 279
Command-line instructions (CLIs), definition
285–6
Commodore
286
Commutators
11–14 , 43
see alsoDynamos
Compact discs (CDs)
21 , 45 , 63–4 , 69–71 , 86–8 , 120 , 128 , 131–6 , 169–83 , 223–42 , 257–9 , 265 , 274–5 , 282 , 287 , 290–1 , 293 , 306–7 , 318
see alsoDigital recording
advantages
170–1 , 223–42
CD-R
236 , 306
CD-ROM
171 , 224 , 233 , 235–6 , 257 , 265 , 274–5 , 282 , 287 , 290–1 , 293 , 306
CD-RW
236 , 306
complexities
170
compression systems
237–8
constant velocity recording
223–4
control channels
233
correction methods
223–4 , 225–6 , 228–9 , 231–5
definition
170–1 , 223–4
distortion figures
63
dust/scratches
225–7 , 229
error controls
223–4 , 225–6 , 228–9 , 231–5
frames
227–33 , 318
historical background
223–4 , 236–9 , 307
laser beams
170–1 , 224–8 , 233–4
modulation methods
223–4 , 228–33
optical system
224–8
P to Q channels
233
performance considerations
235
Philips/Sony system
223–4 , 228 , 236–7
production methods
233–4
recording methods
170–1 , 223–42 , 318
“Red Book”
228
servomotor systems
225–8
spiral tracks
225 , 236
stereo
227–8
Companders
133
see alsoNoise
Comparators
91–2
Components
layout diagrams
79–80
reading list
330
Composite video signals
144–5 , 152–4
Compression
73 , 120–4 , 172–3 , 237–42 , 294–5 , 297–300 , 307–9 , 318 , 319 , 320–2
see alsoEqualization ; JPEG ; MP3 ; MPEG
critique
238
definition
121 , 237–8 , 297
Computer monitors
71 , 86 , 143 , 148 , 150–1 , 160–1 , 257–9 , 263–5 , 270–4 , 284–5 , 293–4
see alsoGraphics cards ; VDUs
analog monitors
271 , 273
block diagrams
86 , 263–4
definition
270–1
interlacing
143–4
Computer-assisted drawing
80
Computers
20–1 , 59 , 71 , 80 , 86 , 90–2 , 143 , 148 , 150–1 , 160–1 , 171 , 198 , 224 , 233 , 235–6 , 243–61 , 263–80 , 281–95 , 306 , 330
see alsoBuses ; Memory ; Microprocessors ; Operating systems ; Software
8–4–2–1 binary system
175–83
asynchronous transmissions
181
backups
288
block diagrams
86 , 90–2 , 243–4 , 257–8 , 263–4
cars
265 , 285 , 324
CD-ROM
171 , 224 , 233 , 235–6 , 257 , 265 , 274–5 , 282 , 287 , 290–1 , 293 , 306
construction issues
281–95 , 330
definition
263–4 , 281
DVD-ROM
257
guarantees
283
historical background
59 , 246 , 250–1 , 252 , 255 , 263–4 , 266–7 , 272–3 , 275–6 , 284–9
inputs/outputs
257–60 , 263–80
network connections
116–17 , 269 , 281–4
peripherals
71 , 74 , 86 , 143 , 148 , 150–1 , 160–1 , 257–60 , 263–80
pulses
20–1
reading list
330
self-construction options
283–95
USB
182 , 217 , 260 , 275–6 , 279–80 , 287
Conductors
4–22 , 70–1 , 87–8 , 95–6
see alsoSemiconductors
definition
4 , 14–15
ionosphere
96 , 109
types
14–15 , 96
Constant velocity recording
223–4
Construction
concepts
281–95 , 330
reading list
330
Control bus
244 , 250–3 , 263–4
definition
244 , 251
read/write lines
251–2 , 263–4
Control channels, CDs
233
Convergence circuits, color receivers
162–5
conversion
9–11 , 12 , 13–14 , 172–83 , 228–33 , 237–8 , 240–2 , 274–5 , 294–5 , 297–300 , 307–9 , 317 , 320–2
block diagrams
178–9
flash (very high-speed) converters
179–80 , 299–300
Copper telephone lines, replacement plans
302
Cordless phones
321–2
Core, definition
36
Corel Draw
293
Correction methods
131–4 , 218–21 , 223–4 , 225–6 , 228–9 , 231–5 , 297 , 300–5
see alsoError controls
Cosine, definition
32
Coulombs
30
see alsoCapacitance
Counter/timer instruments
209–10
Counting actions
57 , 173–83 , 185 , 203–21
see alsoFlip-flop circuits ; Sequential…
definition
57 , 203–4
digital voltmeters
210–14
frequency meters
208–10
CPLD chip
216–17
Cross-interleave Reed–Solomon code (CIRC)
223 , 229 , 231–2 , 297
Cross-over distortion
63–4
Crucial
283
Crystals
4 , 7 , 15 , 41–2 , 47 , 99–100 , 103–8 , 112 , 208–12 , 229 , 246 , 323–4
see alsoGalena… ; Holes ; Transistors
rectification of radio waves
99–100 , 103–8
superstitious nonsense
47
Current electricity, definition
1–2
Cut-off, definition
146–7
CUTS standard
267
Cutters
120–4 , 170–1
Cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
221 , 232
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