UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN ELECTRONICS SCIENCE
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

Semester VI - Paper XIV - Television and Engineering

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Unit-1

Elements of a TV System : Picture Transmission and Reception-Sound Transmission and Reception. Synchronization, Receiver Controls, Colour Television. Image Continuity, Number of Scanning Lines, Scanning-Sequential-Interlaced Picture Tubes- Monochrome-Color Picture tubes.

Unit-2

Television Broadcasting : Television Transmitter, Camera Tubes-Image OrthiconPlumbicon -Vidicon, Vestigial Side Band (VSB)Transmission, Composite Video Signal, Positive and Negative Modulation Standards of Television System - CCIR-B Standards.

Unit-3

Television Receivers : Block Diagram of Monochrome receiver- Separation and reproduction of sound-Intercarrier Sound System-Video Amplification -Contrast and Brightness Controls. Separation of Sync Signals-Sweep Circuits, Horizontal and Vertical Oscillators and Amplifiers, S-band -Hyper band Tuners.

Unit-4

Colour Television: Colour Television System-Fundamental concepts of a Three Colour System.
Additive and Subtractive Colours, Compatibility with Monochrome and Vice-Versa, Three Colour Picture Tubes. Colour TV Transmission and Reception. Remote control functions and Advanced Television Systems.

Unit-5

Video Systems : Video Tape Recorders, Transverse and Helical Scanning SystemsQuadruplux Head Recoding and Playback Systems-VCRJVCP-Video Discs-VCD,VCD Playback System.

Books for study and reference

1 Monochrome and Colour television, R.R.Gulati, New Age International
2. Colour TV Principle & Practice, R.R.Gulati, New Age international.
3. Basic Television Principle & Servicing, Bernard Grob,McGraw Hill.
4. Television and Video Engg., A.M.Dhake, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co.,