IEC TS 62312-1-1:2008

IEC/TS 62312-1-1
Edition 1.0 2008-03
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
Guideline for synchronization of audio and video –
Part 1-1: Measurement methods for synchronization of audio and video
equipment and systems – General

IEC/TS 62312-1-1:2008(E)
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IEC/TS 62312-1-1
Edition 1.0 2008-03
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
Guideline for synchronization of audio and video –
Part 1-1: Measurement methods for synchronization of audio and video
equipment and systems – General

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
PRICE CODE
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ICS 33.160.01 ISBN 2-8318-9647-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3

INTRODUCTION.5

1 Scope.6

2 Normative references .6

3 Terms and definitions .6

4 Measuring conditions.6

4.1 General conditions .6
4.1.1 Power supplies .6
4.1.2 Environmental conditions.7
4.2 Specific conditions .7
4.3 General settings .7
4.4 Specific settings .7
5 Measurement methods .8
5.1 General block diagram .8
5.2 Test signal source and test signal .8
5.2.1 General .8
5.2.2 Signal generator .8
5.2.3 Test disc.8
5.3 EUT.9
5.3.1 Equipment .9
5.3.2 Compound equipment.10
5.4 Measuring instruments .11
5.4.1 General .11
5.4.2 Measurement of signal .11
5.4.3 Measurement of reproduced signal.11
5.4.4 Specific requirement.12

Annex A (informative) Assessment of the result of measurement .13

Bibliography.14

Figure 1 – General block diagram for measurement .8
Figure 2 – Audio and video device .9
Figure 3 – Source device .10
Figure 4 – Display device.10
Figure 5 – Recorder device.10
Figure 6 – Compound equipment .11
Figure 7 – Measurement of reproduced signal .12

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GUIDELINE FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO AND VIDEO –

Part 1-1: Measurement methods for synchronization

of audio and video equipment and systems –

General
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Technical specifications are subject to review within three years of publication to decide
whether they can be transformed into International Standards.
IEC 62312-1-1, which is a technical specification, has been prepared by IEC technical
committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment.

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The text of this technical specification is based on the following documents:

Enquiry draft Report on voting

100/1270/DTS 100/1316/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this technical specification can be found in

the report on voting indicated in the above table.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

The list of all the parts of IEC 62312, under the general title Guideline for synchronization of
audio and video, can be found on the IEC website.
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A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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INTRODUCTION
Audio and video equipment processes or reproduces the input signals of audio and video,

then outputs these signals in various forms. Audio and video equipment needs time to

process or reproduce the input signal. This time depends on the signal format, the

architecture of equipment and the design of equipment. Hence audio and video equipment

may have different output delays for audio and video signals, and this causes unsynchronised

audio and video outputs.
This Technical Specification is the general part of the measurement method for that time

difference between audio and video outputs. The other subparts of IEC/TS 62312-1 describe

specific measurement methods for specific audio and video equipment.

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