Includes latest satellite and digital equipment

Covers PAL but also mentions differences for those working with NTSC and other standards

The first edition of this unique 'hands-on' fault-finding book became the guide and mentor for thousands of service technicians and engineers in many countries and was widely adopted as a college text.

Includes latest satellite and digital equipment

Covers PAL but also mentions differences for those working with NTSC and other standards

The first edition of this unique 'hands-on' fault-finding book became the guide and mentor for thousands of service technicians and engineers in many countries and was widely adopted as a college text. In its new and updated form its usefulness is enhanced by five new chapters, including fault diagnosis in digital TV and video equipment, satellite-receiver repair and interfacing/hookup. All the chapters have been newly revised and brought up to date.

• Preface
• Test and diagnostic equipment
• Power supplies
• Line timebase
• Field timebase
• Luminance and decoder
• Tuners and vision receivers
• Audio receiver section
• TV control systems
• Picture tubes
• Teletext decoders
• Video deck mechanics
• System control in VCRs
• Servos and motors
• VCR luminance section
• VCR chroma stages
• VCR audio servicing
• Camera section, clock
• Display and timer circuits
• Dealing with intermittent faults
• Repair techniques
• Safety
• BEAB and BS
• Dealing with MOS semiconductors
• Digital TV
• Symptom index

"'A genuinely practical hands-on guide for service engineers, including a section on the latest digital equipment.' The Engineers Journal, April 2002