CONTENTS

 1     General
 2     Basic design
        2.1     Start/source/program identification
        2.2     Modes of operation
 3     Design and construction
 4     Parameters
        4.1     Received level (insertion gain)
        4.2     Frequency/attenuation distortion (frequency response)
        4.3     Distortion
        4.4     Signal-to-noise ratio
        4.5     Compandor linearity
        4.6     Expanded noise
 5     Stereo parameters
        5.1     Interchannel difference in gain and phase
        5.2     Interchannel crosstalk and circuit transposition
 6     Equipment characteristics – Sending unit
 7     Equipment characteristics – Receiving unit
        7.1     Input impedance: > 20 kohms
        7.2     Minimum accuracy and range
 8     Operating equipment
Annex A – Measurement sequence for monophonic sound-programme circuits
Annex B – Measurement sequence for stereophonic pairs of sound-programme circuits
Annex C – Measurement sequence for medium band sound-programme circuits
Annex D – Measurement sequence for narrow-band (telephone type) circuits
Annex E – Measurement sequence for narrow-band (telephone-type) circuits used for sound-programme transmissions which are fitted with compandors
Annex F – Measurement sequence for the CMTT three-level test signals (without station announcement) for the alignment of international sound-programme connections
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