[QuadList] Pink Panther Pulse

[J. Mitch Hopper]

I believe the Modulated Pedestal test signal was developed by Tektronics in the early days of color transmission.
The Pink Panther nickname comes from the 3 bands of progressively higher amplitude color on a 50% luminance as it appears on a monitor - pink-ish.
Many of the common TV test signals had their own little nicknames.  Grayscale - chip chart; 15 step gray scale - staircase; etc etc.

Anybody know of more? 

The RCA TR-70 had a sampling circuit called the Hamlet Pulse Generator in the CATC looking for a colorburst. "To pulse or not to pulse, that is the question!"
That appeared in the training manuals for the 70A and the 61.

J. Mitch Hopper
Custom Video Systems Co.
Rochester, IL
217-498-8438
id at brainmist.com

It's been lovely but I have to scream now.

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  From: Steve Burgess 
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  Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:34 PM
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  Anyone know why the figure of the Modulated Pedestal Signal in the VPR-80 Service Manual (Part II Section 3, Video System) in the -03 version of the manual was originally titled Pink Panther Pulse in the -01 version of the manual?

  Recalling the original cartoon series I used to watch as a kid, didn't our character ascend some steps outside a night club or similar in the title sequence?  Maybe that's the connection... 

  Steve


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