BS EN BRITISH STANDARD 61904:2001 IEC 61904:2000 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 Video recording Helical-scan digital component video cassette recording format using 12,65mm magnetic tape and incorporating data compression (Format digital-L) The European Standard EN 61904:2000 has the status of a British Standard ICS 33.160.40 BSi NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAW BS EN 61904:2001 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 61904:2000 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee EPL/100, Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment, to Subcommittee EPL/100/2, Recording, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. From 1 January 1997, all IEC publications have the number 60000 added to theoldnumber.Forinstance,IEC27-1hasbeenrenumberedasIEC60027-1 For a period of time during the change over from one numbering system to the other, publications may contain identifiers from both systems. Cross-references Attention is drawn to the fact that CEN and CENELEC Standards normally includeanannexwhichlistsnormativereferencestointernational publications with their corresponding European publications. The British Standards which implement these international or European publications may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Find" facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard, having been prepared under the Summary of pages direction of the This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, Electrotechnical Sector Committee, was published pages 2 to 84, an inside back cover and a back cover. under the authority of the The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the Standards Committee and comes into effect on document was last issued. 15June 2001 Amendments issued since publication Date Comments Amd. No. 13255 June 2001 Correction to title on front cover CBSI 06-2001 Corrigendum No. 1 ISBN 0 580 37294 4 EN 61904 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM September 2000 ICS 33.160.40 English version Video recording Helical-scan digital component video cassette recording format using 12,65 mm magnetic tape and incorporating data compression (Format digital-L) (IEC 61904:2000) Videoaufzeichnung Enregistrement video Format d'enregistrement numerique a Videokassettenaufzeichnung mit composantes a cassette a balayage Schragspuraufzeichnung digitaler hélicoidal utilisant la bande magnétique Komponenten-Signale auf Magnetband de 12,65 mm avec compression de 12,65 mm, verbunden mit donnees (Format numerique L) Datenkompression (Digital-L-Format) (CEI 61904:2000) (IEC 61904:2000) ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENELECon2000-06-01.CENELECmembersareboundto comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard thestatus of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member. This European Standard exists inthree official versions (English,French,German).A version in any other notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as t