EN 61606-3:2008
(Main)Audio and audiovisual equipment - Digital audio parts - Basic measurement methods of audio characteristics - Part 3: Professional use
Audio and audiovisual equipment - Digital audio parts - Basic measurement methods of audio characteristics - Part 3: Professional use
IEC 61606-3:2008(E) is applicable to the basic measurement methods of audio equipment for professional use. The definitions, measuring conditions and methods common to both consumer and professional equipment are described in the IEC 61606-1. This standard contains details of definitions and measuring conditions and methods applicable to professional equipment which differ from those described in IEC 61606-1.
Audio- und audiovisuelle Geräte - Digitale Tonteile - Grundlegende Messverfahren der Audio-Eigenschaften - Teil 3: Professioneller Gebrauch
Equipements audio et audiovisuels - Parties audionumériques - Méthodes fondamentales pour la mesure des caractéristiques audio - Partie 3: Utilisations professionnelles
La CEI 61606-3:2008 s'applique aux méthodes fondamentales pour la mesure des équipements audio à usage professionnel. Les définitions, les conditions et les méthodes de mesure communes aux équipements grand public et professionnels sont décrites dans la CEI 61606-1. Cette norme contient des détails relatifs aux définitions et aux conditions et méthodes de mesure applicables aux équipements professionnels qui sont différentes de celles décrites dans la CEI 61606-1. Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la CEI 61606-1:2009.
Avdio in avdiovizualna oprema - Digitalni avdio deli - Osnovne merilne metode zvokovnih karakteristik - 3. del: Profesionalna uporaba (IEC 61606-3:2008)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2009
Avdio in avdiovizualna oprema - Digitalni avdio deli - Osnovne merilne metode
zvokovnih karakteristik - 3. del: Profesionalna uporaba (IEC 61606-3:2008)
Audio and audiovisual equipment - Digital audio parts - Basic measurement methods of
audio characteristics - Part 3: Professional use (IEC 61606-3:2008)
Audio- und audiovisuelle Geräte - Digitale Tonteile - Grundlegende Messverfahren der
Audio-Eigenschaften - Teil 3: Professioneller Gebrauch (IEC 61606-3:2008)
Equipements audio et audiovisuels - Parties audionumériques - Méthodes
fondamentales pour la mesure des caractéristiques audio - Partie 3 : Utilisations
professionnelles (CEI 61606-3:2008)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61606-3:2008
ICS:
33.160.30 Avdio sistemi Audio systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61606-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2008
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.160.30
English version
Audio and audiovisual equipment -
Digital audio parts -
Basic measurement methods of audio characteristics -
Part 3: Professional use
(IEC 61606-3:2008)
Equipements audio et audiovisuels - Audio- und audiovisuelle Geräte -
Parties audionumériques - Digitale Tonteile -
Méthodes fondamentales pour Grundlegende Messverfahren
la mesure des caractéristiques audio - der Audio-Eigenschaften -
Partie 3: Utilisations professionnelles Teil 3: Professioneller Gebrauch
(CEI 61606-3:2008) (IEC 61606-3:2008)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2008-11-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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Ref. No. EN 61606-3:2008 E
Foreword
The text of document 100/1428/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61606-3, prepared by IEC TC 100, Audio,
video and multimedia systems and equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was
approved by CENELEC as EN 61606-3 on 2008-11-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2009-08-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2011-11-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61606-3:2008 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60268-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60268-3:2000 (not modified).
IEC 61938 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61938:1997 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
IEC 60268-1 - Sound system equipment - HD 483.1 S2 1989
Part 1: General
1) 2)
IEC 60268-2 - Sound system equipment - HD 483.2 S2 1993
Part 2: Explanation of general terms and
calculation methods
1) 2)
IEC 60958-1 - Digital audio interface - EN 60958-1 2008
Part 1: General
1) 2)
IEC 61260 - Electroacoustics - Octave-band EN 61260 1995
and fractional-octave-band filters
1) 2)
IEC 61606-1 - Audio and audiovisual equipment - EN 61606-1 2004
Digital audio parts - Basic measurement
methods of audio characteristics -
Part 1: General
AES11 2003 AES recommended practice for digital audio - -
engineering - Synchronization of digital audio
equipment in studio operations
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.
IEC 61606-3
Edition 1.0 2008-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Audio and audiovisual equipment – Digital audio parts – Basic measurement
methods of audio characteristics –
Part 3: Professional use
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ICS 33.160.30 ISBN 2-8318-1008-6
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Rated values .10
5 Measuring conditions.10
5.1 Environmental conditions .10
5.2 Power supply.10
5.3 Test signal frequencies .11
5.4 Standard settings .11
5.5 Preconditioning .11
5.6 Measuring instruments .11
5.6.1 General .11
5.6.2 Signal generator .11
5.6.3 Signal analyzer.12
6 Measurement methods .16
6.1 Overview .16
6.2 General characteristics.16
6.2.1 Linear response.16
6.2.2 Amplitude non-linearity .21
6.2.3 Noise.26
6.2.4 Interference products.28
6.2.5 Sampling effects.30
6.3 Input/output characteristics .32
6.3.1 Analogue input characteristics .32
6.3.2 Analogue output characteristics.34
6.3.3 Digital input characteristics.35
6.3.4 Digital output characteristics.36
Annex A (normative) Alternative measurement methods .37
Bibliography.41
Figure 1 – Signal generator .11
Figure 2 – Wideband amplitude.13
Figure 3 – In-band amplitude .13
Figure 4 – Out-of-band amplitude .13
Figure 5 – Selective amplitude.13
Figure 6 – Residual amplitude.13
Figure 7 – Weighted amplitude .14
Figure 8 – Gain method .16
Figure 9 – Frequency response method .17
Figure 10 – Maximum input and output amplitude method.18
Figure 11 – Distortion-and-noise method .21
Figure 12 – Distortion and noise versus frequency method .21
Figure 13 – Distortion and noise versus amplitude method .22
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Figure 14 – Individual harmonic distortion method .22
Figure 15 – Total harmonic distortion method .22
Figure 16 – Largest spurious signal method.23
Figure 17 – Intermodulation method.23
Figure 18 – Intermodulation method.24
Figure 19 – Amplitude-dependent gain method .25
Figure 20 – Intrinsic signal modulation products method .25
Figure 21 – Low-amplitude noise modulation method.26
Figure 22 – Idle-channel noise method .26
Figure 23 – Idle-channel noise spectrum method .27
Figure 24 – Dynamic range method .27
Figure 25 – Out-of-band noise ratio method .27
Figure 26 – Channel separation method.28
Figure 27 – Non-linear cross-talk method.29
Figure 28 – Power-line (mains) related products method.30
Figure 29 – Suppression of the aliasing components method .30
Figure 30 – Suppression of imaging components method.31
Figure 31 – Sampling jitter susceptibility method .32
Figure 32 – Analogue full-scale input amplitude method .32
Figure 33 – Overload behaviour method .33
Figure 34 – Common-mode rejection ratio method .33
Figure 35 – Analogue full-scale output amplitude method .34
Figure 36 – Output balance method .35
Table A.1 – Stimulus wavetables .38
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