SMPTE RP 160-1997

This practice defines the physical characteristics of an interface using three parallel channels for the interconnection of equipment operating with analog component HDTV signals. For SMPTE 240M-1995, the signals carried across this interface have a scanning structure of 1125 lines, 60.00 fields per second, 16:9 aspect ratio, and 2:1 interlace. This interface is also appropriate for HDTV signals having other scanning structures.
The intended uses of this interface are:
- to interconnect the elements of parallel analog HDTV video subsystems which use the same component sets within larger component islands or plants. Component HDTV editing and post-production suites are examples of such subsystems;
- to interconnect equipment into complete, self-contained HDTV analog component systems of relatively small size.
This practice applies to signals carried on the connectors described in 7.1 and may not apply to component signals carried on other types of connectors. The practice also defines the preferred component video signals across the interface, including their waveform structure and levels.