<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Garry Shepherd <<a href="mailto:Garry.Shepherd@sait.ca">Garry.Shepherd@sait.ca</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 29 September, 2013 5:25:50 PM MDT<br><b>To:</b> Wayne Watson <<a href="mailto:Wayne.Watson@sait.ca">Wayne.Watson@sait.ca</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>RE: [QuadList] Pink Panther Pulse</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>It's only because the phase of the modulated pulses gave a pink image on a color monitor. As far as the panther goes, I would suspect it was because that was a popular cartoon at the time the signal was introduced and it sounded clever.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Garry Shepherd</span><br><span>Broadcast Systems Technology Instructor</span><br><span>SAIT Polytechnic</span><br><span>1301 - 16 Ave. NW</span><br><span>Calgary, AB</span><br><span>T2M 0L4</span><br><span>403-284-8981</span><br><span>e-mail: <a href="mailto:garry.shepherd@sait.ca">garry.shepherd@sait.ca</a></span><br><span>For information about the SAIT Broadcast Systems Technology program see: <a href="http://broadcast.sait.ca">http://broadcast.sait.ca</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>The SAIT Broadcast Systems Technology (BXST) program and the Western Association of Broadcast Engineers (WABE) need your help to recruit technologists to join our industry. If you want to help please email <a href="mailto:info@wabe.ca">info@wabe.ca</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>________________________________________</span><br><span>From: Wayne Watson</span><br><span>Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 2:59 PM</span><br><span>To: Garry Shepherd</span><br><span>Subject: Fwd: [QuadList] Pink Panther Pulse</span><br><span></span><br><span>This one is all yours !!!!!!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sent from my iPad</span><br><span></span><br><span>Begin forwarded message:</span><br><span></span><br><span>From: Steve Burgess <<a href="mailto:saburgess@btinternet.com">saburgess@btinternet.com</a><<a href="mailto:saburgess@btinternet.com">mailto:saburgess@btinternet.com</a>>></span><br><span>Date: 29 September, 2013 2:34:33 PM MDT</span><br><span>To: "<a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><<a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>>" <<a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><<a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>>></span><br><span>Subject: [QuadList] Pink Panther Pulse</span><br><span>Reply-To: Quad List <<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><<a href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>>></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>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?</span><br><span></span><br><span>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...</span><br><span></span><br><span>Steve</span><br><span>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?</span><br><span></span><br><span>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...</span><br><span></span><br><span>Steve</span><br><span>______________________________________________</span><br><span>Please trim posts to relevant info when replying.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Change subject to reflect thread direction. Thanks.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>Send QuadList list posts to <a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><<a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a>></span><br><span>Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:</span><br><span><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>