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INTERNATIONALSTANDARDIEC60958-1Secondedition2004-03Digitalaudiointerface–Part1:GeneralIEC2004Copyright-allrightsreservedNopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopyingandmicrofilm,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission,3,ruedeVarembé,POBox131,CH-1211Geneva20,SwitzerlandTelephone:[phone]Telefax:[phone]E-mail:[e-mail]:МеждународнаяЭлектротехническаяКомиссия–1–INTERNATIONALELECTROTECHNICALCOMMISSION____________DIGITALAUDIOINTERFACE–Part1:GeneralFOREWORD1)TheInternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC)isaworldwideorganizationforstandardizationcomprisingallnationalelectrotechnicalcommittees(IECNationalCommittees).TheobjectofIECistopromoteinternationalco-operationonallquestionsconcerningstandardizationintheelectricalandelectronicfields.Tothisendandinadditiontootheractivities,IECpublishesInternationalStandards,TechnicalSpecifications,TechnicalReports,PubliclyAvailableSpecifications(PAS)andGuides(hereafterreferredtoas“IECPublication(s)”).Theirpreparationisentrustedtotechnicalcommittees;anyIECNationalCommitteeinterestedinthesubjectdealtwithmayparticipateinthispreparatorywork.International,governmentalandnon-governmentalorganizationsliaisingwiththeIECalsoparticipateinthispreparation.IECcollaboratescloselywiththeInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)inaccordancewithconditionsdeterminedbyagreementbetweenthetwoorganizations.2)TheformaldecisionsoragreementsofIEContechnicalmattersexpress,asnearlyaspossible,aninternationalconsensusofopinionontherelevantsubjectssinceeachtechnicalcommitteehasrepresentationfromallinterestedIECNationalCommittees.3)IECPublicationshavetheformofrecommendationsforinternationaluseandareacceptedbyIECNationalCommitteesinthatsense.WhileallreasonableeffortsaremadetoensurethatthetechnicalcontentofIECPublicationsisaccurate,IECcannotbeheldresponsibleforthewayinwhichtheyareusedorforanymisinterpretationbyanyenduser.4)Inordertopromoteinternationaluniformity,IECNationalCommitteesundertaketoapplyIECPublicationstransparentlytothemaximumextentpossibleintheirnationalandregionalpublications.AnydivergencebetweenanyIECPublicationandthecorrespondingnationalorregionalpublicationshallbeclearlyindicatedinthelatter.5)IECprovidesnomarkingproceduretoindicateitsapprovalandcannotberenderedresponsibleforanyequipmentdeclaredtobeinconformitywithanIECPublication.6)Allusersshouldensurethattheyhavethelatesteditionofthispublication.7)NoliabilityshallattachtoIECoritsdirectors,employees,servantsoragentsincludingindividualexpertsandmembersofitstechnicalcommitteesandIECNationalCommitteesforanypersonalinjury,propertydamageorotherdamageofanynaturewhatsoever,whetherdirectorindirect,orforcosts(includinglegalfees)andexpensesarisingoutofthepublication,useof,orrelianceupon,thisIECPublicationoranyotherIECPublications.8)AttentionisdrawntotheNormativereferencescitedinthispublication.Useofthereferencedpublicationsisindispensableforthecorrectapplicationofthispublication.9)AttentionisdrawntothepossibilitythatsomeoftheelementsofthisIECPublicationmaybethesubjectofpatentrights.IECshallnotbeheldresponsibleforidentifyinganyorallsuchpatentrights.IEC60958-1,edition2hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalArea4,Digitalsysteminterfaces,ofIECtechnicalcommittee100:Audio,videoandmultimediasystemsandequipment.ThissecondeditionofIEC60958-1cancelsandreplacesthefirsteditionpublishedin1999andconstitutesatechnicalrevision.AllchangesintroducedinthissecondeditionofIEC60958-1intendtoclarifythestructureandtherelationshipbetweenallofIEC60958seriesfamilies.Abrieflistofchangesinclude:•AnnexBhasbeenaddedtoexplainthedefinitiongivenin5.3withrelationofthefamiliesoftheIEC60958series.Clause5.3isalsoaddedtothisdescription.•AnnexChasbeenaddedtoexplaintherelationshipoftheIEC60958seriesfamilies.•AnnexDhasbeenaddedasanexplanationforadatatransmissionotherthanlinearPCM.•Subclause5.4hasbeenaddedtodefinecategorycodeappliance.•ABibliographyhasbeenadded.–2–-859061(4002:CEI)ECONTENTS1Scope...............................................................................................................................42Normativereferences........................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions.......................................................................................................44Interfaceformat................................................................................................................64.1Structureofformat...................................................................................................64.2Channelcoding........................................................................................................74.3Preambles.............................................................................................................