Audio/video Cable Installer's Pocket Guide

Includes over 200 illustrations that clarify all the methods, procedures, and tools required to successfully tackle even the most complex (analog, digital audio or video) installation job.

You can cable any kind of audio or video installation--from a professional recording studio to your home theater! Great for everyone from home enthusiasts to professional engineers and technicians, the "Audio/Video Cable Installer's Pocket Guide" puts complete performance specifications for analog and digital audio and video installations in the palm of your hand. The convenient pocket-size is perfect for professionals "in the field" as well as hobbyists tinkering in their basement. Complete, concise, and easy to use and understand, "Audio/Video Cable Installer's Pocket Guide" includes over 200 illustrations that clarify all the methods, procedures, and tools required to successfully tackle even the most complex installation job."Just when I thought Steve Lampen couldn't possibly come up with any new information about wire or cable, he manages a fun and informative new book. His writing style makes dry material actually interesting, detailing a wealth of practical information on the latest in wire and cable technologies. I highly recommend adding this book for your technical library." - Dane E. Ericksen, P.E., CSRTE, Hammett & Edison, Inc.

Part 1 The basics. Part 2 Constructions: the conductor
insulators and dielectric
shielding
jackets
paired cables
coaxial cables. Part 3 Performance specifications: resistance
skin effect
capacitance
inductance
impedance
return loss
exotic specifications
directionality
listening to cables. Part 4 Audio: unbalanced analog (consumer)
balanced analog
AES3 digital audio
S/PDIF digital audio
AES3id digital audio
new options for audio
flat cable for audio
using category cables. Part 5 Audio connectors: how to prepare
how to attach. Part 6 Video: analog video
surveillance
consumer video
professional broadcast video
composite
component
triax camera cable
digital video
HD video
fibre camera cables
new options for video
using category cables. Part 7 Video connectors: how to prepare
how to attach. Part 8 Control cables: RS-422, RS 485. Part 9 Category 5, 5e, 6 and beyond. Part 10 Audio installations. Part 11 Video installations. Part 12 Grounding.