Abstract:
[Object] An audio signal from an audio signal source 2 is amplified in an amplifier 4, and the amplified audio signal is supplied through a loudspeaker line 6 to a plurality of loudspeakers 8 connected in parallel with each other. A test signal from a DSP 10 containing one or both of a frequency near the lowest frequency of the human audio frequency band and a frequency near the highest frequency, is combined with the audio signal in a combiner 13 and supplied to the loudspeaker line 6. Output signals of a current detecting circuit 14 and a voltage detecting circuit 16 disposed in the output of the amplifier 4 are supplied to a DSP 10 to analyze frequency components of the test signal, and a composite impedance of the loudspeakers 8 and the loudspeaker line 6 is computed based on the frequency component analysis. The DSP 10 compares the composite impedance with a threshold value to detect line breakage or decrease in impedance of the loudspeaker line.
Abstract:
Provided is a loudspeaker system capable of easily determining control parameters for controlling the directional characteristics of a speaker set including two or more speaker units. The loudspeaker system is configured to include: a speaker set 11 including two or more speaker units 2; a camera 15 adapted to photograph an acoustic space of the speaker set 11; a monitor 22 adapted to display a camera image 30 photographed by the camera 15; and a directional control parameter generating part 24 adapted to generate directional control parameters providing the directional characteristics of the speaker set 11. The directional control parameter generating parts 24 includes: a target position designation part 101 adapted to, on the basis of user operations, designate target positions 32 on the camera image 30; a directional control angle calculation part 103 adapted to, on the basis of the target positions 32, obtain directional control angles θ with respect to a front direction of the speaker set 11; and a directional control parameter determination part 104 adapted to, on the basis of the directional control angles θ, determine the directional control parameters.
Abstract:
The public address system 1 comprises a transmission medium 4 having a loop shape and a plurality of loudspeakers 3. The transmission medium 4 transmits a transmission signal therethrough in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The transmission signal includes a communication signal having a predetermined frequency range and an audio signal having a different frequency range than the communication signal. The public address system 1 further comprises a first filter unit 51 connected to the transmission medium 4 that is configured to filter the transmission signal to attenuate the communication signal and output the audio signal. The first filter unit 51 is connected to the transmission medium 4 such that the communication signal is prevented from transmission in the first direction while the communication signal and the audio signal are transmitted in the second direction.
Abstract:
A transmitter (1) has an A/D converter (4) that converts an input signal from a microphone (2) into a digital signal of a plurality of bits every predetermined period. An encoder (6) divides the digital signal into blocks, adds a parity bit to each block, and creates a coded signal. A transmitting unit (8) modulates a carrier wave with the coded signal and transmits the modulated carrier wave from an antenna (10). A receiver (12) has two tuning units (18A, 18B). Coded signals outputted from the tuning units (18A, 18B) and related to each other are inputted into a decoder (20). A decoder (20) checks the parity of each block of the corresponding coded signal, selects an error-free block out of the blocks corresponding to the coded signals related to each other, and outputs the block.
Abstract:
[Object] To downsize a power amplifier, while keeping isolation between a transmission line and ground potential. [Means to Realize Object] Two terminals (2a, 2b) of an audio signal source (2) are connected to an input of an isolation input circuit (6). An audio signal developed, being isolated from the input-side, between two output-side terminals (6a, 6b) of the isolation input circuit (6) are inputted to a power amplifying stage (12). The power amplifying stage (12) amplifies the audio signal and outputs it at a high voltage from two output terminals (12c, 12d) to a plurality of loudspeakers (22) without using an insulation transformer. Operating power is supplies to the power amplifying stage (12) from two power supply terminals (20c, 20d) of a DC power supply (14). One (6d) of the terminals of the insulation input circuit (6), one (12d) of the output terminals of the power amplifying stage (12) and one (20d) of the power supply terminals of the DC power supply (14) are connected together to provide a common potential point different from the ground potential.
Abstract:
To provide an oil type discrimination method and an oil type discriminator capable of accurately discriminating a type of oil even when light-shielding components exist in the oil and of preventing in advance erroneous discrimination of a mixture of oil. There are provided step S1 in which the transmission spectrum of near infrared light is measured, step S2 in which the transmission spectrum is converted into an absorbance spectrum, a first discrimination step S3 in which between gasoline type and non-gasoline type is discriminated by comparing the difference in absorbance between two wavelengths existing in the vicinities of respective attribute wavelengths of predetermined chemical bonds with 0.0, step S4 in which the first derivative spectrum of the absorbance is found, a second discrimination step S5 in which a value, which is obtained by multiplying respective first derivative values of absorbance of at least four wavelengths existing in the vicinities of respective attribute wavelengths of predetermined chemical bonds by respective coefficients and further adding a constant to the sum, is compared with 0.0 and thus between regular gasoline and high-octane gasoline is discriminated, and a third discrimination step S6 in which the difference in absorbance between two wavelengths existing in the vicinities of respective attribute wavelengths of predetermined chemical bonds is compared with 0.0 and thus between kerosene and diesel oil is discriminated.