Abstract:
A degaussing circuit used in a color television receiver includes a positive temperature coefficient resistor connected in series with the degassing coil, and in addition includes a circuit coupled with the filament winding of the receiver for applying a current through the coil in phase opposition to the current through the positive temperature coefficient resistor. The opposition current is of a magnitude equal to the residual current through the positive temperature coefficient resistor to reduce the current in the degaussing coil to zero after the degaussing operation is complete.
Abstract:
IN AN AUTOMATIC BRIGHTNESS CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A COLOR TELEVISION RECEIVER USING DIRECT DEMODULATION OF THE COLOR AND BRIGHTNESS SIGNALS, THE SIGNALS PRESENT ON THE BASE AND EMITTER OF THE GREEN NPN OUTPUT TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIER ARE COMPARED BY CONNECTING THEM ACROSS THE BASE-EMITTER PATH OF A PNP TRANSISTOR, AND WHENEVER THE NPN TRAMSISTOR IS CUT OFF, INDICATIVE OF A BLACK LEVEL SIGNALS, THE PNP COMPARISON TRAMSISTOR IS RENDERED CONDUCTIVE. THE COLLECTOR OF THE COMPARISON TRANSISTOR IS CONNECTED THROUGH AN INTEGRATING CIRCUIT, THE OUTPUT OF WHICH IS USED TO VARY THE DC OPERATING LEVELS OF THE THREE DRIVER AMPLIFIERS IN A CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM.
Abstract:
The circuit includes means to develop a parabolic signal at the vertical sweep frequency for controlling the bias on the output device in the horizontal sweep system. The polarity of the signal is such as to cause increasing conduction of the device towards the top and bottom of the raster and since the output device mainly controls scan on the right side of the raster, this serves to increase distortion on the right side in order to approach the greater distortion which normally appears on the left side. The circuit further includes means to simultaneously correct the distortion on both sides and straighten the raster.