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Sound reproducer

US4933768A · kind A · utility

34Cited by
4References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1989
Grant dateJun 12, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S7/302
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A television receiver includes a volume control circuit (4) for controlling levels of sound signals corresponding to a left channel, a right channel, a center channel and a surround channel and speakers (6 to 10) corresponding to these channels. The television receiver further comprises a test tone circuit (11; 18), a microcomputer (14) and a character display circuit (16). The test tone circuit (11; 18) supplies a test tone of a prescribed frequency sequentially to the speakers (6 to 10) through the volume control circuit (4). The microcomputer (14) provides a command to the character display circuit (16) so that a CRT 17) displays which speaker is currently supplied with the test tone as well as volume levels of the respective speakers.

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