Automatic gain control
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsAlan Chin Leong Yeo, Kam Choon Kwong, Mieu Ngan Pang, Hwee Bun Tan
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Abstract
In a method of automatic gain control for both TV and FM radio signals, the TV and FM radio signals are controllably amplified (AGC-AMP) to obtain amplifier output signals, the amplifier output signals are tuner processed (F, MIX, IF-AMP) to obtain tuner output signals, the tuner output signals are applied as control signals (T-AGC) to the controllable amplifier (AGC-AMP), a bandwidth of a thus formed AGC loop being wide enough for a TV channel, and the tuner output signals are narrow-band filtered (CF) to obtain narrow-band filtered signals having a bandwidth substantially corresponding to a bandwidth of an FM radio channel.
Claims12
A method of automatic gain control for both TV and FM radio signals, comprising:
- controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals to provide amplifier output signals;
- tuner processing the amplifier output signals to provide tuner output signals;
- applying the tuner output signals as control signals for controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals, a bandwidth of a thus formed AGC loop being wide enough for a TV channel;
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- IF processing the tuner output signals to obtain further control signals for controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals.
A method of automatic gain control for both TV and FM radio signals, comprising:
- controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals to provide amplifier output signals;
- tuner processing the amplifier output signals to provide tuner output signals;
- applying the tuner output signals as control signals for controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals, a bandwidth of a thus formed AGC loop being wide enough for a TV channel;
- IF processing the tuner output signals to obtain further control signals for controllably amplifying the IV and FM radio signals;
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- selectively coupling the further control signals for controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals.
A method of automatic gain control for both TV and FM radio signals, comprising:
- controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals to provide amplifier output signals;
- tuner processing the amplifier output signals to provide tuner output signals;
- applying the tuner output signals as control signals for controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals, a bandwidth of a thus formed AGC loop being wide enough for a TV channel;
- narrow-band filtering the tuner output signals to obtain narrow-band filtered signals having a bandwidth substantially corresponding to a bandwidth of an FM radio channel;
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- FM demodulating the tuner output signals to obtain further control signals for controllably amplifying the TV and FM radio signals.
A receiving apparatus for both TV and FM radio signals, comprising:
- a controllable amplifier for the TV and FM radio signals that is configured to provide amplifier output signals;
- a tuner that is configured to process the amplifier output signals to provide tuner output signals, wherein the tuner output signals are operably coupled as control signals to the controllable am lifter a bandwidth of a thus formed AGC loop being wide eunuch for a TV channel;
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- an IF stage that is configured to process the tuner output signals to provide further control signals for the controllable amplifier.
A receiving apparatus for both TV and FM radio signals, comprising:
- a device that includes:
- a controllable amplifier for the TV and FM radio signals that is configured to provide amplifier output signals;
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- a tuner that is configured to process the amplifier output signals to provide tuner output signals;
- wherein the tuner output signals are operably coupled as control signals to the controllable amplifier, a bandwidth of a thus formed AGC loop being wide enough for a TV channel;
- an IF stage that is configured to process the tuner output signals to provide further control signals for the controllable amplifier;
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- a switch that is configured to selectively couple the further control signals to the controllable amplifier.
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