Panasonic Z8 User Manual

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Technical Guide
Colour Television
Z8 Chassis
Circuit Explanations
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction 3.........................................................
2. Block Diagrams 4.....................................................
3. Power Supply 8.......................................................
4. TV Signal, Control and Teletext Processing 15.............................
5. Horizontal Output 28....................................................
6. Vertical Output 29......................................................
7. East-West Correction 30................................................
8. Memory (EEPROM) 31.................................................
9. Colour Output 32.......................................................
10. MSP3415D Audio Signal Processing 34...................................
11. AF Output Stage 41....................................................
12. Appendices 42.........................................................
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1. Introduction
We at Panasonic realise that the service engineer needstounderstandthecircuitry insidetheTVandfor this need, we have produced this Technical Guide.
This Technical Guide contains information for Z8 chassis and should be used in conjunction with the relevant Service Manuals for this chassis.
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2. Block Diagrams
2.1. Control Block Diagram
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2.3. Video and Mono Audio Block Diagram
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2.4. Video and Stereo Audio Block Diagram
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3. Power Supply
ThemainsACvoltageusedforZ8isfed viaconnector E2 situated on the E-Board. From the connector E2 the mains AC power supply is fed via the main TV On/Off switch S801 and line suppression filter L801 before being fed to the standby transformer T801.
At the standby transformer T801 the AC supply splits into two paths.
The first path sees the AC supply being fed to the normally open contact of the standby relay RL801.
The second path has the AC supply being fed viathe windings P2/P1 of the standby transformer T801.
3.1. Standby Power Supply Circuit
The standby transformer T801 has the AC supply as just mentioned being fed via the primary winding P2/P1. The output of the secondary windings S2/S1 of the standby transformer is fed to the bridge rectifier D1201,where theACvoltage is fullrectified. Herethe supply takes two paths.
The first path provides smoothing to the supply via capacitor C1201 before being fed to IC1202 pin 1.
The output at pin 3 is smoothed further by capacitor C1203,and the 5Vstandby supply output is fedto the EEPROM IC1103, the remote control receiver IC1104and theQ-Link circuit. The5V standby supply is also fed to IC1201, where the output at pin 3 is smoothed viaC1204, to provide3.3V standby supply to theUltimateOne Chip(UOC) IC IC601 pin 61, and thereset ICIC1102.This3.3V isalso usedto bias the standby relay control transistor Q1204.
The second path from the bridge rectifier sees the supply voltage being fed via resistor R1202 to the standby relay RL801 and the relay winding to the collector of transistor Q1201. Transistor Q1201, which is controlled by Q1204, is responsible for switching the TV in and out of standby, under the control of the UOC IC IC601 pin 1.
The two supplies mentioned allow the circuits to operate during standby, which is required to process the switch ON command from the remote control or local keys, allowing the TV to be switched out of standby. To reduce the load on the standby transformer T801, a 10V supply is fed from transformer T552 pin 6 via rectifying diode D554, R1209 and D1205, to pin 1 of IC1202.
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3.2. Power Supply Circuit
The STR-F6523, IC801 is used in the Z8 power supply to control and regulate the power supply operation. This device features over-voltage protection and thermalshutdown.The output stageof the IC incorporates a built-in MOSFET switching transistor.
3.3. Operation
The supply voltage for the main power supply circuit is fed via the standby relay RL801 to the bridge rectifier D802 where the AC voltage is fully rectified and smoothed by capacitor C809.
This smoothed DC voltage of approximately 300V then feeds the supply to pin 3 of the switched mode power supply IC IC801, wherethe DC voltage is held at the drain of the internal MOSFET, by its parallel zener diode.
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3.4. Start Up
A start-up circuit is used to start and stop the operations of the control IC IC801 (STR-F6523), by detecting the voltage appearing at the V pin 4.
At start-up, capacitor C810 is charged via R804, which causes the voltage at pin 4 of IC801 to increase. Once V
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The first path follows the current being fed to the winding B1-B2 and back to pin 4 of IC801 via R811 and D805. Once the control circuit starts operation, the voltage at the V
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The secondpath is connected from terminal B1 toP2 ofthe FBT. Thiscausescurrent toflowvia thewinding P2-P1,which providesthe+B supply totheFBT T552 pin 9.
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3.5. Oscillator and Constant Voltage Control Circuit
Theoscillator withinIC801 makesuseof the charging and discharging of internal capacitor C1 (4700pF) and generates pulse signals which turn the internal power MOSFET On and Off. The constant voltage control of a switch mode power supply is performed byfixing theOFF timeof theMOSFET (around50uS) and changing the ON time in the pulse width control operation.
3.5.1. ’ON’Condition and Time
When the switching power MOSFET is ON, C1 begins to charge.
3.5.2. From ’ON’ to ’OFF’
When the voltage on C1 reaches (approx.) 6.5V, the output fromthe oscillatoris reversed, and theinternal switching power MOSFET switches OFF.
3.5.3. ’OFF’Condition and Time
With the power MOSFET now OFF, Capacitor C1 starts discharging through R1, at the fixed time determined by the time constant C1, R1.
3.5.4. From ’OFF’to ’ON’
When C1 voltage has dropped to around 3.7V, the output from the oscillator is reversed again and the power MOSFET again turns ON, thus repeating the cycle.
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3.6. Regulation
The power supply ON time is changed by controlling the the charge current of the internal capacitor C1. D804 is a photocoupler, which provides the drive current to the ’FB’ (Feedback) terminal of IC801 pin 1 via D812 and R806. The photocoupler current varies in response to the output from pin 2 of comparator IC IC802. IC802 pin 1 monitors the +B supply voltage via the zener diode D814 by comparing it with a reference voltage established internally within IC802.
If the AC mains input voltage to the switched mode power supply increases, the+B voltagelevel tendsto rise.This results in anincreased currentflowtotheFB terminal, pin 1 of IC801 via the photocoupler D804, diode D812 and resistor R806. Increasing the rate at which C1 charges, causes the power MOSFET ON time to reduce. This in turn causes the +B level to return to its nominal value.
3.7. Drive Circuit
The drive circuit charges and discharges the capacitance between the gate and the source terminals of theinternalpowerMOSFET, by receiving pulses from the oscillator. The basic circuit configuration is a totem-pole type connection of transistors. Since the maximum sink current (0.3A) canbecomeactiveevenwhentheV than the shutdown voltage, the drive circuit turns off the MOSFET without fail.
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3.8. Protection Circuitry
3.8.1. Over-voltage Protection (OVP)
Over-voltageProtectionisusedtoprotect IC801 if V pin 4 terminal rises to approximately 22V. Although it basically functions as protection for pin 4 against overvoltage, it is also used to protect against overvoltage of the secondary output (in the event of failureofthe regulation,for example).This is because pin 4 is supplied by winding B1-B2 of transformer T802, this voltage being proportional to the output voltage of the secondary side.
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Overcurrent Protection is performed pulse-by-pulse by directly detecting the drain current of the internal power MOSFET. Since the detection voltage is monitored by an internal comparator of IC801, constant temperature stabilisation is also achieved.
The Drain-Source current through the power switching MOSFET is passed via the resistor R809, which developsa voltage across it. The input voltage to IC801 pin 1 (OCP/FB) is passed to an internal comparator. When this input voltage exceeds a pre-determined value,the driveoutputis pulled LOW, resulting in the power MOSFET switching OFF .
3.8.3. Latch
The latch circuit is used to pull the output of the oscillator LOW (switching MOSFET OFF) when the over-voltage protection or thermal shutdown circuits are activated.
In this condition the VINterminal pin4decreases until the shutdown voltage of 10V is reached. At this point pin4begins torise again but whenitreaches thestart up level of 16V, the latch circuit continues to stop the drive. When the latch is on, V anddecreases withinthe range 10Vto16V,asshown in the above diagram, and is prevented from rising normally.
Cancellation of the latch circuit operation is achieved by restarting the AC input tothe circuit afterswitching off the TV.
3.8.4. Thermal Shutdown
This circuit triggers the latch when the body temperature of the IC exceeds 140 temperature is sensed by the control IC, but also works against overheating of the MOSFET, as both are mounted on the same lead frame.
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3.9. Secondary Supplies
On the secondary side, the transformer T802 supplies the following voltages:
: +12V to supply the horizontal driver stage. : +20V to supply the East/West correction IC
IC701.
: +27V to supply the audio output IC IC251.
3.9.1. +12V Supply
The signal from pin 16 of T802 is rectified by diode D851 and smoothed by capacitor C856. The 12V supply voltage is then applied to the horizontal driver transformer T553 via diode D501 and resistor R503. During start-up, the 12V supply feeds the horizontal stageas mentioned. However,whenthewholepower supply is up and running normally,the supply voltage fromthesecondary of T802isnolongerrequired. The horizontal stage now takes its 12V supply from the FBT T552. This is required to reduce the load on the secondary and provide drive current to thehorizontal driver transformer T553.
3.9.2. +20V Supply
The signal from pin 14 of T802 is rectified by diode D853 and applied to the series regulator IC702 to supply +20V to the East/West circuit (model dependant).
3.9.3. +27V Supply
The signal from pin 14 of T802 is rectified by diode D853 and applied to the emitter terminals of transistors Q851 and via resistor R855 to Q852. This voltage to Q852 is fed via the emitter/collector junction. At the same time, the signal from pin 13 of T802 is rectified by diode D852 to provide a voltage of +27V, which is fed to the audio output IC IC251.
This supply voltage of +27V however is too large for theabove mentionedICs whenunder load and sothe supply voltage has to be reduced. As the load on the above ICs increases, the voltage drop across R856 increases causingthe baseof Q851 to become more negative with respect to its emitter. With Q851 conducting the base bias of Q852 becomes more positive with respect to its emitter, thus causing the supply voltage to the ICs to be reduced. Howeverby reducingthe supply voltagetoIC251, the
output power is also reduced. This is compensated forbytheincreased current flowviaR853/ R854.This in turn ensures that the output power of theICs is not affected.
3.10. Voltage Supplies
3.10.1. +12V Supply
The +12V supply is output from transformer T552 pin 4andis rectified by diodeD553. This rectifiedvoltage issmoothedbycapacitorC566before beingfedto the vertical output IC IC451 pin 6. The +12V supply also feedsthehorizontaldriver transformer T553 viadiode D510 and resistor R503.
3.10.2. -12V Supply
The -12V supply is output from transformer T552 pin 5andisrectifiedbydiodeD559.This negativevoltage issmoothedbycapacitorC564before beingfedto the ground terminal pin 1 of the vertical output IC IC451.
3.10.3. +10V Supply
A supply of approximately 10V is output from transformer T552 pin 6, and fed to diode D554. This rectified voltagesignal isthen smoothed bycapacitor C554 before being fed to the series regulator IC852 and the standby voltage regulator IC1202.
3.10.4. +8V Supply
The 8V supply is derived from the 10V supply line which is fed to the series regulator IC852 pin 1. The output of IC852 pin 3, smoothed by capacitor C857, is used to supply 8V to the TV control processor IC IC601, RGB output stage (Y-Board) via connectors E8 and Y2 pin 6, sound processor IC2001 and SECAM IF audioswitching IC IC201 (French models only). IC852 also supplies the 5V series regulator IC IC851.
3.10.5. +5V Supply
The 5V supply is derived from the 8V supply line which is fed to IC851 pin 1. The output at pin 3, smoothed by capacitor C851, is used to supply 5V to the tuner, reset IC IC1105 and the sound processor IC2001 (model dependant).
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4. TV Signal, Control and Teletext Processing
The TDA9350/60/80 series IC601 used on Z8 chassis, is a one chip solution in TV processing. The Philips Ultimate One Chip (UOC) IC combines the functions of a TV signal processor and teletext decoder as well as an embedded microcontroller
used to perform control processing. The TV signal and teletext processing stages will be looked atlater. First, the control processing stage of the UOC IC will be examined.
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4.1. Control Processing Stage
Theelementsthatthe UOC IC requiredtoperform the control functions are:
: 80C51 microcontroller : 12MHz internal clock : 32 - 128K x 8 bit late programmed ROM : 3 - 12K x 8 bit Auxiliary RAM
allows composite video and RGB signal input. Slow switchingbeingprovidedviapin8for compositevideo input.
: Pin 36 - EHT / Short Circuit Protection This input to the UOC IC which is normally biased by
R2202 and R621, provides protection by switching the TV into standby mode.
: Interrupt controller for individual enable/disable : Two 16 bit Timer/Counter registers : WatchDog timer : Serial Interface : IDLE and Power Down (PD) mode : 14 bits Pulse Width Modulation for Voltage
Synthesis Tuning
: 8 bit A/D Converter : Programmable as general I/O, ADC input or
PWM (6-bit) output
4.1.1. Input Control
: Pin 6 - Keyscan
The localcommands are fed tothe UOC IC IC601as serial data. This data is inputvia pin6. This pinis held at 3.3V due to the pull-up resistor R1140, which is connected to the 3.3V standby supply. This means that the High level is also maintained during standby condition. Operating commands fed from the local keys results in varying voltages being applied to pin 6, which in turn initiates the various controls. When operating commands are fed via the remote control topin 64of IC601, pin6 of IC601 also outputs a pulse, which feedstransistors Q1102and Q1107to provide a flashing standby LED D1104. Operating commands issued from the local and remote control are treated with equal status.
: Pin 8 - Slow Switching
The circuit is designed so that it is possible to switch over to AV operation from allprogramme locations to the AVinterface. The A V21 pin scart socket JK3102
Short circuit protection is provided via transistor Q603. The supply lines which are monitored are:
: +200V supply monitored by D603.
A voltage drop in the +200V supply causes the voltageacross resistorR631 to decrease.This in turn causes diode D603 to conduct. The base of Q603 is held high by resistor R622. The voltage drop applied to the base of transistor Q603, causes Q603 to switch On. The protection input at pin 36 of IC601 is now pulled High, switching the TV into standby.
: +5V supply monitored by D601.
A drop in the +5V supply is applied to the base of transistor Q603, causing the transistor to switchOn. The protectioninputatpin36ofIC601 is pulled High, switching the TV into standby.
In addition to the supplies mentioned above, protection is provided for the +8V supply, which is carried out internally within the UOC IC via pins 14 and 39. When the voltage drops below the pre-determined reference, the TV is switched into standby mode. Protection is also provided for the Automatic Beam current Limiting (ABL) circuit via D403, discussed in section 9.1.3.
: Pin 49 - Automatic Beam Current Limiting
Beam Current Limiting is performed internally within the UOCIC IC601, and isused tomonitor thevoltage at the BCL terminal pin 49. The brightness and contrast varies in response to the voltage at pin 49 of IC601. Thecontrol pathstothe BCL inputpin49 is discussed in the CATS Eye control section 4.1.2. and Colour Output section 9.1.3.
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: Pins 58 / 59 - XTALIN / XTALOUT The internal oscillator of the UOC IC is synchronised
with an external 12MHz quartz crystal X601 which is connected to pins 58 and 59. Theclock frequenciesfor theI obtained from this frequency by internal dividing. The same 12MHz clock signal is also divided down and used to synchronise the video processing stage.
: Pin 60 - Reset
During power On/Off operation, or during a fall in voltagetothe UOCIC,incorrect operationmayoccur. To prevent this incorrect operation, the UOC IC has a reset signal input via pin 60. The reset signal is provided by reset IC IC1102 pin 1, whichkeepsthe UOCIC inastable conditionuntil the voltage level has risen and become stabilised. This reset IC IC1102 which is fed a 3.3V standby supply, is input via pin 2.
: Pin 64 - Remote IN
Thecommands requiredforcontrol oftheTVreceiver are applied from the remote control. The command from the remote control transmitter is applied via IC1104, RPM-637BRS remote control receiver topin 64of the UOC IC. This command data is received in serial format.
4.1.2. Output Control
: Pin 1 - Standby
This output port of the UOC IC is used to control the switching of the TV in and out of standby. The signal path from this output at pin 1 follows two paths.
The first path is fed via the controlling transistor Q1204. A Highlevel is applied from pin 1to the base of transistor Q1204, causing Q1204 to switch On. This in turn causes Q1201 to switch Off, preventing current flow via the winding of the standby relay RL801. This results in the mains AC supply being removed from the power supply circuit. Likewisewhen a low levelisfed tothebase of Q1204, the transistor is biased Off, thus allowing transistor Q1201 toconduct by a Highlevel which is applied via R1205. When Q1201 conducts, current via the standby relay causes the relay contact to close and feed the mains AC voltage to the power circuit.
The second path is fed via resistor R1141 to the collector of transistor Q1 109. During standby , the High level applied from pin 1 to collector Q1109
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causes Q1107 to conduct, switching the LED D1104 On. When an operating command is used either from the local keys or remote control, the keyscan output pin 6 of IC601 is pulled Low, causing transistor Q1102to switchOff. Thisresultsinthebaseoftransistor Q1 109 to go High due to pull up resistor R1146, to switch Q1109 On. Q1110 also conducts pulling the base of Q1107 Low , thus switching it Off. This results in the standby LED D1104 switching Off.
: Pin 4 - L/L’ Pin 4of the UOC IC IC601 is used to select between
the two types of SECAM standards L/L’. This control signal is used on SECAM L models only.
: Pin 5 - CATS Eye
Pin5 of theUOCIC is usedtocontrol a featureknown as CATS (C This is used toadjust the contrast leveldepending on the external lightsurrounding the TV. The level of the adjustment made is dependant upon the mode selected via the OSD (Medium / Maximum). The light sensed by the LDR (Light Dependant Resistor) R1283 is used to control the conduction of transistor Q1101 which in turn, controls the voltage level at pin 49 of IC601 and thus, the contrast level.
: Pin 7 - Neg / Pos
This output control is used to select between PAL/NTSC (Negative modulation) and SECAM (Positive modulation) standards selection.
Pin 7 is also used as an input on UK models only, to achieve thehighest possible signal from thetuner via Q001.
: Pin 11 - Mute
Themute controlwhich is output from the UOC ICpin 1 1is fed to the audio output IC IC251 pin3 viaQ255. Pin 11 of IC601 which is pulled Low for normal operation, is biased by resistor R1141 to the 5V standby supply.
During channel change, tuning and muting operations, the Low level output from pin 11 is disabled causing the base of Q255 to go High, switching it On. This results in pin 3 of IC251 being pulled Low,resulting inthe audio output being muted. Muting is also provided for audio POP during On/Off operation via transistor Q253, the operation of which is discussed in section 11.2.1.
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4.1.3. Q-Link
: Pin 62 - Q-Link_In / Pin 63 - Q-Link_Out Q-Link input and output is a model dependant
function used to control the transfer of information and user functions to and from the TV / VCR via AV 21 pin socket JK3102. The AV link control line fed from pin 10 of the 21 pin AV socket is fed to the Q-Link circuit made up of Q1103, Q1106, Q1 105 and Q1104. Where data is fed from theTV to the VCR, the Q-Link output terminal pin 63 of the UOC IC IC601 is used. This results in the data being fed from pin 63 of the UOC IC IC601 via Q1106. Where data is input from the VCR to the TV ,then the Q-LinkInterminal pin 62 of the UOCICIC601 is used. This results in data being fed via Q1 103, Q1 105and Q1104 to the UOC IC IC601 pin 62.
The type of data and function control information fed via the Q-Link is as follows:
: TV Auto Power ON: TV automatically turns ON
when the VCR starts play-back.
: VCR Auto Standby: VCR will automatically
switch to standby when the TV is turned OFF , unless the VCR is in recording mode.
: TV On screen Display of VCR status. : Download of Country selection.
These above features will only workwith aPanasonic TV / video combination which are both Q-Link (Project 50+) compliant. The features below will work with different brands of TV and videocombinations, againas long asboth TV and video are Project 50 compliant.
: Tuner preset data down load (TV->VCR) : What You See Is What You Record (Direct TV)
In addition to these features the TV/Video also include in their protocol Automatic signal matching (signal quality). Here the TV/video at first time of connecting, exchangeinformation regardingfeatures andoperationalcapabilities, suchassignalstandards and the ability to process and display 16:9 format, for example.
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C bus interface. The number of connections are therefore reduced, which results in a simplified circuit design and increased reliability (less soldered joints/connections and contacts). Within the the UOCIC, the microcontroller stage and the signal processing stage utilise this Bus.
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4.2. Colour TV Signal Processing
The TDA9350/60/80 series of the Ultimate One Chip (UOC) IC IC601 incorporates all the functions necessary for processing of audio and video signals. Thefollowing sections will includethe videoinput and output control, IF signal path, colour decoder and RGB processing stages. Horizontal and Vertical synchronisation are also included. The elements required by the UOC IC to perform these functions are:
: Multistandard vision IF circuit with constant PLL
demodulator
: Mono intercarrier sound FM demodulator or
QSS IF amplifier
: Internal IF AGC timing : CVBS (internal/external) or Y/C signal source
selection
: Integrated chrominance trap circuit : Integrated luminance delay line with adjustable
delay time
: Asymmetrical peaking in the luminance channel
: Black stretching for non-standard luminance
signals
: Integrated chroma bandpass filter with
switchable centre frequency
: PAL/NTSC or multistandard colour decoder with
automatic search system
: internal baseband delay line : RGB control circuit with ’Continuous Cathode
Calibration’ and colour temperature option
: Linear RGB or YUV input with fast blanking for
external RGB/YUV sources
: Horizontalsynchronisation withtwocontrolloops
and alignment-free horizontal oscillator
: Vertical count-down circuit : Vertical driver optimized for DC coupled vertical
output stages
: Horizontal and vertical geometry processing : Horizontal and vertical zoom function for 16:9
applications
: Horizontal parallelogram and bow correction for
large screen picture tubes
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4.3. IF Signal Processing
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The IF signalprocessing for the Z8 chassis is carried out by IC601. There are two main types of IF circuit configurations useddependingonthe UOCIC device used, these differences will be covered in the following sections.
4.3.1. Video (VIF) Processing Signal Path
TheRFsignalreceived by thetunerTNR001 is output via terminals IF1 andIF2. This IF signal isnecessary for processingof video (VIF) and sound (SIF)signals. Herethe signal pathvaries, dependingon the version of UOC IC used.
Forstereo models, theIF signal is passed throughthe SAWfilter X103, where separation ofthe VIF and SIF signals occur. Here, the VIF signals are fed to IC601 pins 23 and 24 where video processing takes place. The internal circuit provides amplification, demodulation and filtering. The signal level is monitored by the internal AGC detector and the information is fed back tothetunerviapin27of IC601.
Formonomodels, the IF signalpathseesthe IF signal being fed to the intercarrier SAW filter X102. From here the signal feeds the UOC IC IC601 via pins 23 and24where video processingtakes place internally .
4.3.2. Sound (SIF) Processing Signal Path
Asalready mentioned, theIFsignal fedfromthetuner is necessary for the processing of sound (SIF) signals. Once again, the signal path varies, depending on the version of UOC IC used.
For stereo models, the SIF signal fed from the SAW filter X103 is applied to IC601 pins 28 and 29, where signal processing is provided internally within the IC. Here the signal is split into two paths.
The first path feeds the signal through an internal QuasiStereoSound(QSS) mixerandbandpassfilter, to produce a QSS IF output at pin 35 via the audio switching circuit.
For mono models, the SIF signal path is fed to IC601 pins23 and 24 viatheintercarrierSAWfilter X102.As already mentioned, separation of the VIF and SIF signals occur internally within the UOC IC.
4.4. SECAM IF Signal Processing
from thetuner to the relevant videoand audio signals that are required.
The IF signal is fed from the tuner TNR001 via two trap circuits, made up of X101, L105 and L106. For SECAM processing, the IF signal splits into two paths. These arediscussed in the followingsections.
4.4.1. Video (VIF) Processing Signal Path
For VIF processing of mono TVs, the IF signal is fed from the tuner and via the intercarrier SAW filter X102. This results in the VIF signal being input via pins 23 and 24 of the UOC IC IC601.
For stereo models, the IF signal is fed via the SAW filter X102 where the VIF signal is extracted before being fed to IC601 pins 23 and 24.
4.4.2. Sound (SIF) Processing Signal Path
For mono models, the IF signal is fed from the tuner and via the amplifier transistor Q204 and L/L’ switching circuit, made up of transistors Q202, Q203 and filter X201. The L/L’ operationis controlled by the UOC IC IC601 pin 4 where the signal path is determined by the switching of the control transistor Q202. During Lmode operation, pin 4of IC601 is pulled low causing transistor Q202 to be switched Off. With the voltage at the collector of Q202 being High, the IF signal will flow via transistor Q204, diode D202 and pin 2 offilter X201. At the same time, transistor Q203 switches on causing the L’ input pin 1 of X201 to be pulled Low, muting its operation. During L’mode operation, pin 4 of IC601 is heldhigh by resistor R209 causing transistor Q202 to switch on. The voltage at the collector of Q202 is Low, causing the IF signal to flow via transistor Q204, diode D201 andpin 1 of filterX201. Atthe sametime, the L input pin 2 of X201 is pulled Low via transistor Q203, muting its operation. The SIF signal from X201 is fed via the IF inputspins 1 and 16 of the AM demodulator/audio switch IC201. The audio output atpin 8 isfed tothe buffertransistor Q208. Transistor Q209 is used to provide muting of the audio signal when no SECAM signalis present at the tuner input. Pin 7 of IC601 provides the trigger voltage to Q209, the level being determined by the presence of either positive (SECAM) or negative (PAL/NTSC) modulation. From here the signal follows two paths. The first path feeds the audio signal to the UOC IC IC601 pin 28 for further processing. The second path sees the audio signal being output via transistors Q3101 and Q3102 to the AV 21 pin scart pins 1 and 3.
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Those models which are capable of processing SECAM L signals have an additional IF signal path
For stereo models, the IF signal is fed from the tuner via the amplifier transistor Q204 and L/L’ switching circuitasmentioned above. TheSIF signal fromX201 is fed via pins 28 and 29 of the UOC IC IC601.
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4.5. Video Signal Processing
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The UOC IC IC601 carries out all the necessary control operations required for video and audio processing.
Onstereo models,the VIFsignal is fed from the tuner via the IF stage (discussed in section 4.3.1.) pins 23 and 24. Here the VIF signal is fed to the first processing stage of IC601, which provides amplification, demodulation and filtering, with the
resultant VIF signal being output via pin 38. The SIF signal however, is input via pins 28 and 29, the processing of which is discussed insection4.3.2.
On mono models, the VIF / SIF signals are again fed fromthetuner via the IFstage.TheIF signals areboth input via pins 23 and 24 to the first processing stage, which again provides amplification, demodulation and filtering. Here the VIF and SIF signals follow different processing paths, which results in the VIF signal again being output via pin 38, and the SIF signalbeingfedtotheinternal audio processingstage of IC601 discussed in section 4.7.
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4.6. Video Processing
The VIF signal fed from the first stage of IC601 is output via pin 38, as mentioned in the previous section. At the output of pin 38, the VIF signal is fed back to transistor Q601 where the VIF signal is buffered and fed via a sound trap. This sound trap which is model dependant, may consist of L601, X602, X603, L603 and X604. The VIF signal is then fed to buffer transistor Q602 and is output at the emitter. Herethe video signal is split into two paths.
: The first path sees the video signal being fed via
the buffer transistor Q3104, to pin 19 of the AV 21 pin scart terminal.
: The second path from the emitter of Q602 feeds
the video signal back to IC601, where the signal is input via pin 40.
The video signal which is input via pin 40 is fed to the internal stages consisting of a video switch, video identand filters. The videoswitch of thisstageisused to select between following signals:
: RF video input via pin 40 as already discussed. : Video input via pin 42, this video signal being
input via either the RCA video (located at the front of the TV) or pin 20 of the AV 21 pin scart terminal.
Theselectedvideosignalisthenfed tothevideoident stage,which is usedto detectthe presenceof avideo signal input via either pin 40 or 42. Where a video signal is present at the input of IC601, internal synchronisation using the video signal occurs. However, where the absence of a video signal is detected, then synchronisation is internally generated.
Here the chroma signals are demodulated with the resultant U/V signals being fed to the following basebanddelay line, whichensures thechrominance and luminance signals are at the same timing. The U/V signals are then fed to the RGB processing stage.
Timing and synchronisation of the colour decoder processing stage is achievedby usinga 12MHz clock signal fed from an internal reference oscillator of the microcontroller stage. During SECAM processing, this timing andsynchronisation of the colour decoder stageis achieved usingthe12MHzclock andis setby C604, located at pin 13 of IC601.
4.6.3. RGB Processing Stage
The luminanceand chrominance signals fedfrom the previously discussed processing stage are fed to a switching circuit within the RGB processing stage. Here at this switching circuit, the RGB and fast blanking signals input viathe AV 21pin scart terminal (JK3102) pins 15, 11 and 7 respectively, are fed to IC601 pins 46, 47 and 48 with the blanking signal being input via pin 45. The signals fed to the switching circuit are firstly fed via and RGB to YUV converter. From here the newly converted YUV signals are then fed to the YUV switching circuit. This YUV switching circuit which is controlled by the fast blanking pulse input via pin 45, is used to select between the internally processed luminance and chrominance signals and newly converted YUV signals. Theselectedsignals beingfed viaasaturationcontrol stage are then converted to RGB. The RGB signal is then fed to the RGB stage of IC601.
The selected video signal is also fed via the video filters which produce luminance and chrominance signals that follow separate processing paths.
4.6.1. Luminance Processing
The luminance signal is now fed via a delay line, which compensates for the processing time differencebetweenthelumaandchromasignals. The luma signal is fed via a peaking circuit and a black stretch correction stage, which provide black level correction. The luma signal is then fed to the RGB processing stage.
4.6.2. PAL Chrominance Processing
To process chromasignals, the output from thevideo switching circuit is fed to the colour decoder stage.
4.6.4. RGB Output Stage
In this final processing stage of IC601 the RGB signals from the RGB processing stageand the RGB from the text / OSD generator (discussed in section
4.9.1.) are fed to a switching circuit. The selected RGB signal is thenfedvia the contrast and brightness control stages, whicharealso controlledby theBeam Current Limit (BCL) information input via pin 49 of IC601, as wellas information fed from the CATS Eye circuit. The RGB signal is then fed via the RGB output amplifiers, which are controlled by the leakage and cutoff currents (discussed in section 8.1.1.) fed back from the colour output stage to IC601 via pin 49. The RGB signal is then finally output from IC601 via pins51(R), 52 (G)and53 (B). The RGBsignalisthen fed to connector E8 where this signal is fed to the Y-Board and the colour output stage.
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4.7. Audio Signal Processing
As already mentioned insection 4.3.2. the SIF signal fed from thetuner follows a number of different paths dependant upon the model and UOC IC IC601 (TDA9350/60/80 series).
4.7.1. Stereo Models
The SIF signal input via pins 28 and 29 of IC601 are processed internally, with the signal being fed via a Quasi Stereo Sound(QSS) mixer and bandpassfilter which is used to produce a QSS IF output at pin 35 of IC601. This QSS IF signal is then fed via transistors Q2004 / Q2003 to the MSP3415D pin 47 of IC2001 (described in section 10.).
4.7.2. Mono models
On mono models the UOC IC IC601 internal processing differs from that used by the stereo versions of the UOC IC. The SIF signal fed from the tuner is input via pins 23 and 24. Here the SIF signal which is fed via the first
processing stage, provides amplification and filtering using an internal bandpass filter. The SIF signal is then fed via the following demodulator stageto the audioswitch andAutomatic Volume Level (AVL) control stage. Also input directly to this stage via pin 35 of IC601 is the audio signal input via either the 21 pin scart terminal or the RCA terminal. Herethese signals are fedtoaselection switchwhere theselectedaudiosignalisthenfed totheAVLcontrol stage, this feature being model dependant. The AVL control stage is used to automatically stabilise the audio signal output to a set level, reducing the effects of varying audio levels which occur between different programmes. The audio signal is then output via pin 44 of IC601, where the signal is then fed to the audio output IC IC251.
The audio signal output via pin 28 of IC601 to transistors Q3101 and Q3102 where the signal is amplified and buffered before being fed to pins 1 and 3 of the 21 pin scart terminal.
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4.8. SECAM Audio Signal Processing
4.8.1. Stereo Models
On SECAM stereo models, the SIF signal is input via pins 28 and 29 where the processing mentioned in section 4.4.2. is performed. This results in a QSS IF signal being output via pin 35. This signal being fed via transistors Q2004 and Q2003 to the MSP3415D pin 47 of IC2001 (discussed in section 10.).
Where an AM audio signal is required for further sound processing, the SIF signal is passed through an AM demodulator andoutput viapin 44. This signal being fed to the MSP3415D pin 44 of IC2001 (discussed in section 10.).
4.8.2. Mono Models
On SECAM mono models, an FM modulated SIF signal fed from the tuner is also input via pins 23 and 24 (mentioned in section 4.4.).
However, where an AM modulated SIF signal is received, this signal is fed to an additional IC in the form of IC201 (TDA9830), discussed in section 12.1. ThisICisrequiredto demodulate theAMsignalasthe
mono version of the UOC IC IC601 does not contain an AM demodulator stage. This AM signal which is output from X201 is fed to IC201 pins 1 and 16. The resultant signal is output at pin8andfedviaemitterfollowertransistorQ208. This AMSIF signal is then splitintotwopaths as discussed in section 4.4.2, with one path feeding the AM audio signal to pin 28 of IC601. Here the audio signal undergoes the processing discussed in section 4.7.2. which results in the audio signal being fed via the Automatic Volume Level (AVL) control stage. The audio signal is then output via pin 44 of IC601, where the audio signal is fed to the audio output IC IC251. The audio signal which is output from the 21 pin scart terminal is fed from IC201 via transistors Q3101 and Q3102.
It should be noted that pin 28 of IC601 has two functions depending on the signal being processed. Where SECAM signals are being processed, pin 28 is an input for the AM SIF signal fed from IC201. For PAL / NTSC operation, pin 28 is an output which allows the audio signal to be fed to the 21 pin scart terminal.
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4.9. Teletext Processing Stage
General
In addition to the TV signal and control processing capabilities of the UOC IC IC601 already briefly mentioned earlier, the device also performs teletext processing. The features included within the IC to perform teletext processing are shown below.
: Text memory for 1 or 10 pages : Data Capture for US Closed Caption : Data Capture for 525/625 line World System
Teletext (WST), Video ProgrammeSignal (VPS) and Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) bit decoding
: Automatic selection between transmission
systems
: Real time capture and decoding for WST in
hardware, to enable optimized UOC IC throughput
: Automatic detection of FASTEXT transmission : Signal quality detector for video and WST/VPS
data types
: Comprehensive teletext language coverage : Full Field and Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI)
data capture of WST data
4.9.1. Teletext Operation
To enable teletext processing, the CVBS signal and sync pulseis appliedto theteletext acquisition stage. Herethe signal isconverted intoadigitalform andthe synchronisation information is used to produce a display.
The acquisition stage extracts the transmitted text data and stores it into the page memory, where it is held until this data is requested. The microcontroller detects the requisition of the teletext data and when selected, the information is fed to the display/OSD generator. The pixel information from the page memory is translated into RGB values. The generation of the pixel clock is created internally by the display timing stage which is fed a horizontal and vertical sync signal via the internal drive circuits.
The RGB text data and fast blanking information is translated via the internalRGBprocessing stage. The output path is described in section 4.6.4.
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4.10. Synchronisation and Deflection Processing
The UOC IC IC IC601 contains separator circuits for thehorizontal and verticalsync pulses.These signals are used to produce the horizontal, vertical and E/W drive pulses. Synchronisation is processed internally within IC601. This processing circuit allows the following geometry parameters tobe adjusted, which are carried out by software control.
: Horizontal shift : Vertical amplitude : Vertical slope
: S-correction : Vertical shift
For those models which have East-West correction included, the additional adjustments are given below.
: EW width : EW parabola width : EW upper and lower parabola correction : Vertical zoom
To carry out synchronisation and deflection processing, the luma signal from the video switch circuit is applied to the internal sync separator.
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4.10.1. Horizontal Drive Processing
The horizontal signal fed from the sync separator is passed via an internal PLL which is controlled by a 25MHz Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO). The horizontal drive pulse is then output from pin 33 of IC601, synchronised by the horizontal flyback pulse input via pin 34. The horizontal output frequency decreases from 35KHz to 15.625KHz during switch On/Off times, thereby reducing the load on the horizontal output transistor Q501 during these periods.
4.10.2. Vertical Processing
The vertical pulse produced by means of a vertical dividercircuit is fedavertical sync signalandisoutput fromtheseparator stage. This pulseisfedtoavertical sawtooth generator, which is used to produce the vertical and EW drive signals. The vertical pulse is also input to the sandcastle generator which outputs a two level sandcastle pulse via pin 34. The clock signal to the vertical divider is achieved by means of a burstkey pulse fed from the horizontal oscillator. The sandcastle pulse, output via pin 34 of IC601 is used to generate a higher level signal on to the
incoming flyback pulse which is used to provide horizontal blanking of the RGB outputs
4.10.3. Geometry Processing
Theverticalpulsefed tothe verticalsawtoothorramp generator is then processed, thus producing a sawtooth whose amplitude is determined by the external RC components at pins 25 and 26 of IC601, made up of R603 and C614. The output path of the vertical sawtooth generator is split into two paths.
The first path sees the signal being input to the vertical geometry processor. This provides a differential drive signal which is output from pins 21 and 22, and fed to the vertical output IC IC451 pins 4 (V+) and 5 (V-).
ThesecondpathfeedstheEast-West (EW)geometry processor. This function is available for large screen TVs of 25" and above, and is used to provide additional vertical correction. The EW drive to the correction stage is output from pin 20 of IC601.
An overvoltage protection input is provided at pin 36, which is fed via the internal overvoltage detector, to trigger the slow start and stop circuits, switching the TV into standby.
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5. Horizontal Output
The line frequency pulses for the horizontal driver stage are output from pin 33 of IC601 and fed to the horizontal drive transistor Q501. The transistor has a transformer T553 at its collector, which is used to provide AC coupling and impedance matching with the horizontal transistor Q551.
To ensure that transistor Q501 is not damaged by excessive spikesgenerated by backEMF of the drive transformer, a filter network R504 and C502 are connected across the collector-emitter terminals of
the transistor. The horizontaloutput transistor Q551 is used todrive the horizontal deflection coils and FBT.
Linearity isprovided bya groupof components made upofR561,C562,L502,C563,L501,R560, L551and diode modulators D556 and D557.
The horizontal output stage provides deflection currentfor the scancoils,EHTfor theCRTandsupply lines for peripheral circuits.
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6. Vertical Output
The vertical timebase functions are provided in two parts, IC601 which produces the synchronisation, vertical oscillation and control, whilethe vertical drive for the deflection coil is provided by IC451.
The vertical drive signal outputs, Vout(-) and Vout(+) are fed from IC601 pins 21 and 22, to form a differential output current which is fed to the vertical output IC IC451 pins 4 and 5. A resistor R602 is connected across the vertical drive signalpath andis responsible for determining the output current through the deflection coil.
This vertical output IC IC451 consists of an operational amplifier. The pre-amplified sawtooth waveform is passed to the op-amp, resulting in a vertical drive pulse being output via pin 2 of IC451. The gain of the internal op-amp is controlled by the negative feedback pulse. This pulse is fed via R415 and R407, connected between pin 2 and pin 5.
IC451 also contains a Pump Up circuit which is used to provide a switching voltage for the vertical flyback period. This is required sincethe energy requirement of the vertical output stage is highest during flyback, where the electron beam has to be passed rapidly from thebottom righthand corner ofthe screen tothe top left corner of the screen.
During vertical sweep, the bootstrap capacitor C406 is charged up to almost supply voltagevia D402. The output of the pump up generator pin 7 of IC451 is at ground potential at this time.
As a result of the DC, displacement at the negative pole of capacitor C408 (rising to the supply voltage), build up of the supply voltage for the output stage at pin 3 rises to almost twice the supply voltage. At the
sametime, D402is reverse biased andthus prevents discharge of C406 into the supply line.
6.1. Vertical Protection
The vertical protection circuit is made up of transistors Q401 andQ402, which monitors thestate of the vertical output and feeds the result back to the UOC IC IC601 pin 36 via the EHT / over-voltage protection circuit, made up of D603 and Q603. During normal operation Q402 is baised On by the switching voltage output from pin 7 of IC451. With Q402 conducting, transistor Q401 is switched Off resultinginQ603remainingOff andpin 36 of theUOC IC IC601 remains High. This High level being fed via R2022,which ensuresthat theprotectioncircuit does not operate.
In the event of a vertical output failure the base bias of Q402 falls, resulting in Q402 switching Off. Consequently Q401 isbiasedOnviaR410 and C410. WithQ401conducting, D603alsoconductsduetothe voltage drop at its cathode, which causes transistor Q603 to conduct. Hence, the protection input via pin 36oftheUOCICIC601isswitched High.Afterashort delay, IC601 switches the TV into standby.
As well as the safety circuit just described the output at pin 2 of IC451 is also thermally protected by an internal protection stage. This thermal protection stage is used to respond to temperature change and limit the driving currents so that no further temperature rise can occur. This ensures that the output stage can only be operated within the permissible operating range.
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7. East-West Correction
The Z8 chassis includes an improved East-West correction circuit, which compensates for the pincushion distortion in the east-west direction (for 1 10degreeCRT’s).Thisisachieved by increasing the horizontal deflection current at vertical centre in relation to vertical start and vertical end.
East-West correction is achieved by the horizontal deflection current being influenced by a vertical frequency parabola signal in the east-west diode modulator D556 and D557.
The EW drive signal is output from pin 20 of IC601 and applied via resistor R715 and buffer transistor Q701 before being input at pin 7 of the East-West IC IC701.
TheEW drivesignalis fedto a comparator,wherethe signal is compared with the horizontal flyback pulse, input at pin 8. A parabola waveform is then output from pin 5 of IC701 where the signal is fed via transistor Q702. Here the parabola waveform is inverted, and fed to D701. D701 is a photocoupler which provides drive current
to the ’hot’ side of the circuit as well as isolation between ’hot’ and ’cold’ circuits.
The parabola signal is fed to transistor Q751, where the signal is amplified and applied to the drain terminal of the FET transistor Q752. This ensures that the deflection current is increased at field scan centre and reduced towards the start andend offield scan.
The EW signal is superimposed onto the deflection current with the aid of the diode modulator D556 and D557, thus performing EW correction. Transistor Q753 is used to monitor and regulate the output current of the EW modulator circuit D556 and D557.
When and increased current occurs, a voltage drop is developed across resistor R762, resulting in an increased conduction of Q753. This in turn reduces the charge of capacitor C754 and hence, the conduction of the photocoupler D701. In this way the EW current is regulated.
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8. Memory (EEPROM)
The memory IC IC1103isinterfaced with the UOCIC via the I the memory IC.
Service Data
: Picture Geometry adjustments : Model features (option bytes)
Tuning data for 100 programme positions
: Channel number : SIF data SC1/SC2 : Colour system (PAL, SECAM or NTSC)
2
C bus. The following data is memorised by
Last Memory Information
: Power on/off condition : Programme position : Volume level : Colour level : Contrast level : Brightness level : Sharpness level : C-A-T-S mode
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9. Colour Output
The colour output stage receives the RGB signals and provides processing fordisplay on the CRT .This is performed by the Triple Video Output IC IC351, which is located on the Y-Board. The Z8 chassis uses two variations. TDA6107 is used on TVs with CRT’s below 25". TDA6108 is used on 25" and 28" TVs and has an increased bandwidth as well as being able to withstand higher current. Besides the differences mentioned above, both devices are pin compatible and their basic operation are identical.
9.1. Colour Output Stage
In order to avoid damage caused by long cathode lines and thereby trim the frequency response, the RGB output stage is mounted onto the CRT board. The use of IC351 means that the number of components are reduced to a minimum.
The RGB signals fed to the colour output stage are driven from the UOC IC IC601, located on the E-Board from pins 51, 52 and 53 via connectors E8 and Y2 pins 3, 2 and1. The signals are fed directly to IC351 pins 1(B), 2(G) and 3(R).
The RGB signals input to IC351 are amplified before being output via pins 7(R), 8(G) and 9(B).
9.1.1. Cut-off Control Circuit
The leakage current and cut-off evaluation circuits of UOC IC IC601 are used for the adjustment of the output amplifiers, which are used to keep the picture independent of ageing.
The cut-off control is a scan regulating circuit, which electronically regulates for dynamic component tolerances and the effects of wear and tear on the picture tube etc.
It also offers the following advantages:
: Automatic black level compensation : Prevention of colour purity errors during CRT
heating up time and stabilisation of excessive ageing in the initial hours of operation.
Duringfieldflyback, theleakagecurrentfrom theCRT system is measured at ultra black before the RGB cathode currents are measured. These measured values are output at pin 5 of IC351 via connector Y2
pin5,andappliedtotheUOCICIC601 pin 50, located on the E-Board.
The results of these measurements are then used in the internal RGB processing and control stages of IC601, compensating for CRT and component degradation.
9.1.2. Switch-off Fluorescence Suppression
If the CRTisslowto dischargeat switch-off,afterglow flecks would occur. This is suppressed by transistor Q351.
At switchon and duringoperation ofthe colouroutput stage, C370 is charged. However, Q351 has no effect, since the base of Q351 is more positive with respect to its emitter so Q351 is non-conducting.
At switch-off, Q351 is switched On by the rapid decrease of the supply line. Diode D373 becomes reversed biased due to the charge held in capacitor C370. This causes Q351 to become conductive so C370 discharges via the emitter/collector junction of Q351 and diodes D370, D371 and D372. This drives the internal op-amps further andincreases theoutput of the op-amp, preventing afterglow. By the time the capacitor C370 has discharged and the circuit becomes inoperative, the CRT has discharged.
9.1.3. Beam Current Limiting
The CRTbeam current is monitored from pin3 ofthe FBT T552, which works with virtual earthing. As the beam current increases, an increasingly negative charge is developed across capacitor C558. This negative charge isfed tothe BCLinput of the UOC IC IC601 pin 49via resistors R628 and R624, wherethe currentlevelismonitored and comparedto aninternal reference within the UOC IC. The result is used to reduce the drive of the brightness and contrast circuits.
However, If the beam current fails to be reduced, the safety circuit is used to switch the TV off. If thebeam current reaches the maximum control range of the FBT, the zener diode D403 conducts, causing diode D603 to conduct. This negative charge is applied to the base of transistor Q603, causing Q603 to switch On. With the protection input pin 36 of the UOC IC IC601 biased by resistors R2022 and R621, the switching action of Q603 now increases the voltage at pin 36 of IC601, switching this input High. After a short delay the TV will be switched into standby .
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10. MSP3415D Audio Signal Processing
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The MSP3415D IC2001 is designed as a Multi-standard Sound Processor for processing of analogue and digital audio signals. This device is model dependant and is used on stereo models only. The MSP3415D IC2001 provides full TV sound processing, startingwith analogue soundIFsignal-in,
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The MSP3415D IC2001 is designed to simultaneously perform digital demodulation and decoding of NICAM-coded TV stereo sound, as well as demodulation of FM-mono TV sound. Alternatively, two carrier FM stereo can also be processed within the MSP . However when receiving an AM sound carrier the demodulation is still carried out in the IF stage, from here the AM sound is fed to the MSP for further processing.
IC2001 offers the following advantages :
: Analogue Sound IF input : Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for analogue
input
The features of the IC2001 section are: : Flexible selection of audio sources to be
processed
: Performance of all terrestrial de-emphasis
systems (FM, NICAM)
: Digitally Performed FM-identification decoding
and de-matrixing.
: Digital baseband processing: volume, bass,
treble, loudness, and spatial effects
: Simplified controlling of volume, bass, treble etc.
10.1.1. Architecture of the MSP3415
: Stereo baseband input via integrated A/D
converter
: All demodulation and filtering is performed on
chip and individually programmable
: Simple switching between NICAM standards.
(B/G , I, L and D/K)
: No external filter hardware required : Only one crystal clock required (18.432MHz)
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The diagram below shows a simplified block diagram of the MSP. Its architecture is split into three functional blocks:
: Demodulator and decoder section : Digital signal processing (DSP) section,
performing audio baseband processing
: Analogue section containingtwo A/D converters
and four D/A converters and SCART switching facilities.
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10.2.Demodulator stage
10.2.1. Analogue Sound IF - Input
The tuner/IF stagelocated onthe E-Board, feeds the SIF signal, either Wagner stereo or NICAM from the UOC IC IC601 pin 35, and via amplifier transistors Q2004 and Q2003, before being input via pin 47 (ANA_IN1) of IC2001. Modelswhich are abletoprocess SECAM L standard use two traps X2002 and X2003 which are placed at the base of Q2004, these being6.5MHz and 7.0MHz respectively. The traps are used to prevent interference of the Wagner or NICAM stereo signal present in theIF signal.The signals atthisstagehave not been demodulated. If AM sound is being received, this signal is firstly demodulated in the UOC IC IC601 and output at pin 44 before being passed to the MSP. The AM demodulated sound is fed to the MSP3415D IC2001 via pin 44.
NICAM whichis ahigh quality stereosignal, uses the sound coding format known as Near Instantaneous Companding Audio Multiplex system, the NICAM system being added to the already existing FM
channel. When in NICAM / FM mode there are three different audio modes possible :
NICAM - Stereo transmission Dual language transmission (where available) FM Mono Information regarding the transmission type and
about the quality of the NICAM signal can beread by theNICAM decoderviathe I quality (high bit error rate) the MSP can decide to switch to an analogue FM mono sound signal.
When Wagner stereo, which is a 2 carrier system, is transmittedan identification signalis also transmitted along with the second sound carrier. This identification signal which is a 54.7KHz amplitude modulated pilot signal carrier is suppressed sothat only the modulated characteristic frequencies are made available for further processing.
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Operating mode Characteristic Frequency Mono un-modulated Stereo 1 17.5Hz Dual Tone 274.1Hz These characteristic frequencies arefed to the signal
identification circuit, here the type of signal transmission isidentified, with the followingswitching being made available :
FM - Stereo transmission Dual tone transmission (where available) FM. - Mono This identification signal is also used to inform the
MSP as to which of the above three modes is being
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WhenNICAM/ FM or Wagnerstereo IF soundsignals areinputto the MSP IC2001,the signals are firstlyfed via an analogueAGC circuit. This AGC circuit is used to providean optimum signal level for a wide rangeof inputlevels.This AGCcircuitcanalsobeset to afixed input range. To provide the optimum level the input range of the A/D converter should be completely covered by the sound source. From the output of the AGC circuit the SIF signal is then fed to an A/D converter, where the signal is converted to digital. From the output of the A/D converter, the signal processing splits into two paths.
SIF channel 1
SIF channel 1isused to processNICAM orFM2, this being sound carrier 2 of the FM stereo system.
SIF channel 2
SIF channel 2 is used to process FM mono or
FM1, again this being sound carrier 1 of the FM stereo system.
10.2.2. Clock Generator
To aid processing an external crystalis connected to pins 51and 52 of IC2001. This provides the required audio clock frequency for audio processing. For NICAM / FM Monoprocessing, the MSP requires aclock frequencyof 18.432MHz, which itusesto lock to the sampling rate of the NICAM signal. When processing FM-stereo, the system clock runs free on the crystal’s 18.432MHz signal.
10.2.3. Demodulation Stage
The digitised IF sound signals fed from the A/D converter are then fed to two Quadrature mixer circuits. By means of the two programmable quadrature mixers, two different audio signals e.g. NICAM and FM-mono signals can be input. Depending on the selected standards, this audio information could have a frequency range of 0 to 9MHz. From the Quadrature mixers the signals are then fed via alowpass filter, these filters being programmable make it possible to process both NICAM standards. Control of these filters are carried out by the UOC IC
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C bus. From the output ofthe low pass filters the signalsare then fed to the Phase and AM Discriminator stage. From the output of this stage the FM and NICAM processing follow different paths. The NICAM signal is fed via the DQPSK decoder, from the output of the decoder we now have a data stream of 728k bits/sec which is fed to the NICAM decoder. For FM processing the demodulated signals are fed to two differentiator circuits which differentiate the phase information output from the demodulator circuit to complete the FM demodulation.
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10.2.4. NICAM Decoder
Before any NICAM decoding can start, IC2001 must first lock to the NICAM frame structure by searching and synchronizing to the Frame Alignment Word (FAW).
To reconstruct the original digitalsound samples, the NICAM - bitstream has to be descrambled, deinterleaved and rescaled, as well as performing bit error detectionand correction, all ofwhich arecarried out in this section.
Toswitchthe TV set totheactualsoundmode,control information on theNICAM modeand bit error rate are supplied by theNICAM decodervia theI UOC IC IC601. The UOC IC then, as mentioned for FM processing, initiates the required switching and OSD display for user information. From the output of the NICAM decoder the left and right channels in digital format are fed to the DSP processor stage.
10.2.5. FM Processing
After the FM signal has beendemodulated the signal isfedtoaMute stage whichiscontrolledby the carrier detector circuit. Ifno FM carrierisdetectedinchannel 2 of the MSP then the subsequent FM1 output is muted by the muting stage in that channel. Likewise, if no FM2 carrier is detected in channel 1, the FM2 output willbe muted. This muting stage is provided to prevent the processing of a noise signal to the loudspeaker system. Fromtheoutput ofthemutingcircuit,thesignal is also fed tothe DSP after passing a lowpass filter, here the demodulatedFM/ AM signalsaredecimatedto a final sampling frequency of 32KHz. The usable bandwidth of the baseband signal being about 15KHz.
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By means of the DSP processor all audio functions are performed by digital signal processing. The DSP functions being grouped into three processing parts
Input Pre-processing Channel Selection Channel Post-processing The input pre-processing is intended to prepare the
various signals of all input sources in order to form a standardised signal at the input to the channel selector. The signals are adjusted in volume, by the prescaler, before being processed with the appropriate de-emphasis. When transmitting an FM stereo signal, sound carrier1 is made up of L + R/2 whilethe second soundcarrierFM2 is madeupofjust right hand signal. To produce a stereo signal the R/2 has to be removedfrom the ’Left’, thisis performed in the FM matrix stage.
Having prepared all the input signals to a standardisedlevel it isnowpossiblewith the aid of the channel selector to distribute all possible signal sources to the desired outputs.
All input and output signals can be processed simultaneously with the exception of FM2, which cannot be processed at the same time as NICAM. This is due to the fact that NICAM and FM2 processing use SIF channel 1 in the demodulator section. The processing of the NICAM and FM2 signals followdifferent paths controlled by an internal switch, used to switch between the two processing paths. This causes a delay during switchingbetween the two signal processing paths.
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10.3. AM and SCART Processing
As mentioned at the startof the section on MSP3415 IC2001 processing, when receiving an AM modulated signal, as is system ’L’, the signal is demodulated in the IF stage.The audio signal is then fed to IC2001 pin 44 mono input. The demodulated AM audio signal is then fed to an internal analogue scartswitching circuitwhichis used toselectbetween
the scart signals input via pins 41 and 42. The selected audio signals are then fed via an A/D converter before being input to the DSP processing stage. Once the audio signals are fed to the DSP stage,thesignalsarefedvia a prescaler circuitwhich, as mentioned previously , adjusts the volume of the audio signals, thus ensuring the signals are at the same standard as the other signal sources at the channel select circuit.
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10.4.Audio Output
10.4.1. Loudspeaker Output Path
When a signal source has been selected by the user for output via the loudspeaker the signal is fed via a stereo separation matrix circuit which is used only when processing an FM stereo signal, at any other time the circuit is switched off. From theoutput ofthis circuit the signal is then fed to an Automatic Volume Correction circuit, as well as Bass, Treble and Loudness stages.
10.4.2. Automatic Volume Correction (AVC)
Different sound sources such as terrestrial and satellite channels often have different volume levels. Advertisements during movies usually have a higher volume level than the movie itself. The Automatic Volume Correction (AVC) solves this problem and equalises the volume levels.
10.4.3. Bass and Treble adjustments
The Bass and Treble adjustments consist of two separate filters. The control range is +20dB to -12dB for Bass adjustment, and +15dB to -12dB for Treble adjustment. These adjustments are carried out via the OSD. The two filters coefficients for the selected range are set to the required value via the I The volume modifications which occur during bass
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and treble adjustments are stabilised by limiting the internal volume, to prevent clipping, this limitation is carried out via software.
10.4.4. Loudness
The audio signal fed to the loudness stage is examined for loudness andaurally compensated for. Loudness increases the volume of low and high frequency signals while keeping the amplitude of the 1KHz reference frequency constant. As theloudness isset according to the actual volume setting, the required filter coefficients must be established first, before the signals are acted upon with varying degrees of severity according to the volume.
10.4.5. AV Scart Output
Signals selected for outputing to the 21 pin scart terminals, are fed via a stereo separation matrix circuit as in the loudspeaker path.However there are no bass, treble or balance controls but rather, just a preset volume control circuit. The audio signals output from IC2001 via pins 30and 31are then fed to the 21 pin AV socket pins 1 and 3.
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11. AF Output Stage
The Z8chassis uses two audiooutput ICs. TDA7253 is amono audio amplifier and TDA7263 is the stereo version. Both versions include internal muting, short circuit protection and thermal overload protection.
fedvia theheadphoneterminal JK3101 tothe internal speakers via connectors E6 and E7.
11.2. Mute Functions
11.1. Audio Output Devices
11.1.1. TDA7253
TDA7253 is a single output audio amplifier used on mono models only. The amplitude controlled AF signal is output from the audio out terminal pin 44 of the UOC IC IC601. The AF signal is fed to the audio output stage via C263 and R256. This capacitor may be charged up very quickly as all control processes together with the baseband switch over are processed in the UOC IC.
The AF signal is then input via pin 5 of the audio output IC IC251. From here it is amplified and output via pin 8.The AFsignal is then fed viathe headphone terminal JK3101 tothe internalspeaker via connector E7.
11.1.2. TDA7263
TDA7263 is a dual output audio amplifier used on stereo models only. Both amplitude controlled AF signals are output from pins 24(R) and 25(L) of the MSP IC2001. The signals are fed to the base of transistors Q2001 and Q2002. The transistors are used for impedance matching in order that the interference on the audio lines between the MSP IC2001 and the audio output IC IC251 is kept at a minimum.
The left audio signal is fed via transistor Q2002, R2001, C266 and R261 before being applied to the audio output IC IC251 pin 1. The right audio signal is fed via transistor Q2001, R2002, C263 and R256 before being applied to the audio output IC IC251 pin
5. These capacitors may be charged up very quickly as all control processes (volume, balance) together with the baseband switch over are processed in the MSP IC2001.
The AF signals input viapins 1(L) and pin 5(R) ofthe audio output IC IC251,.are then amplified and output via pins 8 (Rout) and 10 (Lout). Both AF signals are
11.2.1. POP Mute
At pin 3 of IC251, a muting transistor Q255 is used to prevent the internal amplifiers producing POP at switch Off times. This is achieved by muting the internal audio amplifiers during these periods.
The POP mute control is input at pin 3 of the audio output IC IC251. Transistor Q255 provides the switching of the mute function via R241. The control signal that causes switching of Q255 is provided by the POP mute control transistor Q253, which is used to prevent POP during switch Off times. The base of Q253 is held high via resistor R262 which is fed from the standby rectifier output D1201.
At switch On, Q253is non-conducting sincethe base and emitter are near the same potential. Capacitor C257 begins to charge towards the+8V supply at the anode terminal of diode D260.
At switch Off, transistor Q253 base voltage decreases, causing Q253 toswitch On. This isdue to the charge held by capacitor C257, which is prevented from discharging into the decreasing supply line by diode D260. C257 now begins to discharge via the collector / emitter junction ofQ253. The increased voltage present at the potentialdivider R264andR268 causes transistor Q255to switchOn. This in turn, causes pin 3 of IC251 to be pulled Low, resulting in the audio signals of IC251 being muted.
11.2.2. Active Mute
The active mute control is input at pin 3 of the audio output IC IC251. Transistor Q255 provides the switching of the mute function via R241. The control path is fed from the mute terminal of the UOC IC IC601 pin 11, which is pulled Low during normal operation, is biased by resistor R1141 to the 5V standby supply. During channel change, tuning and muting operations, theLow leveloutput from pin 11 is disabled. This causes the voltage at the base of transistor Q255to increase, switchingQ255 On.This results in pin3 of IC251being pulledLow, resulting in the audio output being muted.
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12. Appendices
12.1. SECAM AM Demodulator
French SECAM mono models require an additional switching IC to process mono SIF signals. IC201 TDA9830 is a TV sound AM demodulator and audio source switch.
via decoupling capacitor C214, where the switch is held permanently On by pin 9 being inactive. Capacitor C214 is used to prevent any effects of switching on the input stage.
The SIF signal used for AM mono operation is fed from thetuner via the IF processing stage (discussed insection4.4.2.) and fedviatheIFinputsatpins1and 16 of the AM demodulator / audio switch IC201.
IC201 performs demodulation by passing the signal through its internal processing stages. The demodulated signal is output at the AM out terminal at pin 6 of IC201, and is fed back into pin 7 of IC201
The audio switch is an operational amplifier whose output is determined by the mute control at pin 12 of IC201. This is controlled by the presence of either positive (SECAM) or negative (PAL/NTSC) modulation, the trigger voltage being provided by the NEG/POS control terminal fed from pin 7 of the UOC IC IC601. The audio signal path from the switch, output at pin 8 of IC201, is discussed in section 4.4.2.
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12.2. Monitor Output
The Z8 chassis may be used as a monitor for use in specialised applications suchas surveillance. TheZ8 monitor differs from the TV such that it does not require an RF transmission signal via the tuner since all video inputs and outputs are routed via the AV sockets. Therefore, the tuner and IF input stagesare omitted in the Z8 monitor.
The Monitor Output circuit is used to provide impedance matching to andfrom external video input sources via the AV sockets. This allows several monitors to be connected in cascade.
Thevideo signal isinputviaRCA video (locatedatthe front of the monitor) or pin 20 of the AV 21 pin scart. From here thevideosignal input levelandimpedance
are matched by the terminator resistor R3115 to provide a 1V video input level. This videoinput issplit into two paths.
The first path seesthe videosignal being inputvia pin 42 of the UOC IC IC601 where processing is performed as discussed in section 4.6.
The second path is fed via capacitor C3106 and resistor R3113 to amplifier transistor Q3105. The signal is then fed via resistor R3135 to matching transistor Q3106. This provides the matching necessary to output to an external video source. Fromherethesignal is fedtothe video output pathvia buffer transistor Q3104 as discussed in section 4.6. Thevideo signal isoutput via pin19ofthe21pinscart socket (JK3102).
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