Book description
Consumer Electronics is the first book of its kind, and comprehensively covers the theory, applications and maintenance of various audio/video systems, telecommunication systems and electronic home/office appliances. The book completely covers the syllabus of the Consumer Electronics paper offered to diploma as well as undergraduate courses in electronics engineering. The book can also be used by service engineers/technicians dealing with troubleshooting and maintenance of electronic gadgets.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
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Part I—Audio and Video Systems
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1. Wave Motion
- Mechanical Waves
- Types of Waves
- Longitudinal Waves
- Wave Properties
- Energy Dissipation and Wave Motion
- Intensity of a Wave
- Sound Level
- Properties of Sound Waves
- Transverse Waves
- Refraction of Waves
- Reflection of Waves
- Interference of Waves
- Superposition of Waves
- Complex Waves
- Beats
- Forced Vibrations
- Resonance
- Echoes
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- Numerical Questions
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2. Microphones
- Microphone
- Characteristics of Microphones
- Carbon Microphones
- Crystal Microphones
- Moving Coil (Dynamic) Microphones
- Ribbon (Velocity) Microphones
- Capacitor Microphones
- Electret Microphones
- Gun Microphones
- Lavalier Microphones
- Tie-clip Microphones
- Wireless Microphones
- Dual-unit Microphones
- Electrical, Mechanical and Acoustical Analogs
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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3. Headphones and Hearing Aids
- Headphones and Headsets
- Types of Headphones
- Moving-iron Headphones
- Crystal Headphones
- Dynamic Headphones
- Electrostatic Phones
- Electret Electrostatic Headphones
- Hearing Impairments
- Audiometry
- Hearing Aids
- Inside a Hearing Aid
- User Operated Controls
- Dispenser Operated Controls
- Filters
- Output Controls and AGC
- Other Types of AGC
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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4. Loudspeakers
- Ideal Loudspeaker
- Basic Loudspeaker
- Crystal Loudspeakers
- Electrostatic (Condenser/Capacitor) Loudspeakers
- Dynamic Loudspeakers
- Permanent Magnet Loudspeakers
- Loudspeaker Construction
- Permanent Magnet
- Voice Coil
- Loudspeaker Impedance
- Acoustic Impedance and Resonance
- Woofers
- Mid-range and Extended-range Speakers
- High Frequency Loudspeakers
- Cone Type Tweeters
- Dome Type Tweeters
- Horn Type Tweeters
- High Fidelity
- Multispeaker Systems
- Crossover Networks
- Impedance Matching
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 5. Speaker Baffles and Enclosures
- 6. Acoustics
- 7. Loudspeaker Systems
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8. Disc Recording and Reproduction
- Making the Tape
- Making the Record
- Professional Record Manufacture
- Stereo Pickup Techniques
- Stereo Recording Systems
- Extracting the Music
- Types of Microgrooves
- Moving-magnet Cartridges
- Moving-iron Cartridges
- Moving-coil Cartridges
- Ceramic Cartridges
- Features of Stereo Cartridges
- Playback Needles
- Tone (Pickup) Arms
- Turntable
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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9. Distortion in Disc Equipment
- Loudspeakers
- Disc Equipment-recording Characteristics
- Disc Equipment-playback Characteristics
- Magnetic Pickup Heads
- Crystal Pickup Heads
- Stereo Pickup Heads
- Discs
- Tracing Distortion
- Pinch Effect
- Needle-scratch
- Tracking Error
- Turntable Driving Systems
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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10. Magnetic Recording and Reproduction
- Magnetic Recording
- Magnetic Playback
- Magnetic Erasing
- Recording Medium
- Magnetic Heads
- Cassettes
- Tape Speeds
- Maximum Usable Frequency
- Track Configurations
- Tape Transport Mechanism
- Mechanical Controls
- Miscellaneous Features
- Electronic Controls
- Erasure Guard
- Tape Recorders
- Tape vs Disc
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 11. Distortion in Tape Equipment
- 12. Noise Reduction
- 13. Recording Level Indicators
- 14. Optical Recording and Reproduction
- 15. Mono, Stereo and Quad
- 16. Recorder/Amplifier Circuits
- 17. Amplifying Systems
- 18. Control Circuits
- 19. Low Level Amplifiers
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20. Integrated Amplifiers
- Operational Amplifier
- The TAA 300 Integrated Circuit
- 1 W Transformerless Class-B Audio Amplifier Using IC-TAA300
- The TAA320 Integrated Circuit
- Pickup Amplifier using IC-TAA320
- The CA810 Integrated Circuit
- The BEL 700 Integrated Circuit
- Practical Circuits using IC-BEL 700
- The CA-3020 Integrated Circuit
- Guitar Preamplifier Using IC-LF 536
- Small High-power Amplifier Incorporating IC-TDA2030
- 20 W + 20 W Integrated Stereo Amplifier
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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21. Power Supplies
- Rectifier Circuits
- Voltage Regulation
- Zener Diode Shunt Stabiliser
- Transistor Shunt Stabiliser
- Series Voltage Stabiliser
- Feedback Series Stabiliser
- Practical Power Supply Circuits
- Power Supply Circuits for Stereo Amplifiers
- How to Protect your Equipment from Spikes, Surges, and Blackout?
- Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems (UPS)
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 22. Stereo Multiplexing
- 23. Equalisers and Mixers
- 24. Portable Stereo
- 25. Electronic Music Synthesizers
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26. Commercial Sound
- Electric Guitar
- Electric Wind Instruments
- Recording
- Manual Synthesizer
- Programmed Synthesizer
- Digital Computer
- Public Address Systems
- Planning a Public Address System
- Speaker Matching Systems
- PA System Characteristics
- Public Address Amplifiers
- Megaphones
- Intercommunication Equipment
- Background Music and Paging Systems
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 27. Theatre Sound System
- 28. AM/FM Tuners
- 29. Audio Systems
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30. Monochrome TV Standards and Systems
- Elements of a Television System
- The Scanning Process
- Scanning Methods and Aspect Ratio
- Persistence of Vision and Flicker
- Vertical Resolution
- Picture Elements
- The Kell Factor
- Horizontal Resolution and Video Bandwidth
- Interlacing of Scanning Lines
- Test Card
- The Video Signal
- Control Pulses
- Composite Video Signal
- The Highest Video Frequency
- The Lowest Carrier Frequency
- Side Band Frequencies
- Frequency Modulated Sound Carrier
- Monochrome TV Camera
- Camera Tube Characteristics
- Vidicon Camera Tube
- Monochrome Picture Tube
- Television as a System
- American 525-line TV System
- The 625-line System
- Vestigial Sideband Transmission
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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31. Colour TV Standards and Systems
- Dispersion and Recombination of Light
- Primary and Secondary Colours
- Attributes of Colour
- Luminance Signal
- Chrominance Signal
- Colour Picture Tube
- Difference between a Monochrome and a Colour Picture Tube
- Delta Gun And In-line Gun
- Colour TV Cameras
- Plumbicon Camera Tube
- Colour TV Systems
- Compatibility Considerations
- The NTSC System
- The PAL System
- The SECAM System
- Consolidated CCIR System-B Standards
- Broadcasting of TV Programs
- System Parameters (For Standards B/G)
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 32. Television Controls
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33. Video Tape Recording and Reproduction
- Video Tape
- Problems in Video Recording on Tape
- Early Video
- FM Modulation
- Head Gap and Writing Speed
- Helical Tape Scan
- Domestic Video
- Slant Azimuth System
- Colour Recording
- VHS and Beta Formats
- Video 2000 Format
- Common Features
- 8mm Format
- Video Tape Format Parameters
- Video Tape Track Configuration
- Video and Audio Heads
- Additional Heads
- Video Head Geometries
- Head Switching
- VHS High-fidelity Audio
- AutoTracking
- PCM Audio
- CVBS Signal
- Block Diagram of a Video Cassette, Recorder
- Controls on Video Cassette Recorders
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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34. Video Disc Recording and Playbacks
- Optical Recording Mediums
- Tellurium-selenium Alloys
- Organic Compounds
- Magneto-optical Materials
- Evolution of Video Disc
- Video Disc
- Video Disc Mastering and Replication
- Video Disc Formats
- Laser Vision
- Selectavision (RCA)
- Video High Density (JVC/Thorn-EMJ)
- Video Disc Systems—A Comparison
- Recording System
- Playback System
- Digital Address Signals
- Solid-state Laser
- Focusing
- Radial and Tangential Tracking
- Block Diagram of VLP Player
- VLP Player Controls
- Automatic Actions
- Optical Memory Discs
- Descriptive Questions
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 35. Remote Controls
- 36. Video Systems
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1. Wave Motion
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Part II—Electronic Gadgets and Home Appliances
- 37. Telecommunication Systems
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38. Switching Systems
- Switching System Principles
- Uniselectors
- Two-motion Selectors
- Four Digit Step-by-step Automatic Exchange
- Reed Relay and Crossbar Exchanges
- Traffic Handling Capacity
- Stored Program Control
- PBX Switching
- Functions of a switching Office
- Hands Free Phones vs Speakerphones
- Feature Phones and Answering Machines
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 39. Modulation Techniques
- 40. Carrier Systems
- 41. Fibre Optics
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42. Data Services
- Why digital?
- Digital Exchanges
- The Borscht Functions
- Local Distribution Networks
- Data Services
- Message Switching
- Message Switching and Circuit Switching
- Packet Switching
- Packet Switching and Message Switching
- Packet Format
- Lan, Man and Wan
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- The Internet
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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43. Mobile Radio Systems
- Wireless Local Loop
- The Role of WLL
- Point-to-point, Point-to-multipoint Wireless Local Loops
- Radio Paging Service
- Call Centres
- VHF/UHF Radio Systems
- Limited Range Cordless Phones
- Cellular Communications
- Transmitting Receiving Antenna
- Digital Cellular Phone Block Diagram
- Types of Mobile Phones
- Cellular Systems
- Establishing a Call
- Smart Card
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 44. Facsimile (FAX)
- 45. Xerography
- 46. Calculators
- 47. Digital Clocks
- 48. Microprocessors, Microcomputers and Microcontrollers
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49. In-Car Computers
- Applications
- Electronic Ignition
- Electronic Ignition Lock System
- Antilock Braking System (ABS)
- Electronically Controlled Suspension (ECS)
- Instrument Panel Displays
- Ultrasonic Car Safety Belt System
- Air Bag System
- Vehicle Proximity Detection System
- Car Navigation System (Travel Pilot)
- Car Navigation System (AVIC-1)
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
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50. Microwave Ovens
- Microwaves
- Transit Time
- Magnetrons
- Wave Guides
- Microwave Oven Block Diagram
- LCD Timer with Alarm
- Single-chip Controllers
- Types of Microwave Ovens
- Microwave Cooking
- Features Diagram
- Wiring Instructions
- Safety Instructions
- Microwave Cookware
- Operating Problems
- Care and Cleaning
- Removable Parts
- Special Care
- Metal Rack Care
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- 51. Washing Machines
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52. Air Conditioners and Refrigerators
- Air Conditioning
- Components of Air Conditioning Systems
- All-water Air Conditioning Systems
- All-air Air Conditioning Systems
- Remote Control-buttons
- Combination Systems
- Unitary and Central Air Conditioning Systems
- Split Air Conditioners
- Refrigeration
- Refrigerants
- Refrigeration Systems
- Domestic Refrigerators
- Descriptive Questions
- Fill in the Blanks
- Part III—Appendices
- Bibliography
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Consumer Electronics
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2007
- Publisher(s): Pearson India
- ISBN: 9788131717592
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