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CXA1124BS/BQ, CXA1534S/Q
(1) L + R (MAIN)
The dbx signal is input from pin 39 (COMP IN) and led to the STEREO LPF which suppresses the SAP
and telemetry signals. Then the pilot signal is cannceled. In the last stage the L – R and SAP signals are
removed by the MAIN LPF and the frequency response made flat by the de-emphasis before the L + R
signal is input to the matrix.
(2) L – R (SUB)
The L – R signal follows the same route as does the L + R signal before the pilot signal is canceled. The L
– R signal has no carrier signal, as it is a suppressed-carrier double-sideband amplitude-modulated (DSB-
AM) signal. For this reason, the pilot signal is used to regenerate the carrier signal (quasi-sine wave) to be
used for demodulation of the L – R signal. In the last stage the residual high frequency components are
removed by the SUB LPF before the L – R signal is input through the NRSW circuit to the dbx-TV block.
(3) SAP
The SAP, as shown in Fig. 1, is an FM signal using 5fH as carrier. The SAP signal alone is first extracted,
then FM components are detected. Finally, residual high-frequency components are removed by the SAP-
LPF, the f characteristics are flattened, and the SAP signal is input through the NRSW circuit to the dbx-
TV block. If there is no SAP signal, the output from Pin 6 is muted.
(4) Mode discrimination
Stereo mode is identified by detecting the pilot signal amplitude. SAP mode is identified by detecting the
5fH carrier and noise around 20kHz after FM detection.
(5) dbx-TV block
The SAP and L – R signals respectively input to pin 24 (ST IN) and pin 21 (SAP IN) are fed to the NRSW
circuit where either one of them is selected by the mode control and is input to the dbx-TV block.
The input signal to the block is passed through the fixed de-emphasis circuit and is applied to the variable
de-emphasis circuit. The output from the circuit is passed through an externally mounted capacitance and
applied to the VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier). The output from VCA is converted from a current to a
voltage by the operational amplifier before it is input to the matrix.
The transfer function of the variable de-emphasis circuit and the gain of the VCA are controlled by the
respective RMS detector circuits. Each of the RMS detector circuits passes the input signal through a
predetermined filter to properly weight it befor detecting the rms value of the weighted signal to provide a
control signal.