Television Electronics: Theory and Servicing, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983

The eighth edition of Television Elec­ ? Chapter 7: Principles of Monochrome tronics: Theory and Servicing (formerly Television Receivers. This is a basic Television Simplified), has been completely block diagram explanation of the redesigned and updated to the current state operation cf monochrome television of the art. receivers. It also includes the test The purpose of the book is to prepare equipment and tests used for mono­ electronics technicians and engineers for a chrome television receivers. career in some phase of the television indus­ ? Chapter 10: Frequency Synthesis, try and every effort has been made to ensure Automatic Fine Tuning, and Remote the book's usefulness. Control. This chapter includes dis­ This book covers in detail the operation, cussions of binary numbers, digital circuitry, and trouble-shooting of solid-state frequency dividers, the phase-locked color and monochrome television receivers. loop, micro-computers, and frequency Some coverage of vacuum-tube television synthesis push-button tuning. The receivers is also presented. Other current topics of Automatic Fine Tuning and and important topics that are covered in­ Remote Control are also updated and clude (1) cable television, (2) video-tape and covered in detail. video-cassette recorders, (3) video games, (4) integrated circuits, (5) communications The material on vertical deflection oscil­ satellites, (6) color television signal gener­ lators has been placed in a separate chapter ation, (7) digital circuitry, and (8) closed­ (Chapter 21), which also includes a digital circuit television.

1 Television System Concepts.- 2 Television System Applications.- 3 Principles of Scanning, Synchronizing, and Video Signals.- 4 Video Signals and Picture Qualities.- 5 Television Camera Tubes and Camera Systems.- 6 TV Wave Propagation and TV Antenna Systems.- 7 Principles of Monochrome Television Receivers.- 8 Principles of Color Television.- 9 Principles of Color TV Receivers.- 10 TV-Receiver Tuners.- 11 Frequency Synthesis, AFT and Remote Control.- 12 Video IF Amplifiers.- 13 Video Detectors.- 14 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Circuits.- 15 Video Amplifiers.- 16 Video Amplifier Design.- 17 DC Reinsertion.- 18 TV Picture Tubes.- 19 Low Voltage TV Power Supplies.- 20 Synchronizing Circuits.- 21 Vertical Oscillators and Digital Countdown.- 22 Horizontal Oscillators and Horizontal AFC.- 23 Horizontal Output Deflection Circuits and High Voltage.- 24 Vertical Output Deflection Circuits.- 25 The FM Sound System.- 26 Color TV Receiver Circuit Analysis, Test Equipment and Alignment.- 27 Servicing and Troubleshooting Television Receivers.- Appendices.- Appendix I: U.S. Television Channels and Related Frequencies.- Appendix II. Frequently Used Metric Units.- Appendix III: SI Unit Prefixes.- Appendix IV: Binary Numbers.- Answers to Selected Questions and Problems.