JPS5912678A - Picture quality adjusting circuit - Google Patents

Picture quality adjusting circuit

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JPS5912678A
JPS5912678A JP57121551A JP12155182A JPS5912678A JP S5912678 A JPS5912678 A JP S5912678A JP 57121551 A JP57121551 A JP 57121551A JP 12155182 A JP12155182 A JP 12155182A JP S5912678 A JPS5912678 A JP S5912678A
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signal
level
video signal
circuit
white peak
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Toshio Nakamura
中村 壽夫
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Sanyo Denki Co Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00Details of television systems
    • H04N5/14Picture signal circuitry for video frequency region
    • H04N5/20Circuitry for controlling amplitude response
    • H04N5/205Circuitry for controlling amplitude response for correcting amplitude versus frequency characteristic

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid a white peak section from being emphasized and collapsed, by detecting a large white peak in a video signal and decreasing the amount of emphasis of a high frequency component of the video signal. CONSTITUTION:A signal level at an output terminal P5 is decreased than a level L0 to a large white peak section in the video signal. This level is a level less than a signal level at the terminal P3 by the sum of leading voltage of diodes D1-D3. Thus, the diodes D1-D3 are conductive in this case and a potential at the terminal P3, i.e., a base potential of a transistor T8 in a high frequency amplifier circuit 2 is decreased. Thus, since the amount of current sharing from the transister (TR) T8, i.e., the collector current, is decreased, the second order differentiating signal of the said white peak section obtained from the collector of the TRT8 is decreased sufficiently in comparison with that of the other white level. As a result, the profile of the white peak of the output signal from the output terminal P5 is not almost emphasized and the collapsing of the white peak is eliminated.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明はテレビジョン受像機等に於いて使用する画質調
整回路に関し、映像に挿入されたテロップ文字等が極端
に強調されるのを防止することを目的とする。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an image quality adjustment circuit used in television receivers and the like, and an object of the present invention is to prevent telop characters inserted into a video from being excessively emphasized.

画質調整回路の中の特にシャープネスコントロール回路
は、映像信号の高域成分を強調して輪郭補正を行なうも
のであり、この回路で強調すべき高域成分は一般には映
像信号の2MH2付近としている。このため、例えばテ
ロップと称されるニュース等の白い文字が映像信号に挿
入されている場合には、この文字は通常2MHz程度の
周波数であるから、これがシャープネスコントウール回
路で極端に強調されることになり、その結果、受像管の
飽和レベルを越えて文字が潰れてしまうと云う欠点があ
った。
Among the image quality adjustment circuits, the sharpness control circuit in particular performs contour correction by emphasizing the high-frequency components of the video signal, and the high-frequency components to be emphasized by this circuit are generally around 2MH2 of the video signal. For this reason, for example, when white text such as news text called a caption is inserted into a video signal, this text usually has a frequency of about 2 MHz, so it may be extremely emphasized by the sharpness contour circuit. As a result, the saturation level of the picture tube was exceeded and the characters were distorted.

そこで、本発明は斯る欠点を解消した画質調整回路を提
案するものであり、以下、図面に示す一実施例について
説明する。
Therefore, the present invention proposes an image quality adjustment circuit that eliminates such drawbacks, and one embodiment shown in the drawings will be described below.

第1図に示す実施例に於いて、破線で囲まれた部分はI
C化されるようになっており、(1)は端子(Pl)及
び抵抗(R5)を通って映像信号がベースに導入される
エミッタホロワトランジスタ(T1)及びインバーチイ
ツト・ダーリントン接続されベース接地型として動作す
るトランジスタ(T2XTs)等からなる映像入力回路
である。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the part surrounded by the broken line is I
(1) is an emitter-follower transistor (T1) into which a video signal is introduced to the base through a terminal (Pl) and a resistor (R5), and an invertible Darlington-connected base. This is a video input circuit consisting of transistors (T2XTs) that operate as a ground type.

次に(2)は前記映像信号を端子(P+)(T3)間に
接続された外付けのコンデンサ(C2)(C3)及び抵
抗(R4)とIC内の抵抗(R8) Kよって2回微分
して得る信号を増幅する高域増幅回路であり、この回路
は一方のベースに上記2回微分信号が入力される差動対
トランジスタ(T[1)(T9)と、この差動対と直流
的な平衡を採るための差動対トランジスタ(TlS)(
T14)と、上記差動対(T8.)(T9)の利得を端
子(T4)に印加される直流電圧に応じて制御する差動
対トランジスタ(Tlo) (T+ s)と、その定電
流用トランジスタ(T+2)等からなる周知の二重平衡
型に構成されている。
Next, in (2), the video signal is differentiated twice by the external capacitors (C2) (C3) and resistor (R4) connected between the terminals (P+) (T3) and the resistor (R8) inside the IC. This circuit is a high-frequency amplifier circuit that amplifies the signal obtained by Differential pair transistors (TlS) (
T14), a differential pair transistor (Tlo) (T+ s) that controls the gain of the differential pair (T8.) (T9) according to the DC voltage applied to the terminal (T4), and its constant current transistor It is configured as a well-known double-balanced type consisting of transistors (T+2) and the like.

次に(3)はトランジスタ(T5)〜(T7)及び(T
11)等からなる電流ミラー回路であり、そのT7 の
コレクタと前記差動対トランジスタ(T8)(T?)の
一方(T8)のコレクタの接続点を前記映像入力回路(
1)内のトランジスタ(T3)のエミッタに直接接続す
ることKよって、前記高域増幅回路(3)の出力信号を
が■記エミッタホロワトランジスタ(T1)を通った映
像信号に合成する構成としている。なお、この電流ミラ
ー回路(3)は上記トランジスタ(T7)のコレクタ電
流の直流的な安定化を画るためのもT+a)(T+9)
と、クランプ用ダイオード(D5)(D6)等からなる
出力回路であり、この回路は前記入力回路(1)のトラ
ンジスタ(T2)のエミッタから得る合成信号をインピ
ーダンス変換して出力端子(T5)に導出するようにな
っているが、ここでは特に上記出力端子(T5)と前記
高域増幅回路(2)の入力端子(T3)との間にダイオ
ード(Dl)〜(D3)が図示の方向に接続されている
点に注意すべきである。
Next (3) is the transistors (T5) to (T7) and (T
11), etc., and the connection point between the collector of T7 and the collector of one (T8) of the differential pair transistors (T8) (T?) is connected to the video input circuit (
By connecting directly to the emitter of the transistor (T3) in 1), the output signal of the high frequency amplifier circuit (3) is combined with the video signal that has passed through the emitter follower transistor (T1). There is. This current mirror circuit (3) is also used to stabilize the collector current of the transistor (T7) in a DC manner.
and clamp diodes (D5) (D6), etc., and this circuit converts the impedance of the composite signal obtained from the emitter of the transistor (T2) of the input circuit (1) and sends it to the output terminal (T5). Here, diodes (Dl) to (D3) are connected in the direction shown between the output terminal (T5) and the input terminal (T3) of the high-frequency amplifier circuit (2). It should be noted that it is connected.

なお、外付けの可変抵抗(VR1)(VR2)の一方(
VR,)は輝度制御用、他方(VR2)は画質制御電圧
作成用であり、コイル(Ll)とコンデンサ(C1)は
カラーサブキャリア成分除去用のトラップ、抵抗(R2
) (R1)はトランジスタ(T1)のベース・バイア
ス用抵抗である。また、工C内傾示すv131〜vB4
ハIC内の各トランジスタのベースバイアス電圧を表わ
している。
In addition, one of the external variable resistors (VR1) (VR2) (
VR, ) is for brightness control, the other (VR2) is for creating an image quality control voltage, and the coil (Ll) and capacitor (C1) are traps and resistors (R2) for color subcarrier component removal.
) (R1) is a base bias resistor of the transistor (T1). In addition, v131 to vB4 leaning inside the engineering C
It represents the base bias voltage of each transistor in the high IC.

第1図の回路は概ね以上の如く構成されており、次にそ
の動作を第2図及び第3図を参照して説明する。
The circuit shown in FIG. 1 is generally constructed as described above, and its operation will now be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

第1図に於いて、抵抗(R1)を介して端子(Pl)に
導入される正極性の映像信号は入力回路(1)内のエミ
ッタホロワトランジスタ(T1)を通りインバーチイツ
ト・ダーリントン接続トランジスタ(T2)(T5)で
極性反転され、この反転された映像信号がエミッタホロ
ワトランジスタ(T16)及びダーリン接続トランジス
タ(T18)(T19)を通って出力端子(T5)に導
出される(R14が負荷抵抗)から、この出力端子(T
5)に導出される映像信号は負極性となっている。
In Fig. 1, the positive polarity video signal introduced to the terminal (Pl) via the resistor (R1) passes through the emitter follower transistor (T1) in the input circuit (1) and is connected to the inverter Darlington. The polarity is inverted by the transistors (T2) (T5), and this inverted video signal is led out to the output terminal (T5) through the emitter follower transistor (T16) and the Darling connection transistors (T18) (T19) (R14). is the load resistance) from this output terminal (T
The video signal derived in 5) has negative polarity.

そこで、今、前記入力端子(Pl)に導入される映像信
号(第2図(a))の白レベル部(Wl)が図のように
余り高くない場合は、出力端子(T5)での信号レベル
は比較的高くなっていてダイオード(D、)〜(D3)
がオフとなっている。従って、上記映像信号(第2図(
a))から前述のようにして得た2回微分信号(第2図
(b))が入力される高域増幅回路(2)の利得は端子
(T4)の直流電圧によって変化する。即ち、可変抵抗
(VR2)の摺動子をアース側に近ずけた時にトランジ
スタ(T8)のコレクタ電流が増大して利得が大きくな
り、逆にVR2の摺動子を電源(+Vcc)側に近ずけ
た時に利得が小さくなるのである。そして、このように
して増幅され且つ反転された2回微分信号が、上記トラ
ンジスタ(T8)のコレクタから取り出され、A点でエ
ミッタホロワトランジスタ(T1)を通った映像信号と
合成され、その合成信号が前述の如くトランジスタ(T
16)及び(T+sXT+t+)を通って出力端子(T
5)から導出される。従って、この出力端子(T5)か
らの出力信号(第2図(C))の白レベル部W1(第2
図(a)のWlに対応する)は、可変抵抗(VR2)の
位置に応じて相当大きく輪郭強調されることになる。
Therefore, if the white level part (Wl) of the video signal (Fig. 2 (a)) introduced to the input terminal (Pl) is not very high as shown in the figure, the signal at the output terminal (T5) The level is relatively high and the diodes (D,) to (D3)
is off. Therefore, the above video signal (Fig. 2 (
The gain of the high-frequency amplifier circuit (2) to which the twice differentiated signal (FIG. 2(b)) obtained as described above from a)) is input varies depending on the DC voltage at the terminal (T4). In other words, when the slider of variable resistor (VR2) is brought closer to the ground side, the collector current of the transistor (T8) increases and the gain becomes larger, and conversely, when the slider of VR2 is brought closer to the power supply (+Vcc) side, The gain becomes smaller when the The twice differentiated signal amplified and inverted in this way is taken out from the collector of the transistor (T8) and combined with the video signal that has passed through the emitter follower transistor (T1) at point A. As mentioned above, the signal is transmitted through a transistor (T
16) and (T+sXT+t+) to the output terminal (T
5). Therefore, the white level part W1 (the second
(corresponding to Wl in Figure (a)) will have its outline emphasized considerably depending on the position of the variable resistor (VR2).

出力端子(T5)での信号レベルが第3図のレベル(L
o)よりも低くなる。その際、このレベル(Lo)は端
子(P3)の信号レベルよりもダイオード(Dl)〜(
Ds)の立上り電圧の和3Vfだけ低いレベルである。
The signal level at the output terminal (T5) is the level shown in Figure 3 (L
o) will be lower. At that time, this level (Lo) is higher than the signal level of the terminal (P3) due to the diode (Dl) ~ (
Ds) is at a lower level by the sum of the rising voltages of 3Vf.

従って、この場合は、上記各ダイオードが導通し、上記
端子(P3)即ち高域増幅回路(2)内のトランジスタ
(T6)のベース電位を引き下げる。それ故、このトラ
ンジスタ(Ts) Kよる分流は即ちそのコレクタ電流
が減少するから、とのTs のコレクタから得る上記白
ピーク部(W2)の2回微分信号は、前述の白レベル部
(Wl)のそれに比べて充分に小さくなる。この結果、
出力端子(P5)か従って、この白ピーク部(w2)で
のサチリが解消される訳である。
Therefore, in this case, each of the diodes becomes conductive, lowering the terminal (P3), that is, the base potential of the transistor (T6) in the high-frequency amplifier circuit (2). Therefore, since the current shunt by this transistor (Ts) K decreases its collector current, the twice differentiated signal of the white peak portion (W2) obtained from the collector of Ts is equal to the white level portion (Wl) mentioned above. is sufficiently small compared to that of . As a result,
Therefore, the saturation at the white peak portion (w2) is eliminated at the output terminal (P5).

なお、輪郭強調作用を仰刻≠ホする白ピークレベルはダ
イオード(Dl)〜(Ds)の個数を変えることによっ
て任意に変更可能である。また、2回微分信号を使用す
る代わりに、映像信号から適当な方法で直接抽出した高
域成分を元の映像信号に付加して輪郭強調を行なうよう
にしてもよい。
Note that the white peak level at which the contour enhancement effect is affected can be arbitrarily changed by changing the number of diodes (Dl) to (Ds). Furthermore, instead of using the twice differentiated signal, contour enhancement may be performed by adding high-frequency components directly extracted from the video signal by an appropriate method to the original video signal.

以上の如く本発明の画質調整回路に依れば、映像信号中
の大きな白ピーク部を検出12て、その映像信号の高域
成分の強調量を自動的に減少させることができるので、
上記白ピーク部が極端に強調されて潰れると云う事態を
回避できる。しかも、それを高域成分を増幅する回路と
その高域成分を合成した映像信号を導出する回路との間
にダイオード等の定電圧素子を接続するだけの非常に簡
単な構成で実現で、き、従って、IC化する場合に好適
である。
As described above, according to the image quality adjustment circuit of the present invention, it is possible to detect a large white peak part in a video signal and automatically reduce the emphasis amount of the high frequency component of the video signal.
It is possible to avoid a situation where the white peak portion is extremely emphasized and collapsed. What's more, this can be achieved with a very simple configuration by simply connecting a constant voltage element such as a diode between the circuit that amplifies the high-frequency components and the circuit that derives the video signal that synthesizes the high-frequency components. Therefore, it is suitable for IC implementation.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明による画質調整回路の一実施例を示す回
路図、第2図はその各部の信号波形図、第3図は第1図
の回路の動作を説明するための図である。 (1):映像入力回路、(2):高域増幅回路、(4)
:出力回路、(Dl)〜(Ds) :定電圧素子として
のダイオード。 出願人 三洋電機株式会社 、 代裡人弁理士佐野静にり、;−’ ゼ    老ズ α「 2と 頭 七 、8  第3図 ヤ
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing one embodiment of an image quality adjustment circuit according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a signal waveform diagram of each part thereof, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the circuit of FIG. 1. (1): Video input circuit, (2): High frequency amplifier circuit, (4)
: Output circuit, (Dl) to (Ds) : Diode as a constant voltage element. Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Patent Attorney: Shizuka Sano;

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)映像信号の高域成分を増幅する直結型の増幅回路
と、この増幅回路の出力信号を直流結合によって上記映
像信号に合成する回路と、その合成後の信号を導出する
直流結合型の出力回路と、この出力回路の出力端と前記
増幅回路の入力端との間に接続された定電圧素子を備え
、前記出力端での信号レベルが所定値を越える場合に、
前記定電圧素子が導通して前記入力端の電位が変化する
ことにより、前記出力端から得る映像信号の高域成分の
大きさを変化させるようにしたことを特徴とする画質調
整回路。
(1) A direct-coupled amplifier circuit that amplifies the high frequency components of a video signal, a circuit that synthesizes the output signal of this amplifier circuit into the video signal by DC coupling, and a DC-coupled amplifier circuit that derives the synthesized signal. an output circuit, and a constant voltage element connected between an output end of the output circuit and an input end of the amplifier circuit, and when a signal level at the output end exceeds a predetermined value,
An image quality adjustment circuit characterized in that the magnitude of a high frequency component of a video signal obtained from the output terminal is changed by making the constant voltage element conductive and changing the potential at the input terminal.
JP57121551A 1982-07-12 1982-07-12 Picture quality adjusting circuit Granted JPS5912678A (en)

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS52142417A (en) * 1976-05-21 1977-11-28 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Picture amplifying circuit
JPS56698U (en) * 1979-06-14 1981-01-07
JPS5691590A (en) * 1979-12-26 1981-07-24 Toshiba Corp Picture quality regulating circuit

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS52142417A (en) * 1976-05-21 1977-11-28 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Picture amplifying circuit
JPS56698U (en) * 1979-06-14 1981-01-07
JPS5691590A (en) * 1979-12-26 1981-07-24 Toshiba Corp Picture quality regulating circuit

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