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COLOUR-KILLER CIRCUIT [1 record]

Record 1 2006-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oscillators and Oscillating Circuits (Electronics)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

In ... color receivers, [a circuit that] shuts down the color BPA [bandpass amplifier] completely when a monochrome signal is being received.

Key term(s)
  • colour-killer circuit
  • colour killer circuit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits oscillants et oscillateurs (Électronique)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

[Circuit qui, dans] les téléviseurs couleur, coupe complètement l'amplificateur passe-bande de chrominance lors de la réception d'un signal noir et blanc.

Spanish

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