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TUNER F.M [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

Transmission of two or more channels on a single carrier so that they may be recovered independently by a tuner. In fm stereo, transmission of left-plus-right (sum) signal and left-minus-right (difference) signal on main carrier and subcarrier, respectively. The multiplex decoder in the tuner recovers independent left and right stereo channels from the multiplex signal.

Key term(s)
  • multiplexing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Transmission radio en modulation de fréquence de deux canaux par l’intermédiaire d’une porteuse afin qu’ils puissent être indépendamment perçus par un récepteur (ou tuner) F.M. stéréo.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

An FM tuner has inherent wideband response and is capable of high-fidelity reproduction. (...) an FM tuner is basically an FM receiver, minus an audio amplifier and speaker(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
CONT

Votre antenne réceptrice MF capte une infime partie de l’énergie rayonnée par l’émetteur. Si vous réglez votre tuner MF sur la fréquence nominale de l’émetteur (c’est-à-dire entre 87 et 108 MHz), la très faible tension haute fréquence modulée qui en résulte est amplifiée par tubes ou transistors couplés par circuits accordés (sélectifs).

Key term(s)
  • syntonisateur FM
  • syntonisateur MF

Spanish

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