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Pattern Generator

The document describes a pattern generator used for testing and servicing TV receivers. It produces simple video patterns like horizontal bars, vertical bars, crosshatch, dots, and color patterns by modulating RF signals on TV channels. The patterns allow checking aspects like linearity, centering, convergence, and color performance of TV receivers.

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Pattern Generator

The document describes a pattern generator used for testing and servicing TV receivers. It produces simple video patterns like horizontal bars, vertical bars, crosshatch, dots, and color patterns by modulating RF signals on TV channels. The patterns allow checking aspects like linearity, centering, convergence, and color performance of TV receivers.

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pattern generator

A pattern generator produces audio, video


signals, direct and with the RF modulation, on the
allocated T.V. Channel frequencies for alignment,
testing and servicing of T.V. receivers. The output
signals is designed to simple patterns.

1. Horizontal bars pattern


2. Vertical bars pattern
3. Cross hatched pattern
4. DOT pattern
5. Pure white pattern/Raster pattern
6. Colour pattern

The pattern generator contains two stable chains of multi vibrators, dividers and pulse
shaping circuits, one below the line frequency to produce a series of horizontal bars and other
above 15,625 Hz to produce vertical bars. The signals are modified into short duration pulses
which fed to the video section of the receiver along with the sync pulses train to produce fine
lines on the screen.

Output from the multi vibrator produces square wave signal at “m” times the horizontal
frequency to provide vertical block and white bars. After every “m” cycles the horizontal blanking
pulse triggers the multi vibrator for synchronizing the bar signal on each line. We can vary the
number of bars by the front panels of pattern generator by changing its frequency.

Pattern Generators provide video signals direct and RF modulation on a standard T.V.
channels so that it can be used for testing and alignment of T.V receiver’s. The video signals is
designed to produce simple pattern like vertical bars, horizontal bars – cross hatch, grill, chess-
board and its linearity, and also for the video amplifier adjustments. The RF channel modulation
with FM sound carrier facility along with it, makes it useful T.V source for servicing purposes.

HORIZONTAL BAR PATTERN

 The horizontal bar pattern is used for checking vertical linearity.

VERTICAL BAR PATTERN

 The Vertical Bar Pattern is used for check horizontal linearity.

CROSS HATCH PATTERN

 The cross hatch pattern is used for both linearity picture centering and aspect
ratio.

DOT PATTERN
 The DOT pattern is suitable for checking and adjusting the static convergence of
the picture in the Centre of the screen with a low ambient brightness.

PURE WHITE PATTERN

 The white pattern, with no information is suitable for checking uniformity of


brightness over the entire screen in the absence of hum.

COLOUR PATTERN GENERATOR

 Color picture patterns are suitable for checking color purity, proper color
reproduction and overall performance of the receiver. The test signals available
with pattern generator are (1) RF signals (2) IF signals (3) Video signals.

Assessment task:

Direction: Name the following pattern generator output signals. Write your
answer on space provided.

1. _______________

2. _________________

3. _________________

4. _________________
5. _________________

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