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RF
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SOURCE J
J2
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- AUDIO
INPUT
J1
RF
INPUT
J3
LED2
J4
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POWER
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RIGHT
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CHANNEL
CHANNEL
CC
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OUTPUT
OUTPUT
HEADPHONE
VOLUME
T2
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S2
POWER
FIG. 8 -THREE
JUMPERS AND ALL OFF
-BOARD
components
mount as shown
here.
R19
J2
J1
J4 J3
T1
T2
F1
1/4
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J5
HEADPHONES
between
the video and
the audio
demod-
ulator
sections;
newer sets may
use a ce-
ramic filter.
In either
case, solder
one lead of
a 100 -
pF capacitor
to the output
side of the
transformer
or
filter. Cut a
length of
shielded
cable that
is long enough
to reach
from the
capacitor to the
rear of the
set.
Prepare
one end by
completely removing
about one inch of
the braid. Cover
the part
of
the cable
where the shield ends
with
tape or
heat -shrink tubing.
There must
be
no possibility
of the shield
wire's
touching
any part in
the TV.
Now solder
the center
lead to the free
end of
the 100 pf capacitor.
Dress the
capacitor and the
cable so that they
don't
touch any other
parts. Locate
a conve-
nient,
non -conductive
place on the
rear
cover of the set
and mount the
RCA jack.
Do not
mount the jack on any
metal
part of the
set. Finish the
installation by
soldering the I-
megohm resistor
and the
shielded cable to
the jack.
RF probe
The RF probe
is
probably
the best
inter-
face to use if you're not
familiar
with
the
inner
workings of TV's and
VCR's. Your
set needn't be modified
in any way, and
you
don't have to deal
with high
voltages.
However,
you'll almost certainly
have to
remove the
cabinet in order to pick
up the
RF signal.
In addition, you'll
have to
F1
build
the 4.5 -MHz
demodulator section
of the decoder,
but in that case,
replace
0.01 -11F input capacitor
Cl on the decoder
board
with
a
wire
jumper.
The basic idea is to build a small
anten-
na that is tuned
to 4.5 MHz and is placed
as close as possible
to the TV's
audio
demodulator.
The antenna will pick
up
the
RF
signals
that are naturally
radiated in
the set.
The circuit
is very simple, as shown
in
Fig. 10 -c. Use several
drops of quick -set
glue to hold the
coil to a stick. Then solder
the capacitor
close to the body of
the
coil.
Cover the assembly
with
heat
-shrink tub-
ing to help hold it together
and to provide
insulation. Cut a small
hole in the tubing
so you can adjust
the trimmer capacitor.
Then attach a
length of shielded
cable
about six feet long, and
terminate it
with
an RCA plug.
Finding the optimal
location for the
probe requires that the
decoder be opera-
tional. On the other
hand,
you
can't make
the decoder operational
without an
input
signal from the probe.
That leaves you
in
a
bit of a dilemma.
The
best solution
is to
locate the audio
demodulator
in the television.
Then use
a
rubber band or a piece of
tape to secure
the probe close to
that portion of
the cir-
cuit. Temporarily
remove any shielding,
if necessary. Now you should
be able to
get enough signal to
align the decoder,
after which you can
go back and reposi-
tion the probe and
adjust the setting of the
R25
LEDI
FIG.
9 -THE COMPLETED
DECODER appears
as shown
here. The board
shown
was an early pro-
totype,
so
it
doesn't
match the parts -placement
diagrams (shown
in Fig. 7 and
Fig.
8) exactly.
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