COMBINATION EQUALIZER AND CALIBRATOR CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR AUDIO SYSTEM

• US 20100128902A1
• Filed: 11/22/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kent Hsu, Mao-Liang Liu
• Original Assignee: Kent Hsu, Mao-Liang Liu
• Inventors: Hsu, Kent, Liu, Mao-Liang
• Granted Patent: US 8,085,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/103
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 5/025 Equalizers; Volume or gain control in limited frequency bands

Abstract

A combination equalizer and calibrator circuit assembly includes a calibrator formed of a frequency control circuit, a signal generator, an amplifier circuit connected with a microphone, a compare circuit and a display circuit and connected to the front end of an equalizer set. Calibration is made through the calibrator prior to audio system reproduction, wherein the frequency control circuit provides a reference frequency and different test frequencies for causing the signal generator to generate respective sound signals for output through a speaker; the microphone picks up these sound signals for comparison with respective reference values by the compare circuit; and the display circuit displays the respective comparison results. By means of adjustment through respective adjust circuits, signals of test frequencies are standardized so that the music played through the audio system is well calibrated without sound spectrum distortion due to space or audio system discrepancy.

Claims

1. A combination equalizer and calibrator circuit assembly, comprising:

an equalizer set and a calibrator, said equalizer set comprising a plurality of adjust circuits, said calibrator being connected to a front end of said equalizer set and comprising a frequency control circuit, a signal generator, an amplifier circuit, a compare circuit, and a display circuit, wherein

said signal generator is electrically connected to said adjust circuits of said equalizer set and said frequency control circuit;

said frequency control circuit provides a reference frequency and a plurality of test frequencies;

said amplifier circuit is connected with a microphone and electrically connected to said compare circuit;

said compare circuit is electrically connected to said display circuit through a comparator thereof, and is capable of inputting a reference voltage; and

said equalizer set is connected with a speaker, whereby

said frequency control circuit is controlled to output said reference frequency for receiving by said microphone, for enabling said reference frequency to be amplified by said amplifier circuit and then provided to said compare circuit for comparison with said reference voltage so that said display circuit displays the comparison result;

when the comparison result is nonzero, one respective sound level control circuit of said amplifier circuit is adjusted to zero point as the reference point for comparison, and then said frequency control circuit is controlled to output said test frequencies for adjustment through the respective adjust circuits of said equalizer set so that said display circuit indicates the respective zero point, and then an audio player is allowed to output a sound signal through said equalizer set for causing said speaker to produce sound.

2. The combination equalizer and calibrator circuit assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a test switch electrically connected to a front end of said signal generator.

3. The combination equalizer and calibrator circuit assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a set of test starter keys respectively electrically connected to said frequency control circuit for controlling the output of said reference frequency and said test frequencies respectively, and a plurality of starter indicator lamps respectively electrically connected to said test starter keys for indication of operation status of said test starter keys.