Output level control apparatus
First Claim
1. An output level control apparatus which operates according to the level of a reproduced digital signal from a digital signal reproducing apparatus, the output level control apparatus comprising:
- (a) signal level detection means which compares the level of the reproduced digital signal to be supplied to a digital attenuator with a predetermined reference level to determine if the level of the reproduced digital signal should be changed; and
(b) output signal level adjusting means which outputs a command signal representing an attenuation level to the digital attenuator when said signal level detection means determines that the level of the reproduced digital signal should be changed.
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Abstract
An output level control apparatus which operates according to a reproduced signal level from a digital recording apparatus. The output level control apparatus includes a signal level detection device which compares the level of the reproduced signal with a predetermined level to decide if a level of the reproduced signal should be changed. The output level control apparatus further includes a device which attenuates the level of the reproduced signal to a suitable level when the signal level detection device determines that the reproduced signal should be changed.
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10 Claims
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1. An output level control apparatus which operates according to the level of a reproduced digital signal from a digital signal reproducing apparatus, the output level control apparatus comprising:
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(a) signal level detection means which compares the level of the reproduced digital signal to be supplied to a digital attenuator with a predetermined reference level to determine if the level of the reproduced digital signal should be changed; and (b) output signal level adjusting means which outputs a command signal representing an attenuation level to the digital attenuator when said signal level detection means determines that the level of the reproduced digital signal should be changed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6)
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3. An output level control apparatus which operates according to a reproduced signal level from a digital reproducing apparatus, the output level control apparatus comprising:
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signal level detection means which compares the reproduced signal level with a predetermined reference level to determine if the level of the reproduced signal should be changed; output signal level adjusting means which outputs a command signal representing an attenuation level to a digital attenuator when said signal level detection means determines that the level of the reproduced signal should be changed; and memory means for storing information representing a plurality of average output levels, the plurality of average output levels respectively corresponding to the average output levels reproduced from a plurality of different programs, and wherein the predetermined reference level is the lowest average output level of the average output levels stored in said memory means.
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7. An output level control apparatus which operates according to the level of a reproduced digital signal from a digital signal reproducing apparatus, the output level control apparatus comprises:
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(a) signal level detection means which compares the level of the reproduced digital signal to be supplied to a set of digital attenuators with a predetermined reference level to determine if the level of the reproduced digital signal should be changed; and (b) selecting means for outputting a level setting which selects a suitable attenuator form the set of digital attenuators when said signal level detection means indicates that the level of the reproduced digital signal should be changed, each of said set of digital attenuators having a different attenuation characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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