Guys, [snip] > > > > Do the circuit board traces in the FM1216ME_MK3 support the TDA9887 > > controlling the gain of the first stage? (I've never opened an > > equivalent NTSC tuner assembly to take a look.) > > "equivalent" NTSC tuners _do not_ exist at all. > > I don't forget all the time we spend to find out that some of them are > Intercarrier only! > > Also, the tda988x stuff is underneath the tuner PCB. > > I cut one off for those interested in line tracing ... still on the to do list ;) > Without port2=0 you don't get any SECAM-L into the sound trap. > > It needs amplification from minus 40 dB AM for the first sound carrier, > and then of course you prefer the second with NICAM. > > > If not, then, if I understand things correctly, you need to set the > > first stage and second stage TOP settings so that they refer to about > > the same signal level before the IF SAW filter. > > > > > > I would think AGC TOP settings, for both stages of the tuner, are > > tuner-dependent and relatively constant once you figure out what they > > should be. > > > > Do you have a different understanding or insight? > > > > Regards, > > Andy Hartmut once offered to make contacts with colleagues at Philips Hamburg for such tuners and related tda9887 stuff. Unfortunately he is not active on the lists currently. If I see, how easily someone can get a patch to Andrew and disables all other SECAM stuff, again from Russia, I'm not convinced on anything from there. I seriously doubt that those tuners are meant for fumbling on TOP RF/IF settings from user space. Cheers, Hermann -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
