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@@ -5013,8 +5013,27 @@ defines possible values for de-emphasis. Here they are:</entry>
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<section id="rf-tuner-controls">
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<title>RF Tuner Control Reference</title>
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- <para>The RF Tuner (RF_TUNER) class includes controls for common features
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-of devices having RF tuner.</para>
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+ <para>
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+The RF Tuner (RF_TUNER) class includes controls for common features of devices
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+having RF tuner.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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+In this context, RF tuner is radio receiver circuit between antenna and
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+demodulator. It receives radio frequency (RF) from the antenna and converts that
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+received signal to lower intermediate frequency (IF) or baseband frequency (BB).
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+Tuners that could do baseband output are often called Zero-IF tuners. Older
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+tuners were typically simple PLL tuners inside a metal box, whilst newer ones
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+are highly integrated chips without a metal box "silicon tuners". These controls
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+are mostly applicable for new feature rich silicon tuners, just because older
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+tuners does not have much adjustable features.
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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+For more information about RF tuners see
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+<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuner_%28radio%29">Tuner (radio)</ulink>
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+and
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+<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_front_end">RF front end</ulink>
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+from Wikipedia.
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+ </para>
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<table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="rf-tuner-control-id">
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<title>RF_TUNER Control IDs</title>
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