How a Remote Control Works ? : ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϞ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Definition : A remote control is a device used to operate electronic appliances (like TV) from a distance using infrared signals. ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϞ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āϝāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§, infrared āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĨ¤
Main Parts
Buttons → Used to give command : āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Control Circuit → Processes the command : āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§
IR LED (Transmitter) → Sends signal : āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧ
TV Receiver (Sensor) → Receives signal : āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§
Working Steps
1. Button Press : User presses a button : āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§
2. Signal Sending : Remote sends infrared signal : ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§ infrared āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧ
3. Signal Travel : Signal travels to the TV : āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
4. Signal Receiving : TV receiver detects signal : āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§
5. Processing : TV processes the command : āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦā§āĻā§
6. Output Action : Action happens (volume/channel change) : āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ (āĻāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŽ/āĻā§āύā§āϞ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ)
Important Concept
Infrared Signal : Invisible light waves used for short-distance communication. : āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāϞā§āĻ āϤ⧰āĻāĻ, āϏ⧰⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦā§° āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Revision Points
- Button → Signal → Receiver → Action
- Uses Infrared (IR)
- Works only in short distance
- Needs direct line (no obstacle)
Ans: A remote control works by sending infrared signals to control a device from a distance.
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MCQs – Remote Control
Q1. What is the main function of a remote control ? ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϞ⧰ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Cooking (B) Controlling devices (C) Heating (D) Cooling
Ans: (B) Controlling devices
Explanation: It controls electronic devices like TV. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q2. Which signal is used in remote control ? ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻāϤ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Sound (B) Infrared (C) Radio (D) Magnetic
Ans: (B) Infrared
Explanation: Uses infrared signals. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Infrared āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. Infrared signals are ? Infrared āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° ?
(A) Visible (B) Invisible (C) Solid (D) Liquid
Ans: (B) Invisible
Explanation: They are invisible light waves. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāϞā§āĻ āϤ⧰āĻāĻāĨ¤
Q4. What happens when a button is pressed ? Button āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Light off (B) Signal sent (C) Sound made (D) Heat produced
Ans: (B) Signal sent
Explanation: Remote sends signal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which part sends the signal ? āĻā§āύ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) Receiver (B) Motor (C) IR LED (D) Screen
Ans: (C) IR LED
Explanation: IR LED transmits signal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: IR LED-āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q6. Which part receives the signal ? āĻā§āύ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(A) Remote (B) Sensor (TV receiver) (C) Battery (D) Button
Ans: (B) Sensor (TV receiver)
Explanation: Sensor detects signal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§āύā§āϏ⧰⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āϞāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q7. Remote works best in ? ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ’āϤ ?
(A) Long distance (B) Short distance (C) Underground (D) Water
Ans: B
Explanation: Works in short range. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏ⧰⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q8. What is needed for proper working ? āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
(A) Obstacle (B) Direct line (C) Water (D) Heat
Ans: (B) Direct line
Explanation: Needs clear path. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q9. Which part processes the signal ? āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§ ?
(A) Button (B) Circuit (C) LED (D) Wire
Ans: (B) Circuit
Explanation: Circuit processes command. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q10. What action can be done using remote ? ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ ?
(A) Washing (B) Cooking (C) Volume change (D) Writing
Ans: (C) Volume change
Explanation: Controls volume/channel. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŽ/āĻā§āύā§āϞ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q11. Signal travels from ? āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻ’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ’āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
(A) TV to remote (B) Remote to TV (C) Battery to wire (D) Screen to button
Ans: (B) Remote to TV
Explanation: Signal goes to TV. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q12. Remote control uses ? ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
(A) Heat (B) Light waves (C) Water (D) Gas
Ans: (B) Light waves
Explanation: Uses infrared light waves. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻ āϤ⧰āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q13. First step of working is ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϧāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Signal received (B) Button press (C) Action (D) Processing
Ans: (B) Button press
Explanation: User presses button first. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĨ¤
Q14. Last step of working is ? āĻļā§āώ āϧāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Signal send (B) Receive (C) Action performed (D) Button press
Ans: (C) Action performed
Explanation: Device performs action. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q15. Remote cannot work when ? ā§°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?
(A) Direct line present (B) Battery full (C) Obstacle present (D) Close distance
Ans: (C) Obstacle present
Explanation: Obstacle blocks signal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻžāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤