gain control

French translation: le réglage du gain

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English term or phrase:gain control
French translation:le réglage du gain
Entered by: willy paul

23:48 Dec 15, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Non destructive examination procedure
English term or phrase: gain control
Context:

The straight beam shall be directed toward the calibration reflector that yields the maximum response. The gain control shall be set so that this response is 80%±5% of full screen height.

Merci d'avance
willy paul
France
Local time: 21:51
le réglage du gain
Explanation:
le gain doit être réglé de telle façon que .....

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merci
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HERBET Abel
Local time: 21:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2le réglage du gain
HERBET Abel
3commande de / du gain
Tony M
4 -1réglage de l'amplification de gain
mchd


  

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commande de / du gain


Explanation:
Is one of several suggestions found by consulting GDT; there are other possible ones you may wish to consider too.

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Note that the version using 'de' seems to be found in more up to date references than the version using 'du', if that means anything...

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'réglage d'amplification' is another possible contender

http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=189...

I wouldn't be put off by the fact that the fields suggested here are different — the concept is a relatively universal one.

Tony M
France
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Asker: Merci beaucoup !

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
réglage de l'amplification de gain


Explanation:
norme européenne NF A 09-300

mchd
France
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Then I'm afraid that's another poorly-translated standard! It's a pleonasm: the gain IS the amplification; at best one might have 'the gain/loss of the amplification', but 'amplification of the gain' is devoid of sense.
7 mins

disagree  Proelec: I agree with Tony M.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
le réglage du gain


Explanation:
le gain doit être réglé de telle façon que .....

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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2014-12-17 10:58:44 GMT) Post-grading
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merci

HERBET Abel
Local time: 21:51
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 129

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Proelec
10 hrs
  -> merci

agree  Jennifer Levey
11 hrs
  -> merci
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