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Automatic tuning apparatus for a video tape recorder

US6108052A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1998
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/642
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic tuning apparatus capable of automatically switching the tuning mode of a tuner circuit, automatically arranging various signal data in or after completion of tuning and arbitrarily and automatically arranging various signal data by the user comprises a SYNC discrimination circuit (11) discriminating whether a video signal system is the NTSC system or another system, a tuning mode switching circuit (12) for switching the tuning mode, and a color discrimination circuit (13) receiving a color bust signal (identical signal) for discriminating whether the video signal system is the system or the SECAM system. As to the NTSC system, the system, the SECAM system and the SECAM-L system, the user may not set the tuning mode of tuning means, whereby an automatic tuning apparatus imposing no burden on the user can be obtained.

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