摘要:
An electronic apparatus is adapted for realizing desired functions by combining a number of functional devices, in which the trouble states of the functional devices may be identified speedily and positively by virtue of its self-diagnostic function. Control data are periodically transmitted from a system controller 41 connected over an I.sup.2 bus for operating the functional devices, such as a video processing circuit 33 or an audio processing circuit 37. The functional devices are checked for malfunctions at each control cycle of transmitting the control data from the system controller to the functional devices for collectively displaying the checked results of malfunctions of the functional devices during the self-diagnostic mode operation.
摘要:
A television receiver has a system controller and a memory that supplies data to a display microcomputer for displaying a menu of features, such as picture-in-picture, a broadcast satellite receive mode, a reservation of recording mode. The displaying microcomputer displays the menu on a sub-screen portion of a cathode-ray tube. A user selects a feature using a remote controller and the system controller displays cursor that moves under user control, and displays non-selected items in half-tone brightness or a different color.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for controlling electrical power to a satellite broadcast receiver forming a part of a television device. The television device receives a command receiving a command (e.g. from a remote controller) to turn off electrical power. The television device determines if broadcast satellite recording is currently being executed, for example by an external VTR connected to an output port of the television device. If broadcast satellite recording is being executed, power is turned off power to a portion of the television device while retaining electrical power to the satellite broadcast receiver. If broadcast satellite recording is not being executed, power is turned off to the broadcast satellite receiver also.
摘要:
An electronic apparatus, such as a television receiver, having broadcasting system identifier displaying capability is capable of receiving both signals of a broadcasting system in which the transmitter scrambles original signals and transmits unintelligible scrambled signals and the receiver unscrambles the scrambled signals to reproduce the intelligible original signals, and signals of a broadcasting system in which the transmitter transmits original signals without scrambling the same and the receiver reproduces the original signal. The electronic apparatus comprises broadcasting system selecting means for selecting a desired broadcasting system, and broadcasting system identifier displaying means capable of displaying universal character representations representing broadcasting system in different colors assigned respectively to the broadcasting systems.
摘要:
A television set has a satellite broadcast receiver which includes a BS converter and a BS tuner. A power supply voltage is selectively supplied from the BS tuner to the BS converter. The BS tuner has a selector switch for selecting an "ON" mode in which the power supply voltage is to be supplied on the BS converter, or an "OFF" mode in which the power supply voltage is not to be supplied to the BS converter. A control unit in the BS tuner displays on a CRT a message indicating that the power supply voltage is not supplied to the BS converter if the selector switch is selecting the "ON" mode and no BS program is being received.
摘要:
A payment control apparatus for a pay television system includes a detector for detecting an advance fee data group transmitted from a center. An advance memory coupled to the detector stores the advanced fee data group. An error check controller coupled to the detector detects errors in the advance fee data group. A display coupled to the error check controller displays error conditions in the advance fee data group.
摘要:
A television signal receiving apparatus is provided having a program schedule display function. The apparatus includes a tuner, a television signal processing circuit connected to the tuner, a digital signal processing circuit connected to the tuner for generating a program schedule display signal based on program schedule data obtained through the tuner, and a switch connected to the digital signal processing circuit for selectively generating a local program schedule display signal based on the Standard Time selected by the switch.
摘要:
A direct broadcasting satellite receiver including an indoor unit for receiving a broadcasting wave transmitted from a stationary artificial satellite through an antenna installed outdoors, a signal input terminal provided at the indoor unit to which the output signal from the antenna is supplied through a signal cable, a demodulating circuit for demodulating the input signal at the input terminal into a television signal, a level detecting circuit for resultantly detecting the signal level at the input terminal and a signal superimposing circuit for superimposing the output signal from the level detecting circuit upon the output signal of the demodulating circuit, whereby the input signal level at the input terminal is displayed on the television picture screen.
摘要:
An electronic apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to perform I2C bidirectional communication with an external apparatus using two signal lines included in a transmission path as I2C communication lines, a second communication unit configured to perform bidirectional differential communication with the external apparatus using the two signal lines as high-speed data communication lines, a switching unit configured to select a first communication state in which the first communication unit is connected to the two signal lines or a second communication state in which the second communication unit is connected to the two signal lines, and a controller configured to control operation of the switching unit.
摘要:
A superhigh frequency (SHF) receiver for receiving satellite broadcast signals having different planes of polarization for adjacent or odd- and even-numbered channels, respectively, is operative, upon sequential channel selection, to sequentially select alternate or every other channel, for example, the odd-numbered channels, having a first plane of polarization, and then to automatically switch the receiving plane of polarization of a polarizer and sequentially select the other alternate channels, for example, the even-numbered channels, having a second plane of polarization. Thus, the user does not have to switch the plane of polarization of the polarizer for receiving the satellite broadcast signal and the plane of polarization of the polarizer needs to be changed only once when scanning the full array of channels so that channel selection can be carried out at higher speed.