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Magnetic recording apparatus with recording of first and second sound signals
Assignee: Hitachi Microcomputer System Ltd
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Filing: 1985-07-03
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Granted: 1987-06-09
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Expires: 2005-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A VTR is furnished with a phase-locked loop whose reference input is a color signal subcarrier. The phase-locked loop fixes two sound FM carrier frequencies in constant relationships with the frequency of the color signal subcarrier, thereby to stabilize the carrier frequencies. The two sound FM carrier frequencies are respectively selected to be integral times of fH/2 (where fH denotes the frequency of a horizontal synchronizing signal). The frequencies of the beats between both the sound carrier are fixed to integral times of fH/2, with the result that the degradation of a reproduced picture attributed to the beats is prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshinori Okada
- 👤 Hisaji Watanabe
- 👤 Isao Fukushima
- 👤 Hideo Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/82; H04N9/83; H04N9/835; H04N9/8355
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus wherein a first sound carrier subjected to frequency modulation with a first sound signal and a second sound carrier subjected to frequency modulation with a second sound signal are recorded on a track for recording a video signal, said apparatus comprising: an automatic phase control circuit which generates a reference signal equal in frequency to a color subcarrier of a chrominance signal to be recorded and synchronized with the color subcarrier; and first and second phase-locked loops which generate the first and second sound carriers respectively and each of which is composed of: a frequency modulator constructed of a voltage controlled oscillator; a first frequency divider for dividing a frequency of an output from said frequency modulator; a second frequency divider supplied with the reference signal generated by said automatic phase control circuit and for dividing a frequency of said reference signal; a phase comparator supplied with outputs from both said frequency dividers and for comparing phases of both the outputs; and a low-pass filter supplied with an output from said phase comparator and for supplying its output to said voltage controlled oscillator of said frequency modulator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus wherein a first sound carrier subjected to frequency modulation with a first sound signal and a second sound carrier subjected to frequency modulation with a second sound signal are recorded on a track for recording a video signal, said apparatus comprising: an automatic phase control circuit which generates a reference signal equal in frequency to a color subcarrier of a chrominance signal to be recorded and synchronized with the color subcarrier; and first and second phase-locked loops which generate the first and second sound carriers respectively and each of which is composed of: a frequency modulator constructed of a voltage controlled oscillator; a first frequency divider for dividing a frequency of an output from said frequency modulator; a second frequency divider supplied with the reference signal generated by said automatic phase control circuit and for dividing a frequency of said reference signal; a phase comparator supplied with outputs from both said frequency dividers and for comparing phases of both the outputs; and a low-pass filter supplied with an output from said phase comparator and for supplying its output to said voltage controlled oscillator of said frequency modulator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein frequency division numbers of said frequency dividers are so selected that a difference f 2 -f 1 between respective frequencies f 1 and f 2 of the first and second sound carriers becomes integral times of 1/2 of a frequency f H of a horizontal synchronizing signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
91 words
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a frequency f SC of the reference signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal frequency f H of the video signal to be recorded are in a relationship of: ##EQU7## respective frequency division numbers n 1 and n 2 of said first and second frequency dividers of said first phase-locked loop and respective frequency division numbers m 1 and m 2 of said first and second frequency dividers of said second phase-locked loop are so selected that ##EQU8## become integers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a frequency f SC of the reference signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal frequency f H of the video signal to be recorded are in a relationship of: ##EQU9## n 1 and n 2 which are respective frequency division numbers of said first and second frequency dividers in said first phase-locked loop, and m 1 and m 2 which are respective frequency division numbers of said first and second frequency dividers in said second phase-locked loop are selected as follows: n 1 =2656, m 1 =3456, and n 2 =m 2 =7280.
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