Hitachi, Ltd.

Masao Oguri

Junichi Ikoma

Keizo Shimizu

Tokinori Furuichi

Yoshio Miura

Katunobu Takeda

A skip/arm servo system for a video disc player comprises a device adapted to skip a signal sensing element, such as a stylus for detection of information recorded on a disc, in a direction crossing a recording track, a stylus position detector adapted to detect the relative position of the stylus to a cartridge movably mounting the stylus, a comparator comparing the detected relative position with a reference relative position to produce an error output, a cartridge driver responsive to the error output to move the cartridge so as to maintain the stylus in the reference relative position. A setting device is adapted to variably set the reference relative position in accordance with a reproduction mode selected by the operator, whereby a special mode reproduction can readily be accomplished or the stylus can be readily released from a locked groove in the disc.

Skip/arm servo system for a video disc player

A stylus position detecting apparatus in use for a video disc player using a disc of the groove type, detecting plates for detecting leakage components of a high frequency signal supplied from a high frequency signal source and flowing through a flylead, and for reading out a recorded signal in a disc are provided on both sides of the flylead. The leakage signal components detected by the detecting plates are detected to positive and negative directions with respect to a reference voltage. These voltages obtained by the detections are added by an adder, to find a stylus position.

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Yokohama, Japan

Masao Oguri