Sony Corporation

Takamichi Yoshidaa

Takamichi Mitsuhashi

Tetsuo Nishigaki

Channel selecting operation of a tuner is controlled by a VTR microprocessor. A broadcasting station code detected by a broadcasting station code detector from an output video signal SV from the tuner is supplied to the VTR microprocessor. To the VTR microprocessor, there are connected a first memory which stores, in advance, data representing the corresponding relationship between broadcasting station codes and VCR+ guide channels, and a second memory which stores data representing the corresponding relationship between channels selectable by the tuner and the VCR+ guide channels. When an automatic setting key on a remote control commander or a key input circuit is pressed, the VTR microprocessor controls the tuner to select channels successively, reads VCR+ guide channels corresponding to the broadcasting station codes detected by the broadcasting station code detector from the first memory, and writes the VCR+ guide channels in the second memory in relation to the channels selected by the tuner.

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Tokyo, Japan

Takamichi Yoshidaa