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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
George H Riddle, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 43 ; 3581285 ; 369126 ; 369221 ; 360 10 ; 360 77 ;
Abstract
Apparatus in a video disc player for previewing or scanning information on a record disc. A position sensor detects the position of a playback stylus relative to the carriage assembly for translating the stylus radially across the disc. The position sensor output signals energize a stylus skipper mechanism to translate the stylus a prescribed number of information tracks in accordance with the stylus carriage bias exceeding a threshold value. The carriage is manually moved across the record with the sensor and skipper mechanism cooperating to translate the stylus in consonance with the carriage movement.