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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1984
Fujiaki Narita, Amagasaki, JP;
Sumio Tanaka, Itami, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video tape recorder system capable of finding a desired frame by carrying out a retrieval operation in two steps, coarse and fine, in which video tape on which is recorded addresses indicating respective locations on the tape is advanced at high speed using the upper digits of the addresses for coarse retrieval and then the tape is advanced at a speed for reproduction operation using the lower digits of the addresses for fine retrieval. In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a unique adapter which allows to carry out a dubbing operation between two 8 mm video units directly therethrough. In a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable type video tape recorder system in which a VTR main body and a tuner are provided as separate entities and a commonly usable power supply unit may be mounted in either of the VTR main body or the tuner.