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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
May. 30, 1989
Masahiko Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A CATV terminal unit includes a channel converter for selecting and down-converting a designated channel, a sound volume adjusting section for electronically adjusting the sound volume of a received signal of the channel selected by the channel converter, a power on-off device for turning power on and off, a switch circuit turned on and off in association with the turning-on and turning-off operations of the power by the power on-off device and for controlling an output of AC power from an outlet for television power, and a programmable timer device for allowing a set channel to be received by turning on the power at a set time. The CATV terminal unit further includes a power on-off detecting device for detecting the turning-on and turning-off states of the power when a time set by the programmable timer device has been reached; and a sound volume control device for supplying a control signal for adjusting the sound volume of the sound volume adjusting section to a predetermined level when the turning-off state of the power is detected by the power on-off detecting device.