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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiaki Maida, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
371 12 ; 3072723 ; 358335 ;
Abstract
A video tape recorder includes a microcomputer, an input terminal and a decoder. Its mode of operation can be determined by selectably applying one of a set of different voltages at the input terminal thereby causing the decoder to transmit an appropriate signal to the microcomputer. If a preselected voltage such as the ground voltage is applied at the input terminal, the decoder outputs a reset signal to thereby reset the microcomputer without the need for a dedicated reset switch.