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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Minoru Hirashima, Daito, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical disc apparatus includes an optical pickup. When an optical disc is mounted, a focus search is carried out for a lens provided on the optical pickup, and the optical disc is discriminated as to its disc type. At this time, an AGC circuit of an RF amplifier is turned off. The reproduced signal from the RF amplifier is compared with a constant voltage. A measurement is made for a time for which an output from the comparator is at a high level. The high level time is compared with a reference time, thereby discriminating the type of the optical disc.
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