Abstract: A display device includes a display panel assembly in which a member having a liquid crystal cell and displaying a video picture thereon is built in a space formed by a front bezel and a back chassis. The front bezel serves as a front cabinet and the back chassis serves as a back cabinet. A control substrate is disposed in the rear surface of the back chassis, and a first cover member which covers the control substrate and a second cover member which is connected to the first cover member so as to substantially form an inverse T-shape and covers the other component are attached to the rear surface.

Abstract: In a disc device including a disc loading mechanism for transporting a disc between an inside and an outside of the disc device, a frame acting as an exterior of the disc device is disposed with at least a motor as a power source, and a switch for controlling the rotation or the stop of the motor by switching on or off, and a pressing unit for switching on or off of the switch is disposed integrally with the frame. With the configuration, the rotation control of the motor as the power source is realized by a simple structure.

Abstract: A memory section stores a plurality of electric power saving modes classified into groups by combining a plurality of electric power saving items in a television image receiver, a DVD or an LCD. Microcomputer controls one of the plurality of the electric power saving modes to be set to ON/OFF, thereby making it possible to ON/OFF control a plurality of electric power saving items included in that electric power saving mode includes all together. In accordance with this electric power saving mode, a dimming level of a backlight is decreased to a preset brightness or the backlight is automatically shut down.

Abstract: An arm member is rotated when a disk is inserted into a disk apparatus from a disk insertion port while a circumferential edge of the disk abuts on a protrusion of the arm member for intercepting misinsertion of the disk. The arm member detects whether the disk inserted into the disk apparatus is present. When the disk is stored in the disk apparatus, the protrusion is arranged near the disk insertion port by the rotation of the arm member. If a disk other than the disk stored in the disk apparatus is to be erroneously inserted from the disk insertion port, the arm member that detects whether the disk is present is used as means for intercepting misinsertion of the other disk.

Abstract: A video receiving and recording apparatus which can record a momentarily overlooked scene of a television broadcast and which can realize a reduction in power consumption and the like is provided. This video receiving and recording apparatus includes a short-time simple recording operating means for operating the video receiving and recording apparatus so as to record the momentarily overlooked scene in a recording and reproducing section when a viewer momentarily overlooks the specific scene while the viewer is viewing the television broadcast on a television monitor. The momentarily overlooked scene is recorded only when the short-time simple recording operating means is operated while the video receiving and recording apparatus operates in a short-time simple recording mode. A signal of the television broadcast received by a tuner is processed through an external memory only when the video receiving and recording apparatus operates in the short-time simple recording mode.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to control operations of electric apparatuses other than a television receiver successively with an operation of the television receiver. The television receiver 1 includes an other-apparatus-code storage section 15, a successive control section 12, an other-apparatus-code output processing section 17, a transmission section 3, and a successive operation definition unit for making a specific operation of the television receiver 1 and specific operations of the other electric apparatuses correspond to one another in advance. The other-apparatus-code storage section 15 stores control codes for the other electric apparatuses.

Abstract: A grounding wire is formed by bending a conductive wire. The grounding wire includes a winding portion formed on a horizontal portion so as to be smaller in diameter than a cylindrical portion of a jack, a horizontal proximal portion in parallel to a circuit board, and a connection end bent from an end of the horizontal proximal portion and connected to a ground pattern. The winding portion of the grounding wire is expanded and outwardly engaged to the cylindrical portion of the jack, and elastically and closely attached to the cylindrical portion of the jack by an elastic restoring force of the winding portion. The connection end is then inserted into a hole formed in the circuit board and soldered onto the ground pattern of the circuit board. Static electricity, with which the jack is charged, is discharged from the grounding wire to the ground pattern.

Abstract: The present invention provides ease of attachment and adjustment in manufacturing steps and ease of maintenance, repair work, and safety, and eliminate necessity for jig substrate for adjustment so as to reduce cost. In a disk device 1 provided with a pickup unit and a traverse unit, wherein a pickup substrate and the like is electrically connected to the control substrate 12 after the control substrate 12 is placed at the top of the disk device, the pickup unit is adjusted after a short-circuit between an anode electrode and cathode electrode of a laser light-emitting element provided in the pickup unit is disconnected, and the operation of the pickup unit in the adjusting step is controlled using the control substrate 12. After the pickup unit is adjusted, the control substrate 12 is attached to the top end of side walls on both sides of a frame 11 and placed at the top of the disk device 1.

Abstract: This invention is intended to be capable of accurately detecting whether an electric device is in a stand-by mode or power stoppage occurs. An electric device 20 includes a power supply circuit 12, a power stoppage detection circuit 15, and a control microcomputer 10. The power stoppage detection circuit 15 generates a detection signal based on a voltage input from the power supply circuit 12. This detection signal is input from the power stoppage detection circuit 15 to the control microcomputer 10. The control microcomputer 10 detects a state of an operation of the power supply circuit 12 based on the detection signal input from the power stoppage detection circuit 15. If the detection signal is not detected for a constant time or more, the control microcomputer 10 determines that the power stoppage occurs to the power supply circuit 12.

Abstract: In a cathode ray tube, plural electron beams are directed towards a faceplate biased at screen potential and are magnetically scanned by a non-self-converging deflection yoke across the faceplate to impinge upon phosphors thereon to produce light depicting an image. The plural electron beams are substantially converged near two opposing edges of the faceplate. A processor changes the raster of the image from a first raster corresponding to position of the image to a second raster corresponding to the position of the plural electron beams on the faceplate. One or more electrodes between the tube neck and the faceplate are biased above and/or below screen potential to deflect electrons landing near the periphery of the faceplate.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a power circuit in which a space for providing a circuit to protect the power circuit can be reduced when a short circuit is generated on the secondary side of the transformer of the power circuit, and the size of the circuit can be decreased. A first coil (L1), a second coil (L2) and a third coil (L3) are provided on the primary side of a transformer (25) disposed on a power circuit (35). Moreover, a plurality of coils corresponding to the coils on the primary side is provided on the secondary side of the transformer (25).

Abstract: A method of fabricating a printed circuit board efficiently within a short time is disclosed. Two areas R1 and R2 to fabricate two printed circuit boards are assigned to a single original board 5 from which a plurality of boards are available. A first automatic mounting area 1 where the chip parts are mounted to obtain one printed circuit board is set in the area R1. A second automatic mounting area 2 where the chip parts are mounted to obtain another printed circuit board is set in the area R2. An automatic mounting range 3, including the two automatic mounting areas 1 and 2, is set in a predetermined range of the original board 5 in such a manner as to correspond to the range where the chip parts mounter carries out the work of mounting the chip parts.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a video reproduction apparatus capable of promptly actuating a television receiver and displaying a video or the like by simple operation even if a user erroneously inputs a system of the television receiver. The video reproduction apparatus 15 includes a disk reproduction portion 1 that reproduces a video recorded on a DVD, a video encoder 3, a microcomputer 5, and an operation remote controller 11. The video encoder 3 includes a first signal formation circuit 3a that forms an input signal into a first output signal based on a progressive system and a second signal formation circuit 3b that forms the input signal into a second output signal based on an interlaced system.

Abstract: This invention provides a video receiver which displays a thumbnail index image which shows an outline of recorded contents in a recording medium to be reproduced by reproducing means connected to the video receiver when the video receiver is turned on. The video receiver, which includes a television monitor and to which the reproducing means is connected, is constituted as follows. When the video receiver is turned on, a recording medium thumbnail index image is read from the recording medium of the reproducing means, and this recording medium thumbnail index image is displayed on the television monitor.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to control operations of electric apparatuses other than a television receiver successively with an operation of the television receiver. The television receiver 1 includes an other-apparatus-code storage section 15, a successive control section 12, an other-apparatus-code output processing section 17, a transmission section 3, and a successive operation definition unit for making a specific operation of the television receiver 1 and specific operations of the other electric apparatuses correspond to one another in advance. The other-apparatus-code storage section 15 stores control codes for the other electric apparatuses.

Abstract: This invention facilitates an operation after save recording of data in a hard disc if a residual capacity of a DVD is lessened while the data is recorded in the DVD. If it is detected that the residual capacity of the DVD is lessened while a program is recorded in the DVD, then save recording of the program in the hard disc is started, and the recording of the program in the DVD is stopped. If it is detected that the DVD is ejected and exchanged to a new DVD, the recording of the program in the new DVD is automatically started. While continuing the save recording of the program in the hard disc, the save-recorded program is time-shift reproduced from the beginning. The program reproduced from the hard disc is splice-recorded in the DVD.

Abstract: This invention is intended to enhance search accuracy for searching recorded program files and to ensure finding a desired program. Video and voice data on a received program is recorded in a hard disk and a program file is stored. Concurrently, voice data is extracted from the video and voice data, converted into text data, and a data file is created from the text data. A keyword input as a voice is converted into a text, and a database consisting of a plurality of data files is searched by a pattern matching. The program files including words relating to the keyword are displayed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a worldwide compatible switching power supply unit of an RCC system in which by reducing the number of components or parts, reduction of cost can be realized and the mounting space can be reduced. In a high input voltage and in a light load, an inductance of a primary winding of a transistor is set high but in the range of not exceeding a rated value of a main switching element, and in a low input voltage and in a heavy load, an inductance of a primary auxiliary winding and values of a control resistor and a capacitor of the main switching element are set low but in the range of not deteriorating the starting characteristics of the main switching element.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a video reproduction apparatus capable of promptly actuating a television receiver and displaying a video or the like by simple operation even if a user erroneously inputs a system of the television receiver. The video reproduction apparatus 15 includes a disk reproduction portion 1 that reproduces a video recorded on a DVD, a video encoder 3, a microcomputer 5, and an operation remote controller 11. The video encoder 3 includes a first signal formation circuit 3a that forms an input signal into a first output signal based on a progressive system and a second signal formation circuit 3b that forms the input signal into a second output signal based on an interlaced system.