Abstract: A receiver includes a CPU. The CPU, when executing preset registration, in step S1 first searches for the presence or absence of receivable channels. If there are receivable channels, received data (center frequency, etc.) is registered in step S2. If the received channel is a TV channel, filtering is carried out in step S4 to count only the channels existing within a range of ± approximately 200 kHz of a center frequency. If it is a CATV channel, counting is further made in step S5 on the channels existing within the range of ± approximately 200 kHz of the center frequency, and a filter process is carried out in order to remove the channels within the range of ± approximately 200 kHz of the center frequency +2 MHz of a CATV UHF-band channel overlapped with a TV channel.

Abstract: A take-up reel sensor measures a rotation cycle of a take-up reel of a loaded tape cassette in a take-up operation. A changing rate calculating section calculates a changing rate of the rotation cycle measured by the take-up reel sensor. A type discriminating section discriminates the tape cassette as a thick hub type or a thin hub type based on the rotation cycle measured by the take-up reel sensor, while it discriminates the tape cassette as the thin hub type or a VHS-C type based on the changing rate calculated by the changing rate calculating section. A system controller conducts a high speed take-up mode suitable for the type of the tape cassette discriminated by the type discriminating section. Accordingly, the take-up mode can be controlled by employing only the rotation cycle of the take-up reel.