Abstract: A system is provided to automatically terminate a fail-safe state. When an abnormality detection signal of Lo and a pulse having a frequency outside a specified range are input to set and reset terminals S, R of an R-S Flip-Flop (R-SFF) 24, respectively, a microcomputer 14 is determined to be in its abnormal state and an output of Hi is output from a Q output terminal of the R-SFF 24 to stop the operation of a motor 20. In this way, a so-called fail-safe state is established. When the abnormality detection signal of Hi and the pulse having a frequency within the specified range are input to the set and reset terminals S, R of the R-SFF 24, respectively, the microcomputer 14 is determined to have returned to its normal state and an output of Lo is output from the Q output terminal of the R-SFF 24 to resume the operation of the motor 20. Thus, the operation of the motor 20 can be controlled according to the operation of a power window switch 16.