EP0623264B1 - System zur völlig automatischen programmauswahl von radio- und fernsehsendungen - Google Patents

System zur völlig automatischen programmauswahl von radio- und fernsehsendungen Download PDF

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EP0623264B1
EP0623264B1 EP91916119A EP91916119A EP0623264B1 EP 0623264 B1 EP0623264 B1 EP 0623264B1 EP 91916119 A EP91916119 A EP 91916119A EP 91916119 A EP91916119 A EP 91916119A EP 0623264 B1 EP0623264 B1 EP 0623264B1
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  • This invention relates to a Fully Automated Radio and TV Programme Selection System. (Fully Automated Radio Disc Jockey System).
  • a radio disc jockey selects and lines up a record then prepares for his next speech input.
  • the music comes to the fade out he switches the microphone on and makes his announcement.
  • Radio programming systems have been invented to function automatically when live broadcasting cannot be scheduled.
  • a system according to the preamble of Claim 1 which is described in GB,A,1 088 145 provides an alternate selection of music and commercial inputs from two different playback sources.
  • the programme flow will be interrupted by dead air (no sound at all) between the various inputs because this system uses silence detectors as sole monitoring means.
  • DE,A,3 836 597 which includes means for automatically initiating the selection and compiling of items in accordance with a preset programme schedule.
  • a "schedule" would determine the exact running order of individual inputs.
  • RCS Selector by Radio Computing Services New York is a software application assisting programme producers to design such schedule according to a programme policy by compiling manually inserted data about programme items and printing out a programme schedule according to certain user defined criteria, programme policy. There are no provisions made however to combine the RCS system with any of the aforementioned.
  • a Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System which mixes music with different speech items utilizing both pilot tones and volume level detectors as well as timers.
  • Information inputs can be selected from several sources.
  • the music comes from one source, e.g. record, tape, compact disc, in a running sequence of several songs.
  • the other programme inputs such as disc jockey announcements, commercial intervals, news, will be prerecorded onto several tapes.
  • the entertainment programme input music
  • the information input speech
  • a speech tape switches on, enabling another programme source such as information to follow or to be mixed over the outro of the music; e.g. an announcer speaks over the outro of a song.
  • the music switches on, enabling music to follow the speech or to be mixed under the outro (fade out) of the speech; e.g. the announcer finishes his last sentence over the intro of the next song.
  • the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System energises and de-energises playback sources and compiles their outputs by fading and cross-fading to feed a transmitter (TX) or an in-house tanoy network.
  • the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System consists of five main parts which are interconnected:
  • the MPC is an optional feature of the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System.
  • the Audio Matrix is an automatic audio mixer with preamplifiers.
  • the music / entertainment signal coming from its source will be fed through a control at the Music Control Board (Fig 1 input X35/1 and X35/2) and then diverted to the stereo music / entertainment input at the Audio Matrix (Fig 1 output X18).
  • the Audio Matrix has two separate inputs for track one and track two (right channel and left channel) for each tape machine connected to the speech / information input.
  • the right speech channel carries five kilo hertz pilot tones to indicate several functions to the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 input X42). These will be described at a later stage.
  • the output of the right speech matrix will be supplied to the pilot tone decoder at the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 input X42).
  • the left speech channel which carries the actual information input as a mono signal will be split and distributed to two matrices (stereo).
  • One of the outputs of these matrices is sent to the left channel mixer the other to the right channel mixer.
  • the purpose of these mixers is to mix the music / entertainment inputs with the speech / information inputs.
  • the mixer has a third input, named Volume Control. This input is controlled by the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 output X22). If the Volume Control input is low the speech / information input will be closed, and the music / entertainment input will be fully opened. If the Volume Control input is high, the speech / information input will be fully opened and the music / entertainment input will be reduced in volume. The level of reduction is variable and can be preset with a potentiometer.
  • the Emergency Music Start Function is shown in the Music Control Board diagram (Fig 1).
  • the Emergency Music Start Function is a pure back up control to reset the whole Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System, should a fault occur.
  • Monitoring the left TX output (Fig 1 input X20), the Emergency Music Start Function will trigger off if it notices dead air (meaning no signal at all) for more than 17 seconds.
  • Dead air might appear e.g. if a tape drive was not loaded, pilot tones were forgotten to be recorded, tapes develop a mechanical fault or through a fault in the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System itself, to mention just a few.
  • the main purpose of the Emergency Music Start Function is to restart the music / entertainment source; therefore the Emergency Music Start Function will give a start signal to the Music Start input of the Music Control Board. (Fig 1: Switch S15 Diode D15)
  • the Emergency Music Start Function will stop and rewind the relevant tape. (A signal will be sent from Fig 1 output X46 to Fig 2 input X46)
  • the Emergency Music Start Function can be switched off with switch S15 (Fig 1) (e.g. for test purposes).
  • the Emergency Music Start Function works basically on the same principles as the Volume Level Indicators which will be described later. (for reference refer to the Volume Level Indicator block diagram as shown on Fig 1 top left)
  • the incoming signal is regulated by a potentiometer (pre set), then put through a rectifying amplifier, a conventional OP (e.g. LM 741) with the non inverting input connected to ground (minus pole).
  • a conventional OP e.g. LM 741
  • This signal will be sent to the prime input of a 1:2 transformer.
  • the transformer output will be rectified with a diode.
  • This signal will be directly distributed to the non inverting input of another OP (one in each box "50%" and "100%", Fig 1), the other transformer output is connected with the inverting OP input.
  • Parallel to the OP inputs is a capacitor and the signal can be regulated by a variable resistor parallel to the capacitor.
  • the non inverting input of the OP is also connected with a resistor to KP (plus pole) and a capacitor to ground (minus pole).
  • the offset / control voltage input of this OP will also be connected to ground.
  • the OP output will be delivered to two transistors which convert this positive signal to a negative potential at the RC-combination of a following timer, providing the Emergency Music Start Function input has a sufficiently loud signal. Should the signal strength fall below the preset level, the RC- combination at the timer will start to load up. If the signal strength fails to improve within the RC-combination's charge up time, which is less than one second, the timer output will fall from a positive to a negative potential.
  • the outputs are feeding conventional inverters (Fig 1 inverters following boxes “50%” and “100%”) which distribute the relevant signals.
  • the two timers are set / started by the Music Start (Fig 1 input X45) impulse coming from the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 output X45).
  • the timer is an Integrated Circuit which is self resetting.
  • a further timer follows because the time between the impulse and the reset is too short to trigger a relay.
  • the second timer's only purpose is to give a sufficiently long trigger impulse, inverted to the first timer's output.
  • the output of the second timer goes to switch S15 (Fig 1) and from there to the Music Play Back Counter (Fig 1 output X24/6 and X24/7, Fig 3 input X24/6 and X24/7) to the Speech Control Board (Fig 1 output X46, Fig 2 input X46) , through a diode to the Music Start input of the Music Control Board (Fig 1) and to relay E23 (not shown on the diagram); this is for external connection.
  • Relay E23 might load compact disc players or tape machines which need a preprogrammed running order (like the Sony MTL 10 Cassette Player). For this purpose one can connect a Five Cassette Loader which triggers five or two (depending on its switch setting) different switches at the relevant machine, one after another with a pause in between, if it receives one Emergency Music Start trigger.
  • Relay E23 might also trigger alarm systems to alert radio station staff of the occurrence of faults during the programme.
  • the main purpose of the Music Control Board (Fig 1) is to monitor the music / entertainment source. There are three different possibilities (modes) to monitor the song. It can be done either
  • the monitor will signal twice:
  • the timing for the actual command to indicate the 50 % Volume Stage is variable and might be during or after the outro of a song. It relates to the sensitivity setting of the 50 % Volume Level Indicator, the pilot tones or the external commands.
  • the 50 % Volume Stage gives a Start Speech Signal to the Speech Control Board, (Fig 1 output X43, Fig 2 input X43) meaning it starts a speech / information tape, as well as giving a set / count signal to the Music Play Back Counter (Fig 1 output X24/9, Fig 3 input X24/9).
  • the source may not be stopped if its start / stop function is controlled by relay E22 (Fig 1). (E 22 gives the start as well as the Stop Command to Playback sources with single button control.) In this case the Pilot Tone Controlled Cassette Change Function with I 16 (Fig 1) might override the switch off command. This Function is designed for sources with long switch over times, eg from cassette one to cassette two or side A to side B (a typical machine of this kind would be the Sonv 10 Cassette Changer MTL 10 ).
  • the right channel of the music / entertainment source is lead to the pilot tone decoder (Fig 1 input X35/2 via S11). If it receives a 5 khz pilot tone before the timer facility with I14 stops the source, this function will override the timer. Relay E22 will then stop the source as soon as the Pilot Tone Controlled Cassette Change Function (Fig 1: I16) receives a second 5 khz tone from the right channel of the source unless a Start Music signal was received before from the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 output X45, Fig 1 input X45).
  • the Pilot Tone Controlled Cassette Change Function with I 16 does not work in the pilot tone operation mode, set by switch S9 and S10.
  • the pilot tones on tapes for sources with long switch over times can be recorded accordingly by omitting the pilot tone for the 100 % Volume stage at the end of the last song on the relevant side / tape. Instead it will be recorded at the beginning of the next side / tape exactly four seconds before the first song starts. (For sources with fast switch over times, such as the operation with the Music Play Back Counter, this pilot tone will be recorded at the end of the last song.)
  • the pilot tone decoder (Fig 1) is protected by a delay which prevents it from receiving more than one impulse within approx. three seconds.
  • a further input of the Music Control Board is the Music Start connection (input X45) which receives its signal from the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 output X45).
  • This 80 seconds timer primarily protects the 50 % Volume Level Indicator from giving false signals during a song's intro. It can be switched off for test purposes or during pilot tone controlled mode with switch S13.(Fig 1)
  • the Music Start signal will also trigger relay E22 provided the Security Music Start function with X 50 (Fig 1) indicates that the music / entertainment source is in stop position.
  • the Security Music Start Function (Fig 1 X50) is a safe-guard to prevent relay E22 (Fig 1) making a Start trigger while the connected drive is in operation, because such an additional Start signal would in fact be regarded as a Stop signal by the relevant play back source.
  • the Security Music Start Function requires an opto isolator (Fig 1 resistor X50) with its LED (light source) connected to the motor (or any other play back on indicator) at the playback-source, which is controlled by relay E22.
  • Switch S11 (Fig 1 bottom left) cuts the pilot tone decoder off and connects it with a test input.
  • a high signal during Volume Level Indicator Control mode through Switch S12 (Fig 1 top centre input "Special Music Play") overrides the 50 % level indicator (Fig 1) and prevents it from giving the start speech signal.
  • This function is useful when the music / entertainment source carries a prepackaged programme which does not require further speech / information inputs.
  • switch S12 requires an opto isolator with its LED connected to a "play back on” indicator at the source, which plays the prepackaged programme. It should be connected in a way that the LED switches and stays off as soon as the prepackaged programme ends. This will let the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System resume automated programming.
  • the music / entertainment input can be played from various sources, provided these sources have electro-mechanically switched drives.
  • the music / entertainment input is not limited to tape machines but can be connected to any signal source such as Compact Disc Players, Record Players, Radio Receivers to mention just a few.
  • Music / entertainment sources can either be controlled by relay E22 on the Music Control Board (Fig 1), or by individual Start / Stop Controls (Fig 1 X24/6 &X 24/8), or by the Music Play Back Counter (Fig 3).
  • Relay E22 gives both, the start and the stop commands. This can be used for one button only controlled Play Back sources. This option requires the use of the Security Music Start Function (Fig 1 X50) to prevent Start commands to stop the drive.
  • Two relays can be connected to (Fig 1 output) X24/6 and X24/8 to send a separate Start and Stop impulse to the music / entertainment source.
  • the Music Play Back Counter was invented to increase the reliability of the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System, to simplify the music / entertainment recording process and to increase the capacity of the whole Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System.
  • X24/6 and X24/8 can be used to connect the Music Play Back Counter (Fig 3).
  • the Music Play Back Counter can be used with any amount of single or reverse direction drives, as long as their quantity is higher than two.
  • the music / entertainment tape machines used in conjunction with the Music Play Back Counter can be either CD, Reel To Reel or Cassette drives. In either case they should be equipped with electro-mechanically operated Start, Stop and Rewind functions (so called soft touch button operation). The function switches of those drives have to be replaced by the contacts of the relevant relay in the Music Play Back Counter. Reverse machines should have separate Start buttons for each direction.
  • the Idea of the Music Play Back Counter is to play a certain amount of songs on each side of a tape.
  • the counter (Fig 3 IC1 & IC2) as shown in the diagram is set to play eight songs (on industrial recorded tapes), 15 songs (on C90 cassettes) or 19 songs (on C120 cassettes).
  • the setting can be programmed for three different steps (with switches S16 and S17, Fig 3) between two and 99 songs; or even from 2 - ⁇ songs if the capacity or the combination of counter IC 1 and counter IC 2 (Fig 3) will be expanded.
  • the programme sequence resembles the following example: Song 1 - speech / information, song 2 - speech / information, song 3 - speech / information song 19 - speech / information; song 1 side two (flip side)- speech / information, song 2 side two - speech / information song 19 side two - speech / information; information; song 1 cassette two side 1 - speech / information and so on.
  • While recording music tapes there are two items to watch: to count the exact amount of songs and to watch that the songs on the flip side are marginally shorter than on the first side (tape length Side 2 ⁇ Side 1 ).
  • the set / song-count impulse is given by the 50% Volume Stage as indicated by the Music Control Board (Fig 1 output X24/9, Fig 3 input X24/9). This makes sure that the Music Play Back Counter counts even if the tape drive does not stop, e.g. if the announcement is shorter than the fade out plus the four seconds stop break.
  • the Music Play Back Counter actually counts the music / entertainment inputs rather than the songs as such. This means if two songs are faded into another, there is no speech / information input between the two songs, the counter will assume that only one song was played.
  • the Count Number cannot be set individually for each drive. Therefore the lowest song count of all two or four tapes should be selected. The counter will skip songs which follow after the highest setting. Accordingly it will restart the reverse side after the set song.
  • the counter setting is 15 but there are 19 songs on the tape.
  • the Music Play Back Counter will skip the songs 16 - 19. So, side 2 of that tape will be started after song 15 on the first side. If this tape was recorded for a counter 19 setting, side 2 will now probably start in the middle of its third or fourth song. It is then also advisable to switch off this drive's reverse function.
  • Tapes can be changed while transmission is in progress. This should be done while the music drives are in stop position during a speech / information input. New tapes should be rewound to the beginning of side 1. After the change the counter must be reset to zero with switch S18 (Fig 3 centre left).
  • the Music Play Back Counter (Fig 3) receives an Emergency Music Start signal (Fig 3 input X24/7) it will firstly check if a music / entertainment drive is in operation. (This would be shown by the Flip/Flop, Timer combination connected to inputs X24/6 & X24/8 Fig 3 centre) If not, the reason for a blank TX signal must be suspected to come from a speech / information drive. This will then be rewound, as described before, and the Music Play Back Counter will start the next lined up song without taking further action.
  • the Music Play Back Counter receives an Emergency Music Start signal and a music / entertainment drive is in operation it will start the next music / entertainment machine and rewind side 1 of the tape which caused the fault.
  • the speech / information tape machines used in conjunction with the Speech Control Board can be either Reel To Reel or Cassette drives. In either case they should be equipped with electro - mechanically operated Start, Stop and Rewind functions (so called soft touch button operation).
  • the running order of the speech / information tape machines is set by Counter IC4 (Fig 2).
  • the counter outputs Q 0 - Q 9 are connected to a 15 Pin distributor socket (Not individually shown in Fig. 2). Further connections are the socket outputs 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 (Fig 2 IC4 output 1-4) for the tape drives and the Reset (RST) Pin which is wired up to the reset input of counter IC4.
  • the plug inserted into this socket will operate as a programme disc. Every counter output will be assigned to a tape drive to programme the running order.
  • the operational stages of the Speech Control Board are basically indicated by counter I 10 (Fig 2). At its set input (which is also the set input for the whole operation of the Speech Control Board) lies a delay which prevents it from receiving more than one impulse within approx. three seconds (Fig 2 Delay to I10). This is a precaution to eliminate false commands resulting from unclean signals.
  • the delay inputs are a pilot tone indicator (Fig 2 input X42 to Pilot Tone Decoder to Delay), which monitors the right channel of all speech / information tapes, (Fig 2 input X42 shows the right channel of all speech information sources) and the Start Speech (Fig 2 X43)input which receives its signal from the Music Control Board (Fig 1 X43). This signal is transformed to a single, short needle impulse so that it does not overshadow the information coming from the pilot tone indicator.
  • the speech / information sources are off, the TX signal is broadcast entirely from the music / entertainment source (to Fig 1 X35 to X18 to audio matrix), the Volume Control input at the Audio Matrix is low (Fig 2 X22 leading to the Audio Matrix), the pilot tone decoder's (Fig 2 bottom centre) input is closed (the actual switch off of the decoder is not shown in Fig 2), the 17 seconds timer (Fig 2 Box: “17 sec") is held in reset position and Flip /Flop I 14a (Fig 2) is enabled to trigger Flip /Flop I 14b, (Fig 2) if required, to put Drive 4 prior to the other speech (information) drives. (Fig 2 shows on the very left, fro the top: Speech drives 1-4 with individual Start and Rewind inputs and one common STOP input at the bottom).
  • the next impulse will come from the (Fig 1 output X43) Music Control Board to start a speech / information drive. This sets the counter I 10 (Fig 2 input X43 to lxTrigger to Delay to I10).
  • the next impulse to set I 10 will be a pilot tone on the currently playing speech / information tape (Fig 2 input X42) This tone indicates that the speech / information input will end soon.
  • This impulse sets the counter I 10 (Fig 2) to:
  • the next impulse to set I 10 can be a pilot tone on the currently playing speech / information tape (Fig 2 input X42). This tone indicates that the speech / information input will now end. This impulse would set the counter I 10 (Fig 2) to:
  • Counter I 10 output Q1 or Q2 ( Point Z ) (Fig 2) put the currently chosen speech / information drive in play back mode.
  • a further signal (Point A ) comes from I 10 output Q3 (Fig 2).
  • a high signal at point Z will put the chosen drive in play back mode. If Point Z turns low and Point A stays low the drive will rewind the tape. If a high Point Z becomes low but Point A switches to high the drive will be stopped.
  • the diagram for the Speech Control Board (Fig 2) shows the controls to run four different speech / information tape machines. This should be sufficient capacity to run even radio stations with a high speech / information output. Nevertheless further tape drives may be connected by expanding counter IC4 (Fig 2 right top) and additional control set ups following points A and Z marked in the diagrams.
  • a Special Cassette Drive Connection set up with three drives was specially designed for this Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System. It can be used instead of soft touch operated, commercially available machines. This is a low cost alternative, with the additional advantage that the mechanical response delay is shorter than with usual soft touch operated tape decks.
  • the mechanical drives have an electro magnet. If this magnet is in operation the drive will be in Play Back mode, otherwise it will be in Rewind mode. The Stop mode is the rewind mode with the motor switched off.
  • the Special Cassette Drive Connection contains the cassette end indicators (flip / flops), auto mute facilities (to switch play back amplifiers off when not in use) and its relevant controls which will be connected to the points A and Z in the main Speech Control Board Diagram. Therefore the controls past points A and Z shown in the diagram will not be used.
  • Tape Deck One has a further play back amplifier for a third track to play stereo speech / information inputs, if required. Stereo inputs have to be recorded on three track machines. Otherwise Tape Deck One needs to be switched to Mono play back mode. (This is not shown in the diagrams)
  • a special Plug / Programme Disc, the Remote Recording Control Disc, (no Diagram filed) is a special connector to enable remotely controlled recordings with the same tape machine which is connected to the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System. Obviously, this is only possible with tape machines which are fitted with a recording facility.
  • the Remote Recording Control Disc will indicate when the machine is available for recording and if the recording is in progress it will divert eventual playback commands to other drives.
  • Switch S6 (Fig 2 centre right) can delay the high command to the Audio Matrix. Such a delay would take into consideration that there is a short time difference between the Start Speech Signal (start signals Fig 2 very left) and the actual start of the tape due to mechanical inertia.
  • Tapes can be changed while transmission is in progress. This should be done while the relevant speech / information drive is in stop position. New tapes should be rewound to the beginning of a speech/ information input.
  • the speech / information Drive 4 has some special functions.
  • Switch S2 determines if Drive 4 will be played in a programmed order designated by the Programme Disc / Plug (as incorporated in Fig 2 IC4) and Counter IC4 (Fig 2) or if it may override the counter (order or timer mode).
  • switch S2 is set to Timer Play / Override, a high impulse at the input of Flip / Flop I 14a (Fig 2 S7, bottom right) will give Drive 4 preference for the next speech / information programme input.
  • This impulse can be a remotely sent signal (Fig 2 input X58) (for example from an outside broadcast van) or a timer (Fig 2: 3600 seconds counter, to enable "News on the Hour"). This choice will be selected with switch S7 (Fig 2 bottom right) .
  • the timer if selected, sets the Flip / Flop shortly before the full hour to broadcast e.g. the news or any other required speech / information item almost precisely on the hour, namely when the current music / entertainment input ends.
  • a time signal (e.g. the Greenwich Bleeps or a station call sign) can be triggered off at the precise time when Flip / Flop I 14a is set by the timer if its trigger is connected to the TS output (Fig 2 Bottom right). This signal will then override the current programme if mixed in a separate mixer with the TX output of the Audio Matrix. It is recommended to transmit it only on one of the two stereo channels.
  • Switch S4 sets the timer (not shown).
  • the Drive 4 Start Relay (Fig 2 left: “4 ⁇ Start” ) will trigger an On Air Light to notify the Live Disc Jockey.
  • the Base Time Unit ( no diagram ) is a 1 Hz supply for all digital timers in the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System and has also a 100 Hz supply to test the 3600 seconds timer, which is connected to Flip / Flop I 14a on the Speech Control Board (Fig 2). To test this timer, a switch ( S3, not shown ) has to be set in test position. The time base will be taken from the alternation of the AC-mains supply.
  • the Basis Time has to be created by a oscillator, preferably a quartz oscillator.
  • the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System can also be used to run a Fully Automated Television Station .
  • a Fully Automated Television Station works similarly to a Fully Automated Radio Disc Jockey System and mixes different programme inputs which were originally separated on different video tapes in different video recorders.
  • a link tape e.g. commercials, weather forecast or another music video
  • switches on enabling another programme source (link tape) to follow or to be mixed over the outro of the entertainment source.
  • the entertainment source switches on, enabling a new film or music video to follow or to be mixed under the outro of the information link. After the actual end of the link input its tape drive will be stopped.
  • a combination of video recorders is required: they must have two audio tracks (mono), or three tracks for stereo operation and their Start, Stop and Rewind functions must have Soft Touch Controls.
  • the audio outputs of the video recorders will be connected to the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System, in the same way as signal sources / tape drives are connected for Fully Automated Radio Stations.
  • Video Outputs will be mixed in a separate video mixer, which might be controlled by connection to the Music Volume Control output at the Speech Control Board (Fig 2 output X22) or by any other possible means. This might also include additional contacts at the relays on the Speech Control Board which give Start and Stop signals to the drives (Fig 2 very left).
  • a selection of suitable Video Mixers is already commercially available.
  • the Studio Controls are a little set up to support the recording of programme inputs which will be played on the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System. (There are no drawings submitted)
  • the Studio Controls consist of Volume monitors and pilot tone generators.
  • This Recording Monitor has two Volume Level Indicators like the ones on the Music Control Board. One 50% Volume Level Indicator and one for the 100% level. They will be connected to the headphone output of the music recording machine in the studio. At their output are two lamps and a buzzer which can be switched off.
  • the Volume Level Indicators At the start of the recording of a song the Volume Level Indicators will be set.
  • the 50 % lamp should switch off (and the buzzer should start during the outro) indicating the moment when the speech / information input would start if played by the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System.
  • the 100% lamp switches off at the actual end of the song. If the lamps switch off at the required moment the recording will be suitable to be played on the Fully Automated Radio and TV Programming System switched to Volume Level Indicator mode.
  • An additional Set / Start switch will start the recorder and the Recording Monitor simultaneously and also take the 80 seconds timer at the Music Control Board into consideration. Three seconds after the end of the song the Recording Monitor will stop the recorder automatically, provided the song is suitable.
  • the music recorder should be preceded by an electronic limiter / compressor to increase the Volume Level Indicator's reliability.
  • the Studio Controls also have a 5 khz oscillator to record pilot tones.
  • the pilot tone time will always be of the same duration, suitable for the decoders irrespective of the length of time the signal switch was pressed.
  • the pilot tone timer for the automatic facility needs different RC (resistor / capacitor) combinations for manual qperated recording drives than for soft touch operated ones. This is due to longer mechanical inertia of electro-mechanically operated drives.
  • Opto isolators can be connected to the set switches (the set / start switch and the switch for the start music command) to attach a stop clock.

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  1. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem das verschiedene Programm Teile, wie Musik - und Informationseinlagen, die auf verschiedenen Wiedergabequellen gespeichert sind, auswählen, mischen und überblenden kann, ausgezeichnet durch
    einen Programmwähler, der so ausgestattet ist, daß er Einlagen auswählen kann, entsprechend eines vom Benutzer vorgegebenens Programmschemas,
    wobei der Programmwähler eine Kombination von verschiedenen Kontrolleinrichtungen verfügt, die kein zusätzliches Signal von der Musikquelle zum Kontrollteil benötigen als die bloße Aufnahme des Liedes welches gesendet wird; und
    Mechanismen um verschiedene Informationseinlagen, die nach Kategorie geordnet sind, entsprechend des vorgegebenen Sendeschemas auszuwählen.
  2. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, das so ausgestattet ist, daß es, entsprechend eines vom Benutzer vorgegebenen Programmschemas, Einlagen auswählen kann, ohne vorherige Daten der Einlage zu kennen, ohne eines vorherbestimmten Programmlaufplans und ohne daß die Einlage über spezielle Eigenschaften verfügt, wie zB Pilottöne.
  3. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, das so ausgestattet ist, daß es Musikprogramme zusammenstellen kann, die frei wählbare Sprach / Informationseinlagen beinhalten, die von zwei oder meheren unabhängigen Abspielgeräten stammen.
  4. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches Schutzeinrichtungen beinhalten um das gesammte vollautomatisierte Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem neu zu starten, sollte eine Panne passieren,
    indem die Schutzeinrichtung kontrolliert ob ein Musik / Unterhaltungsabspielgerät tatsachlich läuft während Sendestille, in welchem Fall es das nächte Musikabspielgerät startet und das Tonband, das die Panne verursachte, zurückspult;
    wobei, sollte kein Musikabspielgerät arbeiten, das nächste bereitgestellte Lied gestartet wird und das Sprachabspielgerät, das die Panne verursachte, zurückspult und ein neues Sprachabspielgerät bereitgestellt wird für die nächste Ansage.
  5. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches über Mechanismen verfügt um die Musikeinlagen zu überwachen: entweder durch externe Einrichtungen, ein Pilottondecodierer oder Lautstärke-Level-Sensoren,
    wobei solch Überwachungseinrichtung zwei Signale gibt, erstens um anzuzeigen daß die Musik ausgeblended wird und zweitens um das tatsächliche Ende der Musikeinlage anzuzeigen.
  6. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches benutzbar ist mit einer Vielfalt von käuflich erwerbbaren Abspielgeräten, einschließlich Tonband / Cassetten Recordern, Schallplatten - und CD spielern, welche entweder über einen kombinierten Start/Stop oder separate Start/Stop Relaise kontrolliert werden können oder durch einen Musikab-spielzähler.
  7. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 5, welches über eine Einrichtung verfügt um vorgefertigte Programme abzuspielen und dabei die automatische Programmerstellung stopt bis das vorgefertigte Programm beendet ist.
  8. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches einen Signaleingang für ein Live-Studio hat.
  9. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches über einen Musikabspielzähler verfügt
    - um eine bestimmte Anzahle von Liedern auf jeder Seite eines Tonbandes abzuspielen,
    - um das Tonband an seinen Anfang zurückzuspulen, nachdem eine bestimmte Menge Lieder auf der Rückseite gespielt wurde,
    - um das Tonband an seinen Anfang zurückzuspulen, nachdem eine bestimmte Menge Lieder auf der ersten Seite gespielt wurde, vorausgesetzt daß das Abspielgerät für einseitige Wiedergabe programiert ist.
    - um Lieder zu zählen selbst wenn ein Abspielgerät nicht stoppt zwischen zwei Liedern.
  10. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches über Einrichtungen verfügt um ein Abspielgerät nach gesendeter Einlage zurückzuspulen.
  11. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, welches über ein Spezialgerät verfügt um per Ferneingabe eine Programmeinlage aufzunehmen mit dem selben Tonbandgerät welches an dem vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem angesclossen ist, wobei diese Ferneingabeeinheit über Mechanismen verfügt um anzuzeigen wenn das jeweilige Tonbandgerät frei ist für Aufnahmen und wobei diese Ferneingabeeinheit über Mittel verfügt um eventuelle Abspielkomandos an andere Abspielgeräte weiterzuleiten während der Aufnahme.
  12. Ein vollautomatisiertes Radio und Fernseh Programmauswahlsystem gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei ein Schalter angibt ob eine Sprach / Informationsquelle in programmierter Reihenfolge abgespielt wird oder ob diese Quelle Vorrang über alle anderen Abspielgeräte erhalten soll wenn der Schalter entweder ein Fernbedienungssignal erhält oder ein Signal von einer Uhr erhält um somit zur vollen Stunde die Nachrichten zu senden; allerdings soll das laufende Programm nicht sofort unterbrochen werden durch diese Ansage, sondern sie wird als nächste Spracheinlage bereitgestellt, um nach dem Ende des laufenden Liedes oder, sollte das laufende Programm gerade eine Spracheinlage sein, dann nach dem nächsten Lied gesendet zu werden.
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