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Journal of the SMPTE ( Volume: 70, Issue: 3, March 1961)
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Automatic-Sequencing Equipment for Television Operation

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
70, No. 3, pp. 150–155
Abstract
An automatic television program system has been designed wherein events are stored in beam switching tube memory elements, along with the time each event is to remain on the air. As each event goes on the air, its time begins to count down 10–9–8–7, etc., to zero. When it reaches zero the next event is automatically switched on the air and its allotted time starts counting down. In case the operator desires to cut short an event which is on the air before its allotted time expires he may do so and immediately place the next upcoming event on the air by pushing a “take” button on his control panel. Similarly if he desires to extend the allotted time of an event on the air he may push a “hold” button which will stop the countdown, allowing the on-air event to continue until he is ready to put the next event on the air, which he does by pushing the “take” button. This provides split second automatic timing with straightforward manual override.
Publication Date
1961-03-01
DOI
10.5594/J16926
ISSN
Print: 0361-4573
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J16926
Author(s)
F. Cecil GraceVisual Electronics Corp., 356 West 40 st., New York 18
Charles E. SpicerVisual Electronics Corp., 356 West 40 st., New York 18
Copyright
© 1961 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

Bibliographic Reference(s)

  • 1. Rogers Raymond W. , “A preset switching system,” presented at the IRE Broadcast Symposium in Washington, D.C., Sept. 1958 . EXTERNAL
  • 2. Petrik J. S. , “Automatic preset switcher,” IRE Trans, on Broadcast Transmission Systems , PGBTS-12, Dec. 1958 . EXTERNAL
  • 3. Byloff Robert W. , “Automation of technical equipment at station WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.,” presented at the NAB Convention in Chicago, Mar. 1959 . EXTERNAL
  • 4. Berryhill J. L. , “Automation applied to television master control and film room,” IRE Trans, on Broadcast Transmission Systems , PGBTS-9, pp. 11 – 20 , Dec. 1957 . EXTERNAL
  • 5. Tharpe James B. , “A building block television program automation system,” presented at the NAB Convention in Chicago, Mar. 1959 . EXTERNAL
  • 6. Cecil Grace F. , “A television program automation system using beam switching tubes with shift register circuitry,” 1959 IRE National Convention Record, Part 7 : p. 180 . EXTERNAL
  • 7. Bethkc J. , “New applications for beam switching tubes,” Electronics , p. 122 , Apr. 1956 . EXTERNAL
  • 8. Wolfe R. W. , “Decade decimal counter speeds printed readout,” Electronics , p. 88 , Apr. 1958 . EXTERNAL
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