| Abstract | A remote control device using a telephone circuit of an electric apparatus
to remote-control the electric apparatus from a remote location. The
electric apparatus is held operative by a loop means for automatically
engaging a telephone set with the telephone circuit and a means for
enabling the electric apparatus (VTR) when a specific signal or a password
is supplied thereto. A remote control signal is supplied to operate means
(IC-2) for selecting a desired channel of channels (1CH-12CH) and means
(IC-3, 8) for presetting an operation time interval of the electric
apparatus, so that the desired channel of the electric apparatus can be
selected and the operation time interval can be preset from the remote
location. Furthermore, the start time of the electric apparatus can be
preset by the remote control signal from the remote location. |
