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Abstract

A multi-video/audio system and a method of controlling the same. The system comprises a CPU for controlling the entire operation of the system, a card input/output unit for ascertaining a card identification number, a card private number and deposit balance of the user and issuing a service receipt for a charged service, a data modem for transmitting/receiving a modem signal of various data information to/from a data base connected to a cable television network, a network interface unit for performing an interfacing operation between the data modem and the cable television network, a television video/audio signal generation circuit for generating television video and audio signals of a selected channel in response to a high frequency signal, an audio signal amplifier for amplifying one of the television audio signal and a compact disk audio signal, a compact disk controller for exchanging a compact disk with another one and loading the exchanged compact disk, a compact disk video/audio signal generation circuit for generating a compact disk video signal and the compact disk audio signal, and a video signal switching circuit for selectively outputting the video signals from the television video/audio signal generation circuit and the compact disk video/audio signal generation circuit to a color monitor.

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