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Abstract

Recording apparatus and method for a video cassette recorder having a snow noise removing function. The recording apparatus comprises a tuner for tuning a television broadcasting signal received through an antenna to a channel desired by the user, a signal processor for separating a vertical synchronous signal, a video signal and an audio signal from the television broadcasting signal tuned by the tuner, a vertical synchronous signal counting circuit for counting the number of pulses of the vertical synchronous signal from the signal processor, a system controller for discriminating a received state of the television broadcasting signal in response to the vertical synchronous signal from the signal processor and a plurality of output signals from the vertical synchronous signal counting circuit and determining an operating mode of the video cassette recorder in accordance with the discriminated result, and a servo controller for controlling a head dram and a capstan under control of the system controller to record the video and audio signals from the signal processor on a magnetic tape. According to the invention, if the reception of the television broadcasting signal is broken off in a recording operation, a broken-off signal portion is not recorded and only a normal signal portion is selectively recorded.

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First Claim