Method and device for identifying the reproduction mode.

摘要

A reproduction mode identification circuit (1) is responsive to a horizontal synchronizing signal and a color rotary pulse for identifying whether the reproduction state of a double azimuth 4 head system VTR is the search reproduction or not of the SP mode. The reproduction mode identification circuit (1) provides a mode identification signal in response to whether a half period of the color rotary pulse is greater or not than a predetermined value smaller than the vertical synchronizing period.