Control apparatus for optical video disk recorder/player

摘要

A control apparatus for controlling an optical video disk player capable of optical recording and reproduction of video and/or audio information on a recording medium by a light beam. The control apparatus comprises a tracking failure detection circuit detecting failure of the light beam to accurately track along a track formed on the recording medium, and a light beam control signal generator circuit reducing the energy of the light beam in response to the detection of the tracking failure by the tracking failure detection circuit, whereby recording of information on the recording medium is inhibited in the event of occurrence of a tracking error.