Patent ID: 8243208

Claim:
An audio/video apparatus having first and second modes of operation and capable of receiving a broadcast audio signal, the apparatus comprising: first (AUX 1 ) and second (AUX 2 ) audio inputs for receiving first and second audio signals; a switch arrangement for selecting one of the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and the a broadcast audio signal; and an audio output for outputting the selected audio signal, wherein in the first mode of operation where power necessary to operate the audio/video apparatus is applied to the audio/video apparatus and the audio/video apparatus is turned on, the switch arrangement selects one of the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and the broadcast audio signal in response to a user command, and in the second mode of operation where the power is not applied to the audio/video apparatus causing the audio/video apparatus inoperable, the switch arrangement defaults to a predetermined position to select one of the first and second audio signals; and wherein the switch arrangement comprises an electronic switch for selecting one of the first input audio signal, the second audio signal, and the broadcast audio signal, and a second switch having a first input terminal coupled to an output of the electronic switch, a second input terminal coupled to one of the first (AUX 1 ) and second (AUX 2 ) audio inputs, and an output terminal coupled to the audio output, wherein when the audio/video apparatus is in the first mode, the output terminal of the second switch is coupled to the first input terminal of the second switch, and when the audio/video apparatus is in the second mode, the output terminal of the second switch is coupled to the second input terminal of the second switch.