JPH01319165A - Auto-changer device for recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability by reproducing only a tape cassette or a disk, which corresponds to the number of an operated figure button, when the figure button and a reproducing button are operated and obtaining a stop condition when the reproducing is finished. CONSTITUTION:For a storing part 1 to receive the plural tape cassettes, five tape cassette storing shelves 11-15 are formed on the back of a front panel in order to store the five tape cassettes. There are the respective types of the operating buttons such as a recording REC button, a reproducing PLAY button 10a, a stopping STOP button 10b, a fast forward FF button and a rewinding REW button, etc., for the set of an operating mode or a timer for a device or a figure button 10c, etc., to designate the shelf number of the storing part 1. When only the reproducing button 10a is operated, the reproducing is continuously executed from the first tape cassette or disk. When the figure button 10c and reproducing button 10a are operated, only the tape cassette or disk, which corresponds to the number of the operated figure button, is reproduced. Then, when the reproducing is finished, the stop condition is obtained. Thus, continuous reproducing and single reproducing can be clearly distinguished and the operability is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a plurality of tape cassettes stored in a storage section,
A recording medium autochanger device that transfers a recording medium such as an optical disk or a capacitance disk from the storage section to the recording/playback section based on an operator's command, and records or plays back the transferred disk. Regarding improvements.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional tape cassette or compact disc autochanger devices, when only the play button is operated during playback, the first tape cassette or compact disc is transferred to the playback section and playback starts, and the number buttons and play button are also operated. Then, the tape cassette or compact disc corresponding to the manipulated number would be transferred to the playback section and playback would begin.

When the transferred tape cassette or compact disc finishes playing, the finished tape cassette or compact disc is returned to the storage unit, and if the above operation is the first, the second tape cassette or compact disc is played. , and if a number button is operated, the next tape cassette or compact disc of that number will be played, and so on, so in order to end the playback, had to be done by operating the stop button.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, in the conventional autochanger device as described above, if you want to listen to only one predetermined tape cassette or compact disc, you wait for the tape cassette or compact disc that is currently being played to finish playing before operating the stop button. This poses a problem in that operations are troublesome and cumbersome.

[Purpose of the invention]

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional automatic changer device for recording media, the present invention provides a tape cassette or tape cassette corresponding to the operated number by operating a number button and a play button of the item desired to be played when starting playback. It is an object of the present invention to provide an autochanger device for a recording medium in which only a disc is played and continuous playback is performed when only a playback button is operated.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention continuously plays back from the first tape cassette or disc when only the playback button is operated, and when the number button and playback button are operated, the operation is performed continuously. The gist is that only the tape cassette or disk corresponding to the number of the number button is played back, and when the playback is completed, the system is stopped.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Next, a case in which an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a disk audio tape recorder will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a digital audio tape recorder, with 1 being a storage section for storing a plurality of tape cassettes, and 5 storage shelves 1° to 1.0° for storing 5 tape cassettes. is formed on the back of the front panel. When a tape cassette (not shown) is inserted into the back surface of the storage section 1, a cassette holder that holds the slider of the tape cassette in an open state is supported in an aligned state in the holder storage section, and A catcher is provided which selects the supported cassette holder based on a command signal, takes it out from the holder storage part, and transfers it onto the reel together with the tape cassette (for example, in the patent application filed by the applicant of this patent). 62-244
406).

10 is a recording (RPC) button, a playback (PLAY) button 10a,
Various operations such as a stop (STOP) button 10b1, a fast forward (FF) button, a rewind button (REW) 6, etc., and a number button 10c for setting the timer or specifying the shelf number of the storage section 1. An operating section 11 consisting of buttons is a display section that displays the operating mode of the apparatus, which tape cassette is being played back, and displays various information such as time information.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric circuit incorporated in the digital audio tape recorder, and 2 indicates whether or not a cassette holder is loaded in the holder storage section of the storage section 1 using an optical or mechanical switch. The part of the cassette to be detected is the non-detection part.

3 is a tape running unit that drives the tape cassette loaded on the reel, and in addition to the FG multiplication signal indicating the rotational speed of the reel, the tape end and tape start position detection signals and the signal indicating the completion of installation of the tape cassette are transmitted. This is what is output.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a cassette transfer section that transfers tape cassettes between the storage section 1 and the tape running section 3 via the cassette holder by the catcher as described above; When the signal indicating the shelf number and the drive signal are input, the designated storage shelves 11-1. When a drive signal is input with the tape cassette installed in the tape running section 3, the tape cassette in the tape running section 3 is moved to the tape cassette in the storage section 1. Designated storage shelf 1. ~
11.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a control unit equipped with a microprocessor, etc., which performs normal recording, playback, fast-forwarding, or rewinding processing according to the operating state of the operation unit 10, and also sends an activation signal to start processing during timer recording and playback. starts controlling the recording/playback operation, and presses the playback button 10a as described later.
If only the first storage shelf 1. from 5
The tape cassettes in the storage section l of the third row are played back in sequence, and when the number button 10c and play button 10a are operated, only the tape cassette corresponding to the number button 10c is played back. The system performs the following actions:

Reference numeral 6 designates a timer circuit, which turns on the power to the cassette transfer unit 4 and the like and outputs a start signal for timer operation to the control unit 5 when a preset time is reached by operating the operation unit IO described above. .

7 is a helical scan type rotating head, 8 is an amplifier, 9
is a signal processing section, and during reproduction, the RF signal read by the rotary head 7 is amplified by the RF signal amplifier 8, the signal processing section processes the reproduced data, and detects the start ID. Furthermore, during recording, the signal from the signal processing section 9 is amplified by the amplifier 8 and recorded by the rotary head 7.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section 5 performing playback by operating the operation section 10, and the operation of the control section 5 will be explained below.

First, in step a), the control unit 5 monitors whether or not the playback button 10a is operated, and if the playback button 10a is operated, the i-th volume is set as the i-th volume and the tape is stored in the storage unit 1. The cassette is transferred to the tape running section 3 by the cassette transfer section 4 (step b). Next, the transferred tape cassette is loaded in the tape running section 3 (step C) and played back (step d). Then, in step e), the control unit 5 monitors whether or not the stop button 10b is operated during this playback.
If ob is operated, the tape being played back is unloaded (step f), the tape cassette is returned to the predetermined storage shelf 11, and the operation ends.

On the other hand, if the stop button 10b is not operated in step e, the control section 5 monitors whether the tape has reached the end (step g). When the end of the tape is detected, the controller 5 unloads the tape being played back (step h), and then the controller 5 stores the played tape cassette iMt.

~1. Step i is equal to the number of shelves N.
), the operation of N ends. Since this is the first tape cassette, increment i by 1 (step j), return to step e, repeat the above operation for the number of storage shelves, and play the tape cassettes on all storage shelves. Once finished, the operation ends.

In the above operation, if there is no tape cassette on the storage shelf, that storage shelf is skipped and the tape cassette on the next storage shelf is played.

If the playback button 10a is not operated in step a described above, the control unit 5 monitors whether the numerical button 10C is operated or not (step k), and if it is operated, the control unit 5 monitors whether the playback button 10a was operated or not. (Step 2)
). If either of the operation buttons 10a or 10c is operated, it is determined whether the 8-tape cassette specified by the numeric button 10c exists or not (step m).
If it is determined that there is no one, the operation ends at that point.

Further, if there is a designated tape cassette, the designated tape cassette is transferred to the tape running section 3 by the cassette transfer section 4, and then the tape is loaded (step n), and then playback is started (step n). 0).

During this playback, the control unit 5 monitors whether the stop button 10b is operated or distorted.In step p), the stop button 10b is pressed.
If 0b is operated, the tape being played back is unloaded (step f), the tape cassette is returned to the designated storage shelf, and the operation ends.

On the other hand, if the stop button 10b is not operated in step p, the control section 5 monitors whether or not the tape is at the end (step q). When the end of the tape is detected, the tape being played back is unloaded (step f), the tape cassette is returned to the designated storage shelf, and the operation is completed.

In the above embodiment, the case where one tape cassette is specified and played back is explained, but it is also possible to specify two or more tape cassettes and sequentially play only the specified tape cassette. is also possible.

In addition, although the above-mentioned embodiment has been described with reference to a case where it is applied to a digital audio tape recorder, it can also be applied to a disc player such as a compact disc.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the present invention, when only the playback button is operated, the playback is performed continuously from the first tape cassette or disc, and when the number buttons and playback buttons are operated, the number buttons are Since only the tape cassette or disc corresponding to the number is played and the playback is stopped when the playback is completed, it is possible to clearly distinguish between continuous playback and single playback, and it has the effect of improving operability. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the recording medium autochanger device of the present invention applied to a digital audio table recorder, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the control unit in the embodiment. It is a diagram. 1... storage section, 1. ~1. ...Storage shelf, 2...Cassette presence/absence detection section, 3...Tape running section, 4...
Cassette transfer section, 5...control section, 10...operation section. -~ Gin size 唖Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of recording media such as tape cassettes, disks, etc. are taken out from a storage shelf in which they are stored, based on a command from an operation unit, and transferred to a playback unit for at least playback, and the recorded media that have been played are returned to the storage shelf. In the automatic changer device for recording media, when only the playback button on the operation section is operated, continuous playback is performed in a predetermined order, and the numerical buttons for specifying the storage shelf and the playback button are operated. 1. An autochanger device for recording media, characterized in that when a change occurs, only the recording media in the specified storage shelf are played back.