JPH05128636A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate dubbing in a recording and reproducing device having at least two recording and reproducing mechanism such as a VTR in a casing through one action. CONSTITUTION:In single panel 1 provided with at least two medium inserting and ejecting ports 2 and 3, when the dubbing is operated by inserting a recorded medium into one port, and an un-recorded medium into another port, the dubbing is automatically opperated only with the pushing action of a start key 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus suitable for dubbing using a double deck VTR or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of, for example, at least two VTR cassette insertion / ejection ports are provided in one housing, and one of the magnetic media inserted from these insertion / ejection ports is reproduced. A double-deck VTR that allows the other to be recorded and dubbed, and a plurality of at least two insertion / ejection ports for a music cassette such as a magnetic medium are provided in one housing in the same manner. A double-deck tape recorder or the like is known in which one of the inserted magnetic media is reproduced and the other is recorded so that dubbing can be performed.

FIG. 7 shows such a conventional double deck VTR.
3 shows a panel of the housing of FIG. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing panel, and a drive mechanism 13 including two loading mechanisms capable of recording and reproducing a video tape cassette (for example, VHS, 8 mm, etc.) in a substantially box-shaped housing and 14
, A magnetic tape which is wound around a drum in a drive mechanism via a loading mechanism, into which magnetic media are inserted from magnetic medium insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3 such as VTR cassettes arranged side by side on the panel 1. Is in a reproducing or recording state, and after reproduction and recording is completed, the recording medium is discharged from the VTR insertion and discharge ports 2 and 3.

A first operation key group 4 for recording or reproducing the VTR cassette loaded in the first drive mechanism 13 is arranged at the lower end of the left side portion of the panel 1.

A second operation key group 5 for recording or reproducing the VTR cassette loaded in the second drive mechanism 14 is arranged at the lower right end of the panel 1.

The first and second operation key groups 4 and 5 illuminate themselves when a key is pressed, and a character code stands out on the surface of the key. First and second operation key groups 4 and 5
Is independently provided with operation keys for performing functions such as recording, reproducing and stopping the VTR cassette loaded in the first and second drive mechanisms 13 and 14, respectively.

That is, 6A and 6B are rewind keys for rewinding the VTR cassette, and 7A and 7B are VT keys.
A play key for putting the R cassette in the play state, 8A and 8B for fast-forwarding the VTR cassette for fast-forwarding, and 9A and 9B for holding a pause key for similarly holding 10
A and 10B are the stop keys which are also in the stopped state, 11A
Reference numerals 11B and 11B denote recording keys that are also in the recording state.

Further, the operation keys 12A and 12B disposed above the first and second VTR insertion / ejection openings 2 and 3 are V-inserted into the first and second VTR insertion / ejection openings 2 and 3.
The eject key is pressed when ejecting the TR cassette.

[0009]

In the above-mentioned conventional structure, the VTR cassette is inserted into the first and second VTR insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3, and the software recorded in one VTR cassette is transferred to another VTR. Considering the case of dubbing to a cassette, the following operation procedure is required.

First, the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism 13
If 14 and 14 are both mechanisms capable of recording and reproducing VTR cassettes of VHS, it is preferable that the recorded VTR cassettes be inserted in one VTR insertion outlet 2 and the other VTR insertion outlet 3 be a non-recorded VTR cassette. VTR cassette (hereinafter referred to as VTR1) in which the first VTR is inserted into the insert / eject port 2 after inserting and loading
Press the rewind key 6A to rewind to the start position of the tape of VTR1.

Next, when the VTR cassette (hereinafter referred to as VTR2) inserted in the second VTR insertion / ejection port 3 is dubbed from the position as it is, rewinding is not performed, but when dubbing from the start position, the magnetic field of the VTR2 is reduced. Rewind the medium to the head (start position).

Next, when dubbing to the VTR2 side, the setting for switching the input on the VTR2 side to the VTR1 side is made. Most of these setting keys are not provided on the front surface of the panel, and the rear surface or side surface of the chassis or The input is switched by operating the input switching key arranged on the lower surface of the sub chassis.

Further, when the reproduction key 14 of the VTR 1 is pressed, the VT loaded in the first drive mechanism 13
R1 is played back.

Next, by pressing the recording key 11B on the VTR2 side almost simultaneously with the reproducing key 14, the software on the VTR1 side is recorded on the non-recorded tape of the VTR2 from the start point.

As described above, in the case of dubbing, at least four operation keys are pressed and then VT is further added.
After the dubbing of R1 and VTR2 is completed, the stop keys 10A and 10B are pressed, and the eject keys 12A and 12B are pressed to move the VTR1 and VTR2 to the first and second Vs.
It was necessary to eject from the TR insertion outlets 2 and 3.

For this reason, many operation keys must be arranged on the surface of the panel 1, and not only the panel surface is cluttered and difficult to operate, but also the cost becomes high and the operation becomes complicated. there were.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to perform a complicated operation of setting the first and second drive mechanisms to the reproduction and recording states during dubbing. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus that enables dubbing with one touch without performing the operation.

[0018]

As shown in FIG. 1, the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has at least two medium insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3 in one housing. In a recording / reproducing apparatus configured to record and reproduce a medium inserted into the medium insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3, at least two media inserted into the medium insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3 are simultaneously recorded and reproduced. One operation key 17 for setting the state is provided so that the recording and reproducing functions can be simultaneously performed.

[0019]

According to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to perform one operation of setting one of the magnetic media inserted from at least two medium insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3 arranged on the panel to the reproducing state and the other to the recording state. Since it can be done with one operation key 17,
The complicated operation is eliminated, and the dubbing can be easily performed.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a double cassette VTR will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The VTR cassette may be of the same format, such as VHS cassette and VHS cassette, as well as VHS cassette and 8 mm cassette, and may be of different formats from each other.
The magnetic medium to be inserted into the insert / eject port 2 of R1 is set in the cassette A.
The magnetic medium inserted into the insertion / ejection port 3 of the VTR 2 of the second drive mechanism 14 will be described as the cassette B.

FIG. 1 shows a panel 1 arranged on the front surface of the housing of this example. In FIG. 1, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 7 are assigned the same reference numerals and overlapping explanations will be omitted.

In FIG. 1, first and second drive mechanisms including insertion / ejection ports 2 and 3 of two magnetic medium cassettes A and B arranged on the left and right sides of the panel 1 and a recording / reproducing system and a servo system (not shown). 13 and 14 are built in.

At the center of the panel 1, there is provided a selection key 19 corresponding to the first and second drive mechanisms 13 and 14 for determining which drive mechanism to select.

When the selection key 19 is pressed once, the cassette A side of the first drive mechanism 13 is selected so that the letter A is illuminated and raised. When pressed twice, the cassette of the second drive mechanism 14 is selected. It is designed so that the letter B selected on the side B is illuminated and stands out. Similarly, the dubbing operation key group 15 to be described later is also a self-illuminating key switch.

Below the drive mechanism selection key 19, a first operation key group 4 that can be commonly used for the first and second drive mechanisms is provided.
Is provided. This first operation key group includes a rewind key 6A, a reproduction key 7A, a fast forward key 8A, a pause key 9A, a stop key 10A, and a record key 11A, which are the same as those in FIG.

Below the first operation key group 4, a dubbing operation key group 15 used for dubbing is arranged. The dubbing operation key group 15 includes an editing direction key 17 for designating an editing direction, a start / pause key 16 for starting and pausing, and an edit stop key 18 for stopping editing.

The editing direction instruction key 17 is for the cassette A inserted into the insertion / ejection port 2 of the VTR 1 and the insertion / ejection port 3 of the VTR 2.
The reference numerals A and B for distinguishing the cassette B inserted into the cassette, the arrow 20 extending from the A direction to the B direction and the arrow 21 extending from the B direction to the A direction are formed so as to be alternately raised at each pressing. When A → B is raised to the key top by the first pressing, the cassette A inserted in the first drive mechanism 13 is in a recording state, and the cassette B inserted in the second drive mechanism 14 is reproduced. The state is made.

When the editing direction key 17 is pressed twice,
The cassette B inserted in the second drive mechanism 14 with A ← B protruding to the key top is in a recording state, and the cassette A inserted in the first drive mechanism 13 is in a reproducing state.

As shown in FIG. 5, the editing direction designating key 17 has an "off" mode for exiting from the editing direction designating mode, and has a first pressing "A → B" and a second pressing "A".
[← B] The third press causes the “OFF” mode to repeat these operations. In addition, as shown in parentheses, when dubbing a VHS cassette recorded as V → 8 or V ← 8 into an 8 mm cassette, or the contents of an 8 mm cassette taken by a camera-integrated VTR, the VHS cassette The instruction display can be changed when dubbing to the.

Reference numeral 16 is a key for starting a dubbing and for making a temporary stop. This key 16 is also pressed once for the first time.
And, the cassettes A and B inserted in the second drive mechanisms 13 and 14 are simultaneously recorded and reproduced to start dubbing. Further, it is pressed twice to be in a temporary stop state.

Reference numeral 18 is an edit stop key for stopping the dubbing or edit mode.

The switching control of the various operation keys on the panel 1 as described above is performed by the microcomputer (μ-COM) in the housing.

FIG. 2 shows an overall system diagram of such a switching control. In FIG. 2, 13 and 14 are the first and second drive mechanisms described in FIG. 1, that is, VTR1 and VT.
At R2, cassette A is placed in each of these VTR1 and VTR2.
And B are loaded. It is assumed that the tape contents currently recorded in the cassette A are dubbed to the cassette B side.

Tuners (TUNER), satellite broadcasting (BS), lines (LIN) are connected to the input terminals T ₁ , T ₂ and T _3.
Each video signal of E) is supplied and supplied in parallel to the first and second multiplexers 23 and 24, respectively. The video signal output of the VTR 2 is supplied to the input side of the first multiplexer 23 in addition to the above video signals. Further, the video signal output of the VTR 1 is supplied to the input side of the second multiplexer 24 in addition to the above video signals, and the first and second multiplexers 23 and 24 are
One of the above video signal inputs is selected and provided to VTR1 and VTR2. This selection control is μ-COM22
Done by.

The outputs of VTR1 and VTR2 are output to the monitor display means 26 and the like via the output multiplexer 25. Of course VTRs 13 and 14 and multiplexer 2
5 is controlled by μ-COM22. μ-COM
Reference numeral 22 denotes each key 4, 15, 12A, 12 described in FIG.
Function inputs corresponding to keys from B, 19 and the like are supplied.

The operation during dubbing in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a flow chart in the case where the cassette A is a photographed cassette of, for example, 8 mm, and the cassette B has different tape pattern formats such as a VHS cassette. First, the first step ST ₁
Then, the editing direction designation key 17 is pressed. That is, it is assumed that the VTR side is pressed once so as to be in the recording mode and the VTR 2 is in the reproducing mode.

Of course, if the cassette A and the cassette B are, for example, VHS cassettes of the same type, the first step ST ₁
The first step ST ₁ can be omitted because it is not necessary to perform the pressing operation of 1 and the other can be selected to be the reproduction mode and the other can be the recording mode in the second step ST ₂ .

In the second step ST ₂ , the start key 16
Press the VTR1 to enter the recording mode and the playback mode.
And control of VTR2 is started.

At the third step ST ₃ after completion of the _first and second steps ST ₁ and ST ₂ , the key function input of the μ-COM 22 is VT on the side of the first drive mechanism 13.
It is checked whether R1 is the recording mode and the fourth step ST ₄
In the case of NO to proceed to ( ₅ ), control for rewinding the cassette B side to the tape start position (fifth step ST ₅ ) is performed to the VTR 2.

In the fourth step ST ₄ , the μ-COM 22 switches the first multiplexer 23 on the VTR 1 side to switch to VT.
The output of R2 is supplied to VTR1 (cassette A), and the VTR1 side of the output multiplexer 25 is turned "on" to complete the recording mode.

Further, in the sixth step ST ₆ , the input of VTR2 is "off", the output is supplied only to the first multiplexer 23, and the VTR2 side of the output multiplexer 25 is "off".

In the seventh step ST ₇ , the recording mode starts. In order to dubbing the contents of the tape in the reproduction mode from the beginning, the length of the leader tape is taken into consideration, and the recording tape is started several seconds ahead.

In the reproducing system, the eighth step ST for the above-mentioned several seconds
After counting and delaying the timer as shown in ₈ ,
Proceed to step ST ₉ to start playback.

The tape contents recorded on the cassette A in this manner are dubbed on the cassette B.

At the seventh and ninth steps ST ₇ and ST ₉ , after the dubbing is finished, the tape end signal in the reproduction mode is detected or the operation of pressing the edit stop key 18 is checked first.
0 made in step ST _10, VTR 1 and VTR2 recording mode and reproducing mode is made with the end state when either the operation end signal is detected is performed, is performed in a stopped state.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the cassette A is in the recording mode and the cassette B is in the reproducing mode has been described. , The cassette B enters the recording mode and operates according to the flow chart shown in FIG. Note that the same operations in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are the same steps ST _{1 to} S
T ₁₁ is attached and duplicate description is omitted.

In FIG. 4, steps STP _{3 to} STP ₆ are shown in FIG.
Since they are different from the above, these will be explained.

In the third step STP ₃ , it is checked whether the VTR 2 of the drive mechanism 14 is in the recording mode, and if NO, the cassette A is rewound to the start (fifth step ST
P ₅ ).

Next, in the fourth step STP ₄ , the operation of switching the input of the second multiplexer to the VTR1 side is performed by μ-C.
Performed by OM22.

Further, in the sixth step STP ₆ , the first multiplexer 23 is turned off, the VTR1 side of the output multiplexer 25 is turned off and the VTR2 side is turned on.

According to the above construction, the editing direction key 17 and the start key 16 are pressed or the start key 16 alone is pressed to copy from the head position of the tape contents to be dubbed onto the dubbing tape. Alternatively, the VTR insertion / ejection port 2 or 3 of the second drive mechanism 13 or 14
When the tape to be dubbed is inserted, that is, when the tape to be dubbed is partially wound, dubbing is performed from the middle.

Of course, dubbing may be performed in a state where the third steps ST ₃ and STP ₃ are omitted in FIGS. 3 and 4.

Further, in FIG. 1, the editing direction instructing key 17 is pressed twice, but two A → B keys and A ← B keys may be arranged on the panel 1. ..

FIG. 6 is a front view of a panel showing another embodiment of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 6, parts corresponding to those in FIG. ..

In this example, a VTR including the third drive mechanism 31
The VTR 3 inserted into the insertion / ejection port by further pressing the eject key 30 is provided with the insertion / ejection port 32 of the panel 1 or the like.
(Hereinafter referred to as cassette C) is ejected.

Further, normal reproduction, recording, stop, etc. are carried out by the first operation key group 4, and selection of the cassettes A, B, C is carried out by the selection key 19A.

The operation key group 15 for dubbing is, in addition to the start and one-time stop key 16 and the edit stop key 18, the reproduction key 3 for setting the cassettes A, B and C in the reproduction or recording mode.
3 and recording key 35, cassettes A, B and C on the reproducing side
A first model selection key 34 which determines which cassette of the cassettes to select and a second model selection key 36 which determines which cassette of the cassettes A, B and C is selected on the recording side.
And are provided.

When these three types of cassettes A, B and C are inserted, cassette A = reproduction, cassette B = recording cassette A = reproduction, cassette C = recording cassette A = reproduction, cassette B, C = recording cassette A , B = playback, C = recording ... Many combinations can be selected, and in the case, for example, the contents of the cassette A can be simultaneously dubbed to two raw tapes.

An example of the operation method of the dubbing operation key group 15 of FIG. 6 will be described. For example, playing cassette A and CR
While looking at T, see the software of cassette B in cassette C
When dubbing is performed, when the reproduction key 33 is pressed and then the first model selection key 34 is pressed once, A is displayed on the key top and the drive mechanism 13 in which the cassette A is inserted enters the reproduction mode standby state.

Next, when the first model selection key 34 is pressed, B is displayed on the key top and the drive mechanism 14 in which the cassette B is inserted enters the reproduction mode standby state.

Next, when the recording key 35 is pressed and the second model selection key 36 is pressed three times, C is displayed on the key top and the drive mechanism 31 in which the cassette C is inserted enters the recording mode state.

In this way, when the start key 16 is pressed from the standby state, the cassettes A and B are reproduced and the cassette C is in the recording state, the cassette B is dubbed on the cassette C, and the cassette A is displayed on the CRT. In this case cassette A
The software to be played or recorded at must be selected to be displayed on the CRT.

According to the selection method as shown in the above-mentioned one example, even if the recording / reproducing apparatus has an insertion / ejection port into which two or more cassettes can be inserted, dubbing is performed by a relatively simple operation. You get what you can.

In each of the above embodiments, the double deck VT is used.
Although R has been described, it is obvious that it can be applied to a double deck tape recorder for dubbing a music signal, dubbing to a recordable disc or the like.

According to the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present example, the dubbing is automatically performed only by pressing the one dubbing start key which is the editing direction instruction key, and the copying between the media can be performed by an extremely easy operation. Have.

[0067]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of automatically performing dubbing from one medium to the other medium only by pressing a dubbing designation key, and performing a complicated operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a panel showing operation keys of a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall system diagram of a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing another embodiment of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of an editing direction instruction key used in the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of another panel showing operation keys of the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a panel showing operation keys of a conventional recording / reproducing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Panel 2, 3 VTR Insertion and Discharge Port 4, 5 First and Second Operation Key Group 13, 14 First and Second Driving Mechanism 15 Dubbing Operation Key Group 16 Start and Pause Key 17 Edit Direction Key 18 Edit stop key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A recording / reproducing apparatus having at least two medium inserting / ejecting ports in one housing, and capable of recording / reproducing a medium inserted in the medium inserting / ejecting port. A recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein one function key for simultaneously recording and reproducing a medium inserted into at least two medium inserting / ejecting ports is provided so that the recording and reproducing functions can be simultaneously performed.