JPH07288873A - Composite av equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain more excellent operability by providing an exclusive button by which plural specific operations are saved for the remote command operation of the composite AV equipment. CONSTITUTION:When a VTR pause recording button of a remote commander 16 is depressed, a status analysis circuit 24 analyzes each operation state of a television receiver 20, a VTR 21, a CD player 22, an ATR 23 and discriminates whether or not the ATR 23 is to be controlled to the recording pause state based on the analysis. A status analysis circuit 24 is controlled to the recording pause state and receives an operation command signal by a reproduction button of the remote commander 16 or a mode selection button and the reproduction button respectively, the circuit 24 generates a mode changeover signal 24e and a status signal 24f. Then a controlled device selector switch 19 is controlled by the mode changeover signal 24e and the status signal 24f is used to control the device selection mode display circuit. Then the reproduction of the selected AV equipment is started and the ATR starts the recording of the reproduction signal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver, a magnetic tape recording / reproducing apparatus, a compact disc player,
The present invention relates to a composite AV device in which a tape cassette recorder or the like is integrated, and particularly to improvement of operability of a remote control transmitter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a television receiver (hereinafter referred to as a television) for displaying video information, a magnetic tape recording / reproducing device (hereinafter referred to as a VTR) for recording / reproducing video information, and a compact disc for reproducing a digital signal. A composite AV device in which a player (hereinafter referred to as a CD player), a tape cassette recorder (referred to as an ATR) that records and reproduces sound, and the like is systematized is proposed. Each A of the composite AV device is proposed.
The V device is controlled by a remote control transmitter (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller). However, in the conventional composite AV device, a dual-purpose button that is operated by a plurality of AV devices is provided in order to downsize the remote controller. When selecting an AV device to be used by operating the remote control, the user operates the mode selection button group for device selection assigned to each AV device each time and selects the selected device. A
It has been set that only the V equipment is operated, and then the combined use button is operated to operate the selected AV equipment.

A remote controller for a conventional composite AV apparatus will be described below. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of operation buttons of a remote controller used in a conventional composite AV apparatus. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a remote controller for operating a plurality of AV devices including a television, a VTR, a CD player, and an ATR. The remote controller 1 has two or more types of AV devices among the VTR, the CD player, and the ATR. Assigned to each AV device so that it is possible to select which one of a plurality of AV devices is to be used, and the dual-use button group 2 is provided so that one operation button can also be used to instruct common operation And a mode selection button group 3 provided separately. The dual-purpose button group 2 includes a play button 2a, a stop button 2b, a rewind button 2c, and a fast rewind button 2.
d, a recording pause 2e, and the mode selection button group 3 includes a television mode selection button 3a, a VTR mode selection button 3b, and a CD.
It is composed of a mode selection button 3d and an ATR mode selection button 3d. Reference numeral 4 is a TV-only button group including channel UP / DOWN buttons and input signal (for example, FM signal and video signal) switching buttons, 5 is a VTR dedicated button group including a cue button and a tracking adjustment button, and 6 is a program A CD player dedicated button group including a repeat playback button and the like for selecting songs and playing the same station, and 7 includes a mixing button and a tape setting button A
This is a TR-only button group.

An example of operating each device by using the buttons of the dual-purpose button group 2 in the remote control transmitter of the conventional composite AV apparatus configured as described above will be described below. When recording the audio of a CD on the ATR, the CD player can be changed from the playback state to the standby state by operating the pause switch, that is, by returning the paused CD player to the playback state and simultaneously setting the ATR to the recording state. Synchronous recording operation to start recording the reproduced audio signal on the ATR, the ATR in the recording pause state, the CD player is played to an appropriate position, and then the ATR playback button is pressed to be played back by the CD player. The audio signal
It can be considered as an asynchronous recording operation that starts recording in TR.

First, the button operation for recording the voice of the CD player in synchronization with the ATR will be described. After pressing the ATR mode selection button 3d to switch the remote controller for ATR control, the recording pause button 2e is pressed to pause recording the ATR. Then, by pressing the CD mode selection button 3c to switch the remote controller to control the CD player and then pressing the playback button 2a, the CD player returns to the playback state and the ATR enters the recording state, and the synchronous recording is performed. It is supposed to be started.

The button operation for asynchronously recording the sound of the CD player on the ATR will be described. After pressing the CD mode selection button 3c to switch the remote controller 1 to control the CD player, the playback button 2a is pressed to turn on the CD player. Enter the playback state. Then, after switching the remote controller 1 for ATR control with the ATR mode selection button 3d, the recording pause button 2e is pushed to put the ATR into the recording pause state, and when the CD player reaches an appropriate playback position, the playback button 2a is pushed. As a result, the ATR is set to the recording state and the asynchronous recording is started.

[0007]

However, in the conventional composite AV equipment having the above configuration, two or more types of AV
Since the remote control is provided with the dual-purpose button group 2 that is commonly operated by the devices, the CD player is on the playback side, and the AVR
When setting each to the recording side, it is necessary to operate the CD mode selection button 3c and the ATR mode selection button 3d from the mode selection button group 3 of the remote controller, which complicates the operation of the remote controller. It was further,
There is a problem that the operation error due to the complication becomes less likely to occur and the user feels uncomfortable.

Further, the conventional remote controller has a mode selection button group 3
AV operated by dual-purpose button group 2 by selecting
When the device is set and the dual-purpose button group 2 is operated,
Since the operation instruction signal including the selection instruction signal of the AV device is transmitted from the remote controller to the main body, it is against the user's intention when the main body cannot be operated by the remote controller due to a different transmission direction. When another user operates the mode selection button group 3 on the remote controller to select another AV device, when the user operates the dual-purpose button group 2, another AV device starts operating. It was

The present invention solves these problems.
A composite AV capable of obtaining better operability by simplifying the selection of an AV device by operating the mode selection button group of the remote controller and the setting of the dual-purpose button for operating the AV device
The purpose is to provide a device.

[0010]

In order to achieve this object, a composite AV apparatus of the present invention is provided with a plurality of AV devices such as a television, a VTR, a CD player, and an ATR integrally on the main body side, and each of the main body is provided. In a composite AV device including a dual-purpose button group that is also used by a plurality of the AV devices as a remote control transmitter for selecting and controlling any of the AV devices by operating the mode selection button group, A status signal indicating the operation state of the AV device selected by operating the operation button group and the dual-purpose button group is created and stored,
Further, by providing the main body with control means for controlling the AV equipment in accordance with the status signal to operate, the common operation instruction signal output by the operation of the combination button group is input to the control means. The control means processes the common operation instruction signal as the operation instruction signal in the device mode state obtained by analyzing the status signal.

When the dual-purpose button group of the remote controller is operated to input a common operation signal to the control means of the main body, the common operation signal is analyzed based on the device mode stored by the control means. A status signal is generated by using the status signal, and the operation status indicated by the status signal is output from the control means to the remote controller or the display means provided in the main body to display the operation status on the display means. Is.

Further, the AV in operation or in the operation pause state
While the device continues to be in that state, a status signal for operating a specific AV device to enter a recording pause state can be created by the control means, and the status signal is created by the control means. A dedicated button for outputting an operation instruction signal to the control means is provided.

[0013]

With the above structure, the composite AV apparatus of the present invention creates and stores the status signal indicating the operation state selected by the operation of the mode selection button group and the combined use button group on the main body side, and the status signal. Since the control means for controlling the AV equipment to operate according to the signal is provided, the remote control mode can be operated by another person against the intention of the user in a state where the main body cannot be operated by the remote control due to different transmission directions. Even when the selection button group is operated and another AV device is selected, if the user operates the dual-purpose button group, it is treated as an operation signal of the AV device set by the user, and other user's intention is not met. The AV device will never start operating.

Further, since the operation state indicated by the status signal stored in the control means is output from the control means to the remote controller or the display means provided in the main body, any AV equipment can be operated only by operating the display means. You can accurately determine whether it is operable.

Further, by operating the dedicated button, a specific AV device operates to enter the recording pause state while the AV device in operation or in the operation pause state continues to be in that state. It is not necessary to operate the remote controller such as setting the AV equipment, and it is possible to avoid complication of the operation. Further, the operation error due to the complication does not occur, and the user does not feel uncomfortable.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the composite AV apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control circuit system of the composite AV apparatus in one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a remote controller of the composite AV apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main body of the composite AV apparatus. Is.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 17 is a television 2.
0, VTR 21, CD player 22, ATR 23, etc.
The V device is a main body integrally provided, and the main body 17 receives a control signal 16a including a mode switching signal and an operation instruction signal output from the remote controller 16 from the remote controller receiver 18
It is operated by receiving at. The remote control receiver 18 is connected to the movable terminal of the controlled device selection switch 19, and analyzes the control signal 16a output from the remote control 16 to select an AV device or the AV device thereof.
It is connected to a status analysis circuit 24 provided as control means for controlling the operation of the equipment and storing the operation state of the AV equipment.

The switching of the movable terminal of the controlled device selection switch 19 is performed by a mode switching signal 24e which is a part of the status signal 24f output from the status analysis circuit 24.
And the television 2 connected to the fixed terminals of the controlled device selection switch 19 by the switching.
0, VTR 21, CD player 22, and ATR 23 are selected.

TV 20, VTR 21, CD player 2
2, each operation state of ATR23 is the status signal bus 2
4a, 24b, 24c and 24d are transmitted to the status analysis circuit 24, respectively. In addition, each of the operation states is a power on / off state, a play / stop / record / rewind / fast forward state, a voice switching state, a CD board, a VT.
For example, the presence or absence of the R cassette and the ATR cassette is the state in which the CD player is currently in the playback standby state and the recordable ATR cassette is mounted.

The status signal output from the status analysis circuit 24 is input to the device selection mode display circuit 25, so that the main body 17 is provided with information about the currently operating AV device and the operating state of the AV device. It will be displayed on a display (not shown). This display is provided on the remote controller 16, and the status signal 24f output from the status analysis circuit 24 by the transmitter provided on the main body 17 or the device selection mode display circuit 2 is displayed.
By transmitting the video information output from the remote controller 16 to the remote controller 16, the information of the AV device currently operating and the AV information thereof are transmitted.
The operation state of the device may be displayed on the display provided on the remote controller 16.

The remote controller 16 will be described with reference to FIG.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a combination button group that is also used by the VTR 21, the CD player 22, and the ATR 23, and is composed of a reproduction button 11a, a stop button 11b, a rewind button 11c, a fast-forward button 11d, and the like.
2 is a channel UP / DOWN button or an input signal (for example,
A group of buttons dedicated to the television, such as a button for switching between a video signal input from an external input terminal and an output video signal of the tuner) 13 is a VTR dedicated button such as a VTR recording operation button 13a, a cue button, and a tracking adjustment button. 14 is a CD player dedicated button group including a repeat playback button for selecting a program song and the same station, and 15 is an ATR dedicated button group including an ATR recording pause button 15a, a mixing button, a tape setting button, and the like, 26 is a TV mode selection button 26a, V
TR mode selection button 26b, CD mode selection button 26c, A
The TR mode selection button 26d is a mode selection button group for switching the device mode.

The operation of the composite AV apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Explaining a case where the audio reproduced from the CD player 22 is to be recorded in synchronization with the ATR 23, the CD of the mode selection button group 26 will be described.
An operation instruction signal indicating that the mode selection button 26c has been pressed and the CD player 22 has been selected is the status analysis circuit 2
4 is input to the status analysis circuit 24,
A new device mode switching signal 24e and a status signal 24f for the player to operate are created. Then, a new device mode switching signal 24e is input to the controlled device selection switch 19 to set the controlled device selection switch 19 so that the CD player operates, and the CD player 22 enters the standby state.

Further, when the ATR recording pause button 15a which is a dedicated button is pressed and the operation instruction signal from the ATR recording pause button 15a is transmitted to the status analysis circuit 24, the status analysis circuit 24 is stored. The operating state of each AV device, for example, the power on / off state,
Play / stop / record / rewind / fast-forward status, audio switching status, CD disc, VTR cassette, presence / absence of ATR cassette, etc. Currently, the CD player is in the playback standby state and the recordable ATR cassette is installed. Is checked, and it is confirmed which of the various operating procedures when the ATR recording pause button 15a set in the status analysis circuit 24 is operated, these conditions are confirmed. Based on the result, a status signal for making the ATR 23 in the recording pause state is created. If there is a problem such as the ATR cassette not being mounted, an alarm is issued, and when the problem is solved by the user, a status signal for putting the ATR 23 in the recording pause state is created. Then, the status analysis circuit 24 uses the CD player 2
2 is set to the standby state and the ATR 23 is set to the recording pause state. Then, a new device mode switching signal 24e is input to the controlled device selection switch 19 and the controlled device selection switch 19 is continued so that the CD player operates.

Further, when the play button 11a is pressed, the play button 1
When the operation instruction signal 1a is input to the status analysis circuit 24, the status analysis circuit 24 creates a new device mode switching signal 24e and a new status signal 24f,
The CD player 22 is brought into a reproducing state by the status signal 24f.

At this time, a new device mode switching signal 24e is input to the controlled device selection switch 19 and the CD
Controlled device selection switch 19 so that the player operates
To set. At that time, the status signal 24f is input to the device selection mode display circuit 25, and the information of the currently operating AV device and the operation state of the AV device are displayed on the display.

In the embodiment of the synchronous recording described above, the CD mode selection button 26c is replaced with the VTR mode selection button 26.
When replaced by b, the audio signal of the VTR 21 being reproduced can be used to synchronously record to the ATR 23.

Next, description will be given of a case where the audio reproduced from the CD player 22 is asynchronously recorded in the ATR 23.
When the ATR recording pause button 15a is pressed after the CD player 7 is playing and the recordable ATR cassette is in the mounted state, the operation instruction signal from the ATR record pause button 15a is transmitted to the status analysis circuit 24. The status analysis circuit 24 controls the ATR 23 to a recording state, analyzes the stored operation state of each AV device, and based on the analysis result and the operation instruction signal from the pause button 15a, the device mode. A switching signal 24e and a status signal 24f are newly created. Then, the device mode switching signal 24e is input to the controlled device selection switch 19, and the controlled device selection switch 19 is set so that the CD player continues to operate. Then, the play button 11
When a is pressed and the operation instruction signal of the play button 11a is input to the status analysis circuit 24, the status analysis circuit 24
Causes the CD player 22 to enter the reproduction state, and the AT
The R23 enters the recording state, and the reproduction signal of the CD player 22 is recorded by the ATR23. then,
The status signal 24f is input to the device selection mode display circuit 25, and the information of the currently operating AV device and the operation state of the AV device are displayed on the display.

In the embodiment of the asynchronous recording described above, the TV 20 in which the CD player 22 being reproduced is operating.
The audio signal of the television 20 or the VTR 21 being reproduced is recorded in the ATR 23 by replacing the audio signal of the TV 20 or the VTR 21 being reproduced.

Further, while the television 20 or VTR 21 is in operation, after operating the ATR mode selection button 26d of the remote controller 16, the rewind button 11c and the fast forward button 11 of the dual purpose button group 11 are operated.
When d is operated, the ATR 23 is operated, but instead of the rewind button 11c and the fast forward button 11d, the channel UP / DOWN button of the TV dedicated button group 12, the input signal switching button, or the VTR dedicated button is used. VTR of group 13
When the recording operation button 13a, the cue button, and the tracking adjustment button are operated, the controlled device selection switch 19 is switched by the device mode switching signal 24e of the status analysis circuit 24 so that the television 20 or the VTR 21 operates. .

Also, while the television 20 or VTR 21 is in operation, the ATR mode selection button 26d of the remote controller 16
Is operated to switch the controlled device selection switch 19 so that the ATR 23 operates to carry out the tape running of the ATR 23, that is, the ATR 23 is fast-forwarded or operated by operating the rewind button 11c or the fast-forward button 11d of the dual-purpose button group 11. Rewind operation or ATR recording pause button 15
When the ATR 23 is in the recording state by operating the playback button 11a after operating a, the television 20 or the VTR 21
The status analysis circuit 24 continues its operation. When the ATR cassette of the ATR 23 reaches the start or end, the status analysis circuit 24 switches the controlled device selection switch 19 so that the television 20 or the VTR 21 can be operated.

[0031]

As described above, the composite AV apparatus of the present invention is
A status analysis circuit that creates and stores a status signal indicating the operation state selected by operating the mode button and the dual-purpose button on the main body side, and controls the AV equipment to operate according to the status signal. Because it is provided,
Even when the remote control's main unit is inoperable and the mode selection button group of the remote controller is operated against other user's intention and other AV equipment is set, if the user operates the dual function button group, the user can It is handled as the set operation signal of the AV device, and other AV devices will not start operating contrary to the intention of the user.

Further, since the operation state indicated by the status signal stored in the status analysis circuit 24 is output from the control means to the remote controller or the display means provided on the main body side, only by operating the display means. , Which A
It is possible to accurately determine whether the V equipment is operable.

Further, by operating the dedicated button, a specific AV device operates to enter the recording pause state while the AV device in operation or in the operation pause state continues to be in that state. It is not necessary to operate the remote controller such as setting the AV equipment, and the operation can be prevented from becoming complicated. Further, the operation error due to the complication does not occur, and the user does not feel uncomfortable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite AV device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a remote controller of the composite AV apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a composite AV device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of operation buttons of a remote controller of a conventional composite AV device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 dual-purpose button group 15a ATR recording pause button 16 remote control 17 main body 19 controlled device selection switch 20 TV 21 VTR 22 CD player 23 ATR 24 status analysis circuit 24 24e device mode switching signal 24f status signal 25 device selection mode display circuit 26 mode selection Button group 26c CD mode selection button

(72) Inventor Hidenori Morita 1-8, Koshincho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa Matsushita Judenko Kogyo Co., Ltd. Within the corporation

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of AV devices such as a television receiver, a video tape recorder, a compact disc player and an audio tape recorder are integrally provided on the main body side, and any one of the AV devices of the main body is provided with a mode selection button group. To the remote control transmitter that you select and control by operation,
In a composite AV device provided with a dual-purpose button group that is commonly used by a plurality of devices among the AV devices, a status signal indicating the operation state of the AV device selected by operating the mode selection button group and the dual-purpose button group is transmitted. By providing the main body with control means for creating and storing, and controlling the AV equipment to operate according to the status signal, the common operation instruction signal output by operating the dual-purpose button is controlled by the control. When input to the means, the control means processes the common operation instruction signal as the operation instruction signal in the device mode state obtained by the analysis of the status signal. . 2. When a group of dual-purpose buttons of a remote control transmitter is operated and a common operation signal is input to the control means of the main body, the common operation signal is analyzed based on the device mode stored by the control means. To generate a status signal and output the operation state indicated by the status signal from the control means to the remote control transmitter or the display means provided in the main body, thereby displaying the operation state on the display means. The composite AV device according to claim 1, wherein 3. A status signal, which allows a specific AV device to operate and enter a recording pause state while the AV device in operation or in an operation pause state continues to be in that state, can be created by the control means, and 3. The composite AV apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a dedicated button for outputting an operation instruction signal to the control means so that the control means creates the status signal.