JPH11306615A - Timber recording method, audio equipment and timer recording method of audio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily record only a desired broadcasting program, etc. SOLUTION: The timer recording of the broadcasting program, etc., is performed by using plural mini-disks. First of all, the timer recording is selected on the step ST1 to start the reservation setting. After a program number is specified on the step ST2, a day of the week for the recording day is set on the step ST3, the start time for recording is set on the step ST4, and the sound source is set on the step ST5. When the sound source is a tuner, the setting is advanced from the step ST6 to the step ST7 whereon a broadcasting station to be received is set. On the step ST8, a disk number is specified to decide which disk the sound signal from the sound source is recorded on among the plural mini-disks, and the recording time is set on the step ST9. When the start time for recording on a set day of the week comes up, the desired broadcasting program, etc., is recordable on the mini-disk, and also the broadcasting program, etc., to be recorded are classified by the category or genre and recorded on the mini-disk.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a timer recording method, an audio device, and a timer recording method for an audio device. In detail, it is assumed that a plurality of disk-shaped recording media are used, for example, the day of the recording day and the recording start time are set, and any one of the plurality of disk-shaped recording media is designated, and the set day of the week is set. At the recording start time,
The recording is started using the specified disk-shaped recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an audio device capable of timer recording a broadcast program. In such audio equipment,
For example, a 24-hour timer is used, and recording of a desired broadcast program is started at the set recording start time, and the recording is ended when the set recording end time is reached or when the recording time reaches a predetermined time. You. By repeatedly using the 24-hour timer, a broadcast program or the like can be recorded every day from the set recording start time.

[0003]

By the way, in such an audio device using a 24-hour timer, when a broadcast program or the like 24 hours or more ahead of the current time is recorded, 24 hours is required.
A broadcast program or the like must be recorded every day from the set recording start time by repeatedly using the time timer, and then a desired broadcast program or the like must be dubbed to another recording medium, which makes the recording operation complicated. In addition, if the recording time of a desired broadcast program or the like is long, and a broadcast program is recorded daily from the set recording start time, it can be recorded on a disk-shaped recording medium such as a mini-disc before recording the desired broadcast program or the like. The audio for the time is recorded, and it becomes impossible to record a desired broadcast program or the like.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention provides a timer recording method and an audio device that can easily record only a desired broadcast program or the like.

[0005]

A timer recording method according to the present invention sets a day of the recording day, a recording start time, and a recording end timing, and sets the recording start time on the day of the week set using a disk-shaped recording medium. Start recording.

[0006] The audio apparatus further comprises a sound source for outputting an audio signal, a disk-shaped recording medium, recording means for recording the audio signal output from the sound source on the disk-shaped recording medium, a day of the recording day, a recording start time, Operation means for setting the recording end timing, and operation control means for controlling the recording means and recording the audio signal output from the sound source at the recording start time on the day of the week set by the operation means on the disk-shaped recording medium It is provided with.

[0007] Further, a timer recording method for audio equipment is as follows.
A sound source for outputting an audio signal, a plurality of disc-shaped recording media, a recording unit for recording the audio signal output from the sound source on the disc-shaped recording medium, and a program number are designated and corresponding to the program number. Operation means for setting the day of the recording day, recording start time and recording end timing, and program storage means for storing a plurality of program days specified by the operation means and the set day of the recording day, recording start time and recording end timing When recording an audio signal output from a sound source based on the day of the recording day, recording start time, and recording end timing stored in the program storage means, Depending on the recording start time and recording end timing and the corresponding program number, audio from multiple disc-shaped recording media It is for selecting the disc-shaped recording medium for recording items.

In the present invention, the day of the recording day and the recording start time are set, and one of the plurality of disk-shaped recording media is designated. Here, when the set recording start time on the day of the week is reached, for example, a tuner is controlled to select a desired broadcast program, and the selected broadcast program is recorded on the designated disk-shaped recording medium. You.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an audio apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the audio equipment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the audio device 10 is provided with a disk mounting section 11, an operation section 12, and a display section 13. A plurality of disk-shaped recording media, for example, mini disks, can be mounted on the disk mounting portion 11.
Also, by operating the operation unit 12, the disc mounting unit 1 can be operated.
A signal recording / reproducing operation is performed using one of the mini-discs mounted on the optical disc 1. Further, the operation section 12 is operated to select a channel in a tuner section (not shown). The display unit 13 displays information related to a signal recording / reproducing operation using a mini-disc, and also displays a broadcast station selected by the tuner unit.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the audio equipment. The tuner 21 of the audio equipment 10 includes an operation control unit 2 described later.
A desired broadcast wave is selected based on the operation control signal CTa from 4, and the obtained tuner audio signal Stu is supplied to the signal processing unit 23.

The disk controller 22 includes an operation controller 24
Based on the operation control signal CTa, any one of the mini-discs mounted on the disc mounting portion 11 is selected, and a signal recording or reproducing operation is performed. Here, the reproduced audio signal Smr obtained by reproducing the mini-disc is used as a signal
Supplied to The recording audio signal Smw recorded on the mini-disc is supplied from the signal processing unit 23 to the disc control unit 22.

The signal processing unit 23 receives the tuner audio signal Stu based on the selection control signal CTb from the operation control unit 24.
Alternatively, the reproduced audio signal Smr is selected, and the selected signal is amplified to be the audio output signal Sout. When the audio output signal Sout is supplied to the speaker 30, the sound of the broadcast program and the minidisk playback sound are output from the speaker 30. When recording a broadcast program, the tuner audio signal S supplied from the tuner unit 21 is used.
tu is supplied to the disk control unit 22 as the recording audio signal Smw. Further, the signal input terminal 26
The external audio signal Sin supplied from the outside via the signal input terminal 26 can be supplied as a recording audio signal Smw to the disk control unit 22 to be recorded on the mini disk.

The operation control unit 24 is configured using, for example, a microcomputer, a memory, and the like. In the operation control unit 24, an operation control signal CTa for controlling a tuning operation of the tuner unit 21 and a recording / reproducing operation of the disk control unit 22 based on an operation signal PS from the connected operation unit 12, a signal processing A selection control signal CTb for controlling the operation of the unit 23 is generated. In addition, the operation control unit 24 is also supplied with a signal RE indicating information about the operation and the like from the tuner unit 21 and the disk control unit 22, and receives an operation signal PS.
And a display signal DP is generated based on the signal RE. The display signal DP is supplied to the display unit 13 to perform various displays.

In the acoustic device 10 configured as described above,
Timer recording of a desired broadcast program or the like is performed by operating the operation unit 12. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a reservation setting operation for performing timer recording, and FIG. 4 is a display example on the display unit 13 at the time of setting a reservation.

In step ST1 of FIG. 3, when the timer recording mode is selected by the operation unit 12, a mode display indicating that the timer recording mode has been set is displayed on the display unit 13 as shown in FIG. Proceed to.

In step ST2, a program number is designated. When the program number is designated, the designated program number, for example, "3" is displayed as shown in FIG. 4B. One recording operation from the start to the end of recording corresponds to one program number.

In step ST3, the day of the week of the recording date is set. When the day of the week is set, the designated day of the week, for example, "MON" is displayed as shown in FIG.
Proceeding to step 4, the recording start time is set. Step S
When the recording start time is set at T4, for example, the recording start time "AM 10:00" is displayed as shown in FIG. 4D, and the process proceeds to step ST5.

In step ST5, the sound source of the signal to be recorded is set. In the audio device 10, the tuner audio signal Stu supplied from the tuner unit 21 and the external audio signal Sin supplied from the outside via the signal input terminal 26 are used.
Is supplied to the disk control unit 22 as the recording audio signal Smw and recorded, so that either the tuner or the signal input terminal is selected as the sound source. Here, for example, when a tuner is set as a sound source, a sound source display “TUNER” is displayed as shown in FIG. 4E, and the process proceeds to step ST6.

At step ST6, it is determined whether or not the sound source is a tuner. If it is determined in step ST6 that the sound source is not a tuner, step ST8
To step ST7 when the sound source is a tuner.
Proceed to.

In step ST7, a broadcast station to be received is set for receiving a broadcast program to be recorded. When a broadcast station is set, the type of broadcast and the frequency of the broadcast station to be received are displayed as received wave information as shown in FIG. 4F.

At step ST8, a disc number is designated, and the broadcast program and the like set by the processing from step ST3 to step ST7 are recorded on the mini disc of the designated disc number.

Next, in step ST9, recording end timing is set, and the reservation setting operation for timer recording is ended. The recording end timing is set by designating a recording time or a recording end time. For example, when the recording time is designated, a recording time display, for example, “30 min” is displayed as shown in FIG. 4H. .

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a reservation status of a broadcast program. For example, a program number "1" is set so that a Sunday broadcast program "PA-1" is recorded on the mini-disc "MD-1". . Next, it is set that the broadcast program "PB-1" on Monday is recorded on the mini-disc "MD-2" as the program number "2". In the same manner, the reservation setting operation is performed up to the program number “5”.

When the reservation setting is performed in this manner, the reservation setting information such as the day of the recording day, the recording start time, and the recording end timing is stored in the operation control unit 24 together with the program number.

Although the display unit 13 additionally displays the set items each time a reservation-related setting is made as shown in FIG. 4, the set items may be switched and displayed. Good.

Next, when the reservation setting is completed, for example, a broadcast program is recorded on the mini-disc based on the stored reservation setting information. Here, for example, when the reservation is made as shown in FIG. 5A, as shown in FIG. 5B, the mini-discs “MD-1” to “MD-5” include broadcast programs “ PA-1 "to" PE-1 "can be recorded separately. If the same disk number is designated at the time of setting the reservation, the broadcast programs and the like for which the reservation has been set can be sequentially recorded on the same mini-disc regardless of the category or genre.

The reservation setting operation can be performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 6, steps ST21 to ST27 perform the same processing as steps ST1 to ST7 shown in FIG. 3, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Step ST26 or step ST2
7 proceeds to step ST28, in step ST28, the disk number corresponding to the program number specified in step ST22 is displayed, and step ST29 is performed.
Proceed to. For example, when the program number "2" is designated, the mini disc "MD-2" is displayed and the step ST
Go to 29.

In step ST29, the mini-disc "M
It is determined whether or not "D-1" has been designated. here,
When the mini-disc "MD-1" is designated, the process proceeds to step ST30, the mini-disc for recording the broadcast program of the program number designated in step ST22 is set to the mini-disc "MD-1", and the process proceeds to step ST31. .

In step ST29, the mini-disc "M
When "D-1" is not specified, the mini disk having the disk number displayed in step ST28 is stored in step ST2.
When the mini disc "MD-2" is displayed in step ST28 when the mini disc "MD-2" is displayed in step ST28, for example, the mini disc "MD-2" is set in step ST31. Proceed to.

In step ST31, the recording end timing is set as in step ST9 shown in FIG. 3, and the reservation setting operation for timer recording is completed.

As described above, when the program number is designated, the mini-disc is automatically selected and the selected mini-disc is displayed, so that a plurality of broadcast programs to be recorded can be recorded without considering the category or genre. Can be easily distributed to a plurality of minidisks and recorded, and the recording destination minidisk can be prevented from being erroneously specified. Also, by designating the mini-disc “MD-1”, a broadcast program can be sequentially recorded on one mini-disc.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, 1
In addition to making reservations for weekly broadcast programs, broadcast programs and the like can be sorted and recorded for each program using, for example, the mini-discs “MD-1” to “MD-5”.

In the above embodiment, recording is performed using a plurality of mini-discs, but the disc-shaped recording medium is not limited to mini-discs. Also,
The reservation setting operation is an example, and is not limited to the above-described reservation setting method as long as the reservation setting is performed by setting the day of the recording day, specifying a program number and a disk number, and the like.

[0036]

According to the present invention, the day of the recording day can be set, so that it is not necessary to perform recording every day as in the conventional audio equipment using a 24-hour timer. Since recording is started at the start time and a desired program is selected by, for example, a tuner, it is possible to easily record only a desired broadcast program or the like. Also, since a plurality of disk-shaped recording media are used and any one of the disk-shaped recording media can be designated for recording, a broadcast program or the like to be recorded is divided into categories, genres, and the like, and the corresponding disk is recorded. Can be recorded on a state recording medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of an audio device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an audio device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a reservation setting operation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a reserved program and a recording state.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another reservation setting operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Audio equipment 11 Disk mounting part 12 Operation part 13 Display part 21 Tuner part 22 Disk control part 23 Signal processing part 24 Operation control part 26 Signal input terminal 30 Speaker

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A timer recording method comprising: setting a day of a recording day, a recording start time, and a recording end timing, and starting recording at a recording start time on the set day of the week using a disk-shaped recording medium. . 2. A plurality of disk-shaped recording media are used, and a day of the recording date, a recording start time, and a recording end timing are set, and any one of the plurality of disk-shaped recording media is designated. 2. The timer recording method according to claim 1, wherein recording is started at the set recording start time on the day of the week using the specified disk-shaped recording medium. 3. A sound source for outputting an audio signal, a disk-shaped recording medium, recording means for recording the audio signal output from the sound source on the disk-shaped recording medium, a day of the recording day, a recording start time, and recording. Operating means for setting an end timing; and controlling the recording means to record an audio signal output from the sound source at the recording start time on the day of the week set by the operating means on the disc-shaped recording medium. An acoustic device comprising an operation control unit. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the disc-shaped recording media are used, and the recording means records an audio signal output from the sound source on any of the plurality of disc-shaped recording media. Along with setting the day of the recording day, the recording start time, and the recording end timing, a disk-shaped recording medium for recording an audio signal by the recording unit from the plurality of disk-shaped recording media is specified, and the operation control unit includes: 4. The audio device according to claim 3, wherein the recording device is controlled to record an audio signal output from the sound source on a disk-shaped recording medium designated by the operation device. 5. The sound source is constituted by using a tuner. The operation control means controls the tuner so that the recording start time on the day of the recording day set by the operation means is recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium. 4. The audio device according to claim 3, wherein a broadcast program to be recorded is selected. 6. A sound source for outputting an audio signal, a plurality of disc-shaped recording media, recording means for recording an audio signal output from the sound source on the disc-shaped recording medium, and a program number. Operation means for setting the day of the recording day, recording start time, and recording end timing in correspondence with the program number, and the program number specified by the operation means and the day of the week, recording start time, and recording end timing set for the recording number When recording an audio signal output from the sound source, based on the day of the recording day and the recording start time and the recording end timing stored in the program storage means, Depends on the day of the recording, the recording start time and the recording end timing, and the corresponding program number. Timer recording method of audio equipment and selects the disc-shaped recording medium for recording the audio signals from the serial plurality of disc-shaped recording medium. 7. A different number is added to each of the plurality of disk-shaped recording media, and when recording an audio signal output from the sound source, the day of the recording day, the recording start time, and the recording end 7. The timer recording method for an audio device according to claim 6, wherein a disc-shaped recording medium having the same program number corresponding to the timing is selected from the plurality of disc-shaped recording media.