JP2002329391A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent such erroneous operation that an operator turns off erroneously a power source during drive operation. SOLUTION: When a power source switch 101 is pressed down, ON/OFF of the power source is informed to an operator with lighting or turning off of a compound display means 100 by a display control means 104. When recording stop operation is performed by an operator using an operating means 102, a data control means 103 stops sending data to a buffer 106. But, write-in for an accumulation medium 107 is not stopped, data left in the buffer 106 is written in the accumulation medium 107. At the time, a state monitoring means 105 judges whether write-in is performed for the accumulation medium 107 or not in a drive unit 109, when write-in is being performed, two-colors light emitting diode of the compound display means 100 near the power source switch emits a color light different from the color light emitted when the drive unit is not operated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording device used for an electronic device having a storage medium such as a magnetic disk and an optical disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional recording apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. In the conventional recording apparatus, when the power switch 11 is depressed, the power display means 10 is controlled by the display control means 14.
Turn on / off the power by turning on or off
To the operator. When writing data, the operator operates the operation unit 12 to write the data.
The data is written from the data control unit 13 to the storage medium 17 of the drive unit 19 via the buffer 16. The drive state display means 18 informs the operator of the state of the drive unit 19, such as whether the drive unit 19 is in a standby state or writing.

[0003] Here, the conventional recording apparatus includes an operating means 12.
When the recording stop operation is performed through the, the data remaining in the buffer 16 is written without immediately stopping the writing. Therefore, it takes several seconds from when the recording stop operation is performed to when the writing is stopped.

If the power is turned off during the drive operation (while the drive unit 19 is writing the data remaining in the buffer 16 to the storage medium 17),
The storage medium 17 may be physically damaged or data may be destroyed.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional recording apparatus, since the drive status display means 18 and the power supply display means 10 are separately provided, the operator does not look at the drive status display means 18. Power supply display means 10
There is a problem in that the power is turned off by looking only at the power source, and the storage medium 17 may be physically damaged or the data may be destroyed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a recording apparatus capable of preventing an erroneous operation so that an operator does not accidentally turn off the power during a drive operation.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus comprising: a power switch for turning on / off a power supply; detecting means for detecting an operation state of a drive of a recording medium;
A display device for displaying the N / OFF state and the state of the drive is provided.

[0008] In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the display means may include:
It has a color light emitting diode, and the detecting means adopts a configuration in which the color emitted by the two-color light emitting diode differs between when the drive is operating and when the power is on.

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, the display means has a plurality of light emitting diodes, and the detecting means has different light emitting diodes when the drive is operating and when the power is on. Take a configuration to make it.

[0010] In the recording apparatus of the present invention, the display means has a light emitting diode capable of blinking, and the detecting means turns on the light emitting diode when the power is on.
A configuration is adopted in which the light emitting diode blinks when the drive is operating.

According to these configurations, the status of the drive can be monitored and the operator can be informed that the drive is operating by the drive operation display unit also serving as the power supply display device. Erroneous operation can be prevented so that the power supply is not accidentally turned off.

A recording apparatus according to the present invention includes a power switch having a lock mechanism for locking an ON state of a power supply, and detection means for detecting an operation state of a recording medium drive, wherein the recording medium drive is operating. In some cases, the power switch is locked by the lock mechanism.

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, the power switch has a lock mechanism for locking an ON state of the power supply, and when the drive is operating, the power switch is locked by the lock mechanism. Configuration.

With these configurations, since the power can be locked so as not to be turned off even when the power switch is pressed, an erroneous operation can be prevented so that the operator does not accidentally turn off the power during the drive operation.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The gist of the present invention is to monitor the status of a drive, and to inform an operator that the drive is operating by a drive operation display unit which is also used as a power supply display device.
Furthermore, it is to lock the power switch so that the power switch is not turned off.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a recording apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The composite display means 100 is a two-color light emitting diode for displaying the power of the system or the status of the drive unit 109. The power switch 101 is a switch for turning on / off the power by an operation of the operator.

The operation means 102 is operated by an operator.
For example, an instruction from the operator such as reproduction or recording stop is transmitted to the data control unit 103. The data control unit 103 controls transmission of data to the buffer 106 based on a signal from the operation unit 102.

The display control means 104 turns on / off the power supply.
The display of the composite display means 100 is controlled based on the state of F. The state monitoring means 105 monitors the operation state of the drive unit and controls the display of the composite display means 100.

The buffer 106 stores data before writing data to the storage medium 107. The storage medium 107 is a medium for writing data. The drive status display means 108 displays the operation status of the drive. The drive unit 109 is a memory device such as a disk drive including the storage medium 107 and the drive status display unit 108.

Although the composite display means 100 is a two-color light emitting diode in the present embodiment, a plurality of monochromatic light emitting diodes may be used.

Hereinafter, the operation of the recording apparatus of FIG. 1 will be described. When the power switch 101 is depressed, the display control means 104 turns on / off the power supply to the composite display means 100.
Notify the operator by turning on or off.

When a recording stop operation is performed by the operator using the operation unit 102, the data control unit 103 stops sending data to the buffer 106. However,
The writing to the storage medium 107 is not immediately stopped, and the data remaining in the buffer 106 is written to the storage medium 107. Therefore, it may take several seconds after the recording stop operation is performed until the writing to the storage medium 107 stops. At this time, the state monitoring unit 105 determines whether the drive unit 109 is writing to the storage medium 107,
When writing is in progress, the two-color light emitting diode of the composite display means 100 near the power switch emits light in a different color from that when the drive unit 109 is not operating. This notifies the operator that the drive unit 109 is operating.

As described above, when the operator attempts to turn off the power during the drive operation, the operator turns the power switch 101 while the drive unit 109 is operating by alerting the composite display means 100. Lowering can be prevented.

When the composite display means 100 is constituted by a plurality of monochromatic light emitting diodes, the light emitting diodes to emit light are different depending on whether the drive is operating or the power is on. The effect can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a recording apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the recording apparatus of FIG. 2, the same components as those of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of FIG. The recording apparatus of FIG. 2 employs a configuration in which the composite display unit 100 is deleted from FIG. 1 and a blinking control unit 110 and a single display unit 111 are added.

In FIG. 2, the single display means 111 is a monochromatic light emitting diode, and the blink control means 110 controls the monochromatic light emitting diode to blink during the driving operation. In the present embodiment, the light emitting diode blinks during the drive operation in order to distinguish it from the display of the power supply state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The method is not limited.

The operation of the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will be described below. When the power switch 101 is depressed, the display control means 104 turns on / off the power supply to the composite display means 100.
Notify the operator by turning on or off.

When a recording stop operation is performed by the operator using the operation unit 102, the data control unit 103 stops sending data to the buffer 106. However,
The writing to the storage medium 107 is not immediately stopped, and the data remaining in the buffer 106 is written to the storage medium 107. Therefore, it may take several seconds from when the recording stop operation is performed to when the writing to the storage medium 107 stops. At this time, the state monitoring means 105 determines whether or not the drive unit 109 is writing to the storage medium 107. If writing is in progress, the monochromatic light emitting diode of the single display unit 111 near the power switch is blinked via the blink control unit 110. This notifies the operator that the drive unit 109 is operating.

As described above, when the operator attempts to turn off the power during the drive operation, the single display unit 111 blinks to draw the operator's attention, so that the operator erroneously operates the drive unit 109. Power switch 1 inside
01 can be prevented from being depressed.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a recording apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. The recording apparatus of FIG. 3 employs a configuration in which the composite display means 100 is deleted and a power supply display means 200 is added to FIG. The operation of the power switch 201 and the state monitoring unit 205 of the recording apparatus of FIG. 3 is different from that of the power switch 101 and the state monitoring unit 105 of FIG.

The power display means 200 displays whether the power is on. The power switch 201 is a switch for turning on / off the power by an operation of an operator.
It has a lock mechanism. The state monitoring unit 205 locks the power switch 201 when writing to the storage medium 107 is in progress.

The operation of the recording apparatus shown in FIG. 3 will be described below. When the power switch 101 is depressed, the display control means 104 turns on / off the power and displays the power supply means 200.
Notify the operator by turning on or off.

When a recording stop operation is performed by the operator using the operation unit 102, the data control unit 103 stops sending data to the buffer 106. However,
The writing to the storage medium 107 is not immediately stopped, and the data remaining in the buffer 106 is written to the storage medium 107. Therefore, it may take several seconds after the recording stop operation is performed until the writing to the storage medium 107 stops. At this time, the state monitoring means 205 determines whether or not the drive unit 109 is writing to the storage medium 107. If writing is in progress, the power switch 201 is locked.

As described above, by locking the power switch during the drive operation, it is possible to prevent the operator from pressing down the power switch 101 by mistake while the drive unit 109 is operating.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The drive status is monitored, the operator is informed that the drive is operating by the drive operation display unit also serving as the power supply display device, and the drive can be locked so as not to be cut off by pressing the power switch. It is possible to provide a recording apparatus that can obtain an excellent drive error operation prevention effect of preventing the power from being turned off during operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a recording apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional recording apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 composite display means 101, 201 power switch 102 operating means 103 data control means 104 display control means 105, 205 status monitoring means 106 buffer 107 storage medium 108 drive status display means 109 drive unit 110 blink control means 111 single display means 200 power supply display means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Izumi Matsumoto 4-3-1 Tsunashima Higashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Daisuke Tanimoto 4-3-1 Tsunashima Higashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A power switch for turning on / off a power supply, a detecting means for detecting an operation state of a drive of a recording medium, and a display means for displaying an on / off state of the power supply and a state of the drive. A recording device, comprising: 2. The display means includes a two-color light emitting diode, and the detecting means determines a color emitted by the two-color light emitting diode when the drive is operating and when the power is on. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording is performed. 3. The display means has a plurality of light emitting diodes, and the detecting means makes the light emitting diodes to emit light differ between when the drive is operating and when the power is on. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The display means has a light-emitting diode which can blink, the detection means turns on the light-emitting diode when the power is on, and the light-emitting diode when the drive is operating. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: is blinked. 5. A power switch having a lock mechanism for locking an ON state of a power supply, and detection means for detecting an operation state of a recording medium drive. A recording apparatus wherein the power switch is locked by a lock mechanism. 6. The power switch has a lock mechanism for locking the ON state of the power supply, and when the drive is operating, the power switch is locked by the lock mechanism. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus performs the recording.