JPH03144947A - Video tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To daily and continuously perform the timer video recording for several days and to improve the handling of the recorder by setting optionally the number of video recording times for a program in order to perform daily and continuously the video recording of the program in the same time zone for prescribed times. CONSTITUTION:When a program setting button 2 is pressed, a setting mode is effective and hence a position is set by a position setting button 2, while a data is set by a date setting button 4. In this case, when a day of '0' is inputted, a continuous video recording mode is effective, and this mode is capable of setting a number of times (m) for executing a program. At this time, the program execution times are set, so that the program in the same time zone can daily and continuously be video-recorded the prescribed times in response to the setting. Then, when the present time is conformed with a starting time by a comparing circuit 8, the timer video recording is executed to be completed at the ending time. By this method, the handling of recorder is improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention is directed to a video tape recorder (
VTR).

(b) Conventional technology In VTRs with a timer recording function, timer recording is performed on any channel and time, or timer recording is performed on the same channel and at the same time every day (usually called "daily recording"), or JP-A-60-251
As described in Publication No. 782 (H04N5/00), it has a function of performing timer recording on the same channel and at the same time for a fixed period of time.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention By the way, when setting timer recording for any fixed period such as 3 consecutive days or 7 consecutive days, multiple programs are set by changing only the date, but in this case, It is not possible to set more than the predetermined number of programs.

Furthermore, if you set the recording mode to daily, if you forget to turn off the program after the program ends, you will end up recording extra programs.

As described above, conventional VTRs are very inconvenient for timer recording of programs that are broadcast continuously every day for several days.

Therefore, the present invention seeks to solve such problems.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The video tape recorder of the present invention allows the number of consecutive recordings N to be arbitrarily set in order to continuously record programs in the same time period N times every day. .

(E) Effect According to the above mt, a timer recording program of the same channel and the same time can be performed continuously for an arbitrary period (1 to N days).

(F) Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the main parts of a VTR embodying the present invention, and Fig. 1 shows its operation flowchart. In Fig. 2, (1) is a program setting button (2), a position setting button (3) , an operation button section having a date setting button (4) and a time setting button (5), (6) a reservation control circuit, (7) a reservation memory for storing program reservation data, (8) a comparison circuit, (9) ) is a clock circuit, (10) is a tuning circuit, (11) is an antenna, (12) is a tuner, (
13) is a recording circuit.

Incidentally, the reservation control circuit (6), reservation memory (7), comparison circuit (8), clock circuit (9) and selection circuit (10) are constituted by a microcomputer.

Next, the operation of the circuit shown in FIG. 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, press the program setting button (2) to move to the timer program setting mode, but then set the position (channel) using the position setting button (3>) (S,), and then set the date. This is done using the setting button (4>(St>). This date can be set using the "
0” day is entered (S,) becomes continuous recording mode,
The mode is set (S,) in which the number of program executions (m) can be set, and at this time the number of program executions is set, and the count value in the reservation control circuit (6) is also set to "1".
(S,) After this, when the timer recording start time and end time are set using the time setting button (5) (S,) (S,), the mode shifts to the timer standby mode (S,).

In addition, if date data other than "0" is input in step 3 (Ss), the camera will enter the normal timer recording mode.
Proceed to step 6.

Then, when the current time matches the start time (Ss) in the comparison circuit (8>), the timer recording is executed.
*), ends at the end time. At this time, if it is a normal timer〇@, the timer program will be canceled and terminated, but if it is determined that it is in continuous recording mode, that is, when "0" day was input when setting the date (S,,), the above counter value Compare N with the number of program executions m (S,
).

Here, if N2m, cancel the timer program and end the program, but if N<m, increment the counter value N by +1 (S,), then return to step 8 again and perform the same operation, and if N2m When this happens, cancel the timer program (S+=) and exit. By arbitrarily setting the program execution number m in this way, continuous recording can be performed for 1-m days.

(g) Effects of the invention As described above, according to the present invention, the number of program executions m
By simply setting , timer recording can be performed continuously on the same channel and at the same time for any period of time (1 to m days), making it extremely easy to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flow chart of a VTR embodying the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the essential parts of a VTR embodying the present invention. (4>...Date setting button, (6)...Reservation control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A video tape recorder in which the number of consecutive recordings N can be arbitrarily set so that programs in the same time period are continuously recorded N times every day.