JPH04117653A - Tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and surely confirm the traveling direction of a tape by allowing a right or left speaker to transmit confirming signals corresponding to the traveling direction of a tape mechanism at the time of operating an operating button switch. CONSTITUTION:This device is quipped with an operating button switch 3 which operates the switching operation of an operating mode, controllingmeans 5 which issues the operating command of the tape mechanism corresponding to the operation of the switch 3, transmitting means 6 which transmits the confirming signals of the operation corresponding to the operation of the switch 3, traveling direction storing means 7 which stores the direction of the operation of the tape mechanism, and discriminating means 8 which judges which of a right or left speaker 4 of a headphone the signals of the transmitting means 6 are outputted to be the output of the storing means 7, and outputs them. Then, the confirming signals are transmitted to the right or left speaker 4 corresponding to the traveling direction of the tape mechanism at the time of operating the operating button switch 3. Thus, the traveling direction of the tape can be easily and surely recognized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape recorder that can be listened to through stereo headphones.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, tape recorders of this type with an auto-reverse function have been widely used, and it is common practice to perform various tape running operations such as fast forwarding and rewinding by remote control.

Furthermore, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-140638 discloses a device that generates a confirmation sound that allows confirmation of the operation status of the tape, such as fast forwarding or rewinding, when performing various tape running operations such as fast forwarding or rewinding using a remote control. It becomes.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the auto-reverse function is activated by a remote control switch to change the tape running from the forward direction to the reverse direction.
Or, if the tape is played back while switching from reverse to forward several times, the operator will not be able to tell whether the tape is running forward or reverse. It had some problems. In particular, when trying to confirm the direction of travel, there is a problem in that it is necessary to visually confirm in which direction the cassette reel is actually rotating.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above conventional problems, the tape recorder of the present invention includes an operation button switch for switching operation modes, and an operation command for a tape mechanism in accordance with the operation of the operation button switch. and a transmitting means that transmits a confirmation signal of the operation in response to the operation of the operation button switch.
A running direction storage means for storing whether the tape mechanism operates in a forward direction or a reverse direction, and determining and outputting a signal from the transmitting means to which speaker, the left or right of the headphones, is to be output based on the output of the running direction storage means. The apparatus is characterized in that it is configured to include a determining means, and to transmit a confirmation signal to a left or right speaker depending on the running direction of the tape mechanism when the operation button switch is operated.

Effects According to the above configuration, a confirmation signal is sent to the left or right speaker in response to the tape running when the operation button switch is operated, so no matter how many times the tape running direction is switched, the confirmation signal from the speaker will not be transmitted. You can easily and reliably know the tape running direction by listening to it from the speaker.

Embodiments Hereinafter, tape recorders according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a tape recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a power amplifier for driving the left or right speaker, 2 is a remote control unit having an operation button switch 3, 4 is a speaker in inner ear type headphones that converts the acoustic output signal of the remote control unit 2 into sound, 5 is a control means that takes various output signals of the operation button switch 3 as input signals and generates an output signal according to the output signal; 6 detects that the output of the control means 5 is input and generates a confirmation signal. 7 is a storage means that stores information on the tape running direction corresponding to various output signals of the control means 5 and continues to output the current information until new information is input; 8 is an output of the storage means 7; A determining means receives a signal and outputs a beep from the transmitting means 6 to the left or right speaker in response to the output signal; 9 and 10 are motors for stopping and reproducing the tape according to the control means 5; It is a solenoid.

The operation of the tape recorder according to the embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above will be explained below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the tape recorder according to the embodiment of the present invention. In Figures 1 and 2,
When the operation button switch 3 is pressed for a short time t from the stop state (block 11), the signal from the operation button switch 3 is determined to be a reproduction command signal in block 12, and the reproduction state is set in the same direction as the output of the storage means 7. (Block 14) Next, when the operation button switch 3 is pressed for a long time T from the playback state, the signal from the operation button switch 3 is determined to be an inversion command signal in blocks 20 and 12, and the control means 5
sends an output signal to the transmitting means 6 and the storage means 7 in response to the input of this inversion command signal. Here, the transmitting means 6 is the determining means 8.
A beep is output to the storage means 7, and the storage means 7 stores information on traveling in the opposite direction to the current direction, and sends the information to the determination means 8. The determination means 8 determines the current running direction of the storage means 7 in block 15, and in block 16 outputs the transmission sound output from the transmission means 6 to the right speaker and then to the left speaker. Thereafter, the output of the control means 5 causes the motor 9 and the solenoid 10 to drive the tape traveling mechanism (not shown) to travel in the reverse direction. (
Block 1 Next, when the operation button switch 3 is pressed for a long time T, it is determined in block 20 that it is a reverse command signal, and the process returns to block 12 again. Here, operation button switch 3
If you press for a short time, it will be recognized as a stop command signal,
The output of the control means 5 is supplied to the transmitting means 6. In block 21, the current running direction is determined, and based on the information on the running direction in the storage means 7, the determining means 8 transmits a beep from the transmitting means 6 from the left speaker in block 23, and then returns to block 11, and the running is continued. Stop.

As described above, according to the tape recorder of this embodiment, when the running direction is switched from the forward direction to the "-4" direction when the running direction is changed by the operation button switch 3, the determination means 8 selects the next speaker after the right speaker. The determining means 8 outputs the tone of the left speaker, and when switching from the back direction to the forward direction, the determining means 8 outputs the tone of the right speaker after the left speaker.Therefore, it is determined which direction the tape is running in. The operator can determine whether the tape is running by playing the tape and listening to the dial tone while listening to music, so there is no need to visually confirm which direction the tape is running, and it is extremely easy to use. The running direction of the tape can be easily and reliably confirmed.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides an operation button switch for switching operation modes, a control means for issuing an operation command for a tape mechanism in response to the operation of the operation button switch, and a transmission means for transmitting an operation confirmation signal for the tape mechanism; a running direction storage means for storing whether the tape mechanism is operating in the forward or reverse direction; and determining means for determining and outputting the output to the speaker, and is configured to send a confirmation signal to the left or right speaker depending on the running direction of the tape mechanism when the operation button switch is operated. The running direction of the tape can be confirmed extremely easily and reliably.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a tape recorder according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the tape recorder according to an embodiment of the invention. 3... Operation button switch, 4... Speaker, 5...
Control means, 6... Transmission means, 7... Storage means, 8.
...Judgment means. Name of agent: Patent attorney Akira Koeji and two others

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A tape recorder that can be listened to through stereo headphones, including an operation button switch for switching operation modes, a control means for issuing an operation command for a tape mechanism in accordance with the operation of the operation button switch, and the operation button a transmission means for transmitting a confirmation signal of the operation in accordance with the operation of the switch; a running direction storage means for storing whether the operation of the tape mechanism is forward or reverse; and determining means for determining and outputting a signal to either the left or right speaker of the headphones, and transmitting a confirmation signal to the left or right speaker corresponding to the running direction of the tape mechanism when the operation button switch is operated. A tape recorder characterized in that it is configured to. (2) The tape recorder according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation signal is sequentially output from the right speaker to the left speaker or from the left speaker to the right speaker when switching forward/reverse of the tape mechanism. (3) The tape recorder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation button switch is provided on a remote control device provided in the middle of a headphone cord. (4) The operation button switch consists of one button switch,
4. The tape recorder according to claim 1, wherein the tape recorder is configured to control the control means of the tape recorder main body depending on the number of times or time of the operation.