JPH04271046A - Method for program searching of cassette tape player with program searching function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily set and change the address of a program searching music by changing the set address of a program searching when an operating part for the program searching in the direction of a fast forwarding is operated after the address of the program searching (APS) in the direction of a rewinding is set. CONSTITUTION:This equipment is provided with the operating part 13 for performing the program searching in the direction of the fast forwarding (FF) and the operating part 16 for performing the program searching in the direction of the rewinding (REW). In a reproducing state, the APS in the direction of the FF is set corresponding to the prescribed operation of the operating part 13, in the reproducing state, the APS in the direction of the REW is set corresponding to the prescribed operation of the operating part 16. When the operating part 16 is operated after the APS in the direction of the FF is set, the set APS is changed corresponding to this operation, when the operating part 13 is operated after the APS in the direction of the REW is set, the set APS is changed corresponding to this operation, then, the program searching of the set or changed APS is executed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] This invention is applicable to compact cassette tape players and DAT (digital audio tape).
The present invention relates to a method for locating the beginning of a plurality of recorded songs, particularly a cassette tape player having a function of locating the beginning of a plurality of recorded songs.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art One of the functions currently provided in common cassette players is a cue function, that is, an APS (Auto Program Search) automatic song selection function. This function is mainly used when playing music cassette tapes containing multiple songs.
F), a fast-forward cue (hereinafter referred to as FF/APS) function that cues the cue of a song that is earlier than the song currently being played;
There is a rewind/head search (hereinafter referred to as REW/APS) function that allows the tape to be rewound (REW) to locate the beginning of songs that are later than the currently playing song, including the song that is currently being played. These two functions are normally executed by operating the FF/APS key and the REW/APS key. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of this operation. During the tape playback operation (step 80), it is constantly checked whether the FF/APS key or the REW/APS key has been pressed (steps 81, 87), and if neither key is pressed, playback is stopped. Continue operation. When the FF/APS key is pressed, the number of addresses (number of songs) n at which FF/APS is executed is set to 1 (step 82), and the FF/APS operation is started (
Step 83). If the FF/APS key is further operated during this FF/APS operation (step 84), n is incremented by 1 each time (step 85). and,
Executes the cue of the song ahead by the number set in this way,
After finishing the playback of the song (step 86), the process proceeds to step 80.
Return to On the other hand, when the REW/APS key is pressed in step 87, the number of REW/APS addresses (number of songs) m is set to 1 (step 88), and the REW/APS operation is started (
Step 89). If the REW/APS key is further operated during this REW/APS operation (step 90)
, m is incremented by 1 each time (step 91). Then, the program searches for the beginning of a song that is backward by the number set in this way, ends the playback of the song (step 92), and returns to step 80.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional configuration described above, if the FF/APS key or the REW/APS key is pressed too much and a large number of cue addresses (number of songs) are set, There was a drawback that the cueing operation had to be canceled once and the number settings had to be made again. Also, if you are performing a cueing operation in the fast forward direction and want to switch to cueing in the rewinding direction, or conversely, if you are performing a cueing operation in the rewinding direction and want to switch to cueing in the fast forwarding direction. similarly had the disadvantage that the cueing operation had to be canceled once and the number of songs had to be reset. The present invention improves these conventional drawbacks and provides a cassette tape player with a cueing function that allows the number of addresses to be easily changed when setting the number of addresses, and also allows the direction of cueing to be easily switched. The purpose of this is to provide a cueing method.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a cueing device according to the present invention is provided with an operating section for cuing up in the fast forward direction and an operating section for cuing up in the rewinding direction. How to find the beginning of a cassette tape player with the function
In the playback state, a cue address in the fast-forward direction is set in response to a predetermined operation of the operating unit to cue in the fast-forward direction, and in the playback state, the cue address in the fast-forward direction is set in response to a predetermined operation on the operating unit to cue in the fast-forward direction. When a cueing address in the rewinding direction is set in response to a predetermined operation, and after setting the cueing address in the fast forwarding direction, an operation unit for cuing in the rewinding direction is operated;
Corresponding to that operation, change the cueing address set above,
When the operation section for performing cueing in the fast forward direction is operated after setting the cueing address in the rewind direction, the set cueing address is changed in response to the operation, and then the set cueing address is changed. The method is characterized in that it performs cueing at the cueing address that has been searched.

[0005]

[Operation] In the playback state, when the operating section for cueing in the fast-forward direction is operated in a predetermined manner, a cueing address in the fast-forwarding direction is set in response. After this setting, when the operation section for cueing in the rewinding direction is operated, the set cueing address is changed in response to the operation. On the other hand, in the playback state, when the operating section for cueing in the rewinding direction is operated in a predetermined manner, a cueing address in the rewinding direction is set in response. After this setting, when the operating section for cueing in the fast forward direction is operated, the set cueing address is changed in response to the operation. Next, cueing is performed at the cueing address set or changed as described above. This allows the number of songs to be cued to be easily reset without canceling the cueing operation.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of an apparatus for executing the cueing method according to this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. The tape deck section 4 reads an audio signal from the cassette tape 7 loaded therein, and this signal is outputted from the speaker 6 via the amplifier section 5. A signal is sent from the tape deck section 4 to the microcomputer 2 to determine whether or not there is a recorded audio signal read out from the cassette tape 7, and the microcomputer 2 receives this audio signal for a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds). If no detection is made, the arrangement is such that it is determined that there is a gap between two songs. Various operation commands from the operation section 1 are input to the microcomputer 2 . This operation unit 1 includes a STOP/EJECT key 10, a PLAY key 11, a PRO key 12, and an FF/A key.
PS key 13, FF key 14, REW key 15, REW
- An operation key for the APS key 16 is provided. STO
The first operation of the P/EJECT key 10 causes the drive of the cassette tape 7 to be stopped, and the second operation causes the cassette tape 7 to be ejected from the tape deck section 4. PLAY key 1
1 drives the cassette tape 7 to play, and presses the PRO key 12.
is a key to reverse the playback direction. The FF/APS key 13 is a key for performing fast forward cueing operation, and the FF
Key 14 is a fast forward key. Further, the REW key 15 is a key for performing a rewind operation, and the REW/APS key 1
6 is a key for executing rewinding and cueing operations. The microcomputer 2 is configured to control the tape deck section 4 and the display section 3 based on operation commands from the operation section 1. The display unit 3 is configured to display the current status of the device, and includes playback direction displays 30a and 30b that display the playback direction of the cassette tape 7, and an FF/APS display that indicates that the FF/APS is in operation. 31 and RE
REW・APS to display that W・APS is in operation
A display 32 is provided. It also has a 7-segment two-digit cue number display 33. The microcomputer 2 is configured to perform the following cueing method. That is, when the FF/APS key 13 is pressed once during playback operation, the FF/APS mode is entered and the FF/APS operation is executed to cue the address of the first song preceding the current song. When the FF/APS key 13 is pressed a plurality of times in succession, the number of operations n is counted, and the FF/APS operation is executed up to the nth song. Furthermore, REW in this mode
- When the APS key 16 is pressed, the number m of operations of the REW/APS key 16 is subtracted from the number n of operations of the FF/APS key 13, and the cue of the n-mth song is executed. As a result, even if the FF/APS key 13 is pressed too much, it is possible to subtract n by pressing the REW/APS key 16 to correct the cue song. Similarly, when the REW/APS key 16 is pressed once during playback operation, the microcomputer 2 enters the REW/APS mode.
The REW/APS operation is executed to cue the address of the first song after the currently played song, including the song currently being played. When the REW/APS key 16 is pressed multiple times in succession, the number m of operations is counted, and the REW/APS key 16 is pressed repeatedly until the mth song.
Configured to perform APS operations. Furthermore, if you press the FF/APS key 13 in this mode, the corresponding FF/AP
The number of operations n of the S key 13 is subtracted from the number m of operations of the REW/APS key 16, and the cue of the m-th backward song is executed. As a result, even if the REW/APS key 16 is pressed too much, the FF/APS
By pressing the S key 13, m can be subtracted and the cue song can be corrected.

An embodiment of the cueing method applied to the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained in detail using the flowchart shown in FIG. Although FIG. 1 focuses only on the FF/APS operation and the REW/APS operation, it goes without saying that during the series of operations, for example, the STOP/EJECT key 10 or the P
Operations such as whether the LAY key 11 has been operated or whether the power has been turned off by operating the on/off key are executed. During the tape playback operation (step 40), the FF/AP
It is constantly checked whether the S key 13 or the REW/APS key 16 has been operated (step 41,
49), if neither key is pressed, the playback operation continues. When the FF/APS key 13 is pressed, the cue song address n is set to 1 (step 42), and the FF/APS key 13 is pressed.
PS operation is started (step 43). And this FF
・When the FF/APS key 13 is further operated during APS operation (step 44), n is incremented by 1 each time (step 44).
Step 45). Then, it is checked whether the REW/APS key 16 has been pressed (step 46), and if it has been pressed, 1 is subtracted from the number n of operations of the FF/APS key 13 (step 47). And the number n set in this way
Executes the cue of the next song, and then moves to the set number of songs n.
Check whether the cueing operation has been completed (step 4).
8) If the process has not been completed, the process returns to step 43; if it has been completed, the process returns to step 40. On the other hand, in step 49 R
When the EW/APS key 16 is pressed, 1 is set in the cue song address m (step 50), and the REW/APS operation is started (step 51). If the REW/APS key 16 is further operated during this REW/APS operation (step 52), m is incremented by 1 each time according to the number of operations (step 53). Then, it is checked whether the FF/APS key 13 has been pressed (step 54), and if it has been pressed, 1 is subtracted from the number m of operations of the REW/APS key 16 (step 55). Then, it performs the cue of the song backward by the set number m, and then checks whether the cue operation of the set number m of songs has been completed (step 56), and if it has not finished, then Step 51
If the process has been completed, the process returns to step 40. By the above method, the FF/APS key 13 is pressed during playback operation.
Or, by operating the REW/APS key 16, the address number n or m of the song to be cued can be added or subtracted.
Even if a key is pressed too much, it can be easily corrected. In addition, in the above example, the number of addresses is added or subtracted according to the number of key operations, but the number is not limited to this, and it is also possible to set or change the address according to the operation time or other operation modes. be.

Next, another embodiment will be explained in detail using the flowchart shown in FIG. In this embodiment, it is possible to switch between the fast forward direction and the rewind direction during the operation of changing the setting of the cue address. Steps 40 to 56 in FIG.
is the same as the method shown in FIG.
If W/APS key 16 is not operated, PRO key 1
It is checked whether or not 2 has been pressed (step 60), and if it has not been pressed, the process moves to step 48. If it has been pressed, the process moves to step 50 and switches to rewind/cue mode. On the other hand, if the FF/APS key 13 is not operated in step 54, it is checked whether the PRO key 12 has been pressed (step 61), and if it has not been pressed, the process moves to step 56. If it has been pressed, the process moves to step 42 and switches to fast forward cueing mode. In this embodiment, switching is performed by operating the PRO key 12 as an example, but it may also be done by pressing this key 12 and another key at the same time, or by pressing another vacant predetermined key alone. The switching may be performed by an operation in a different manner. According to the cueing method of the embodiment described above, the FF
By operating the APS key 13 or the REW/APS key 16, the address of the track to be cued can be easily set and changed. Also, by operating the PRO key 12, FF/APS
You can easily switch between the mode and REW/APS mode.

[0009]

As explained above, the cueing method of the present invention has the advantage that the address of the cueing song can be easily set and changed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart diagram illustrating another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an apparatus for implementing the method of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart diagram illustrating a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Operation unit, 2: Microcomputer, 3: Display unit,
4: Tape deck section, 5: Amplifier section, 6: Speaker, 7
: Cassette tape, 10: STOP/EJECT key,
11: PLAY key, 12: PRO key, 13: FF・
APS key, 14: FF key, 15: REW key, 16
:REW/APS key, 30: Playback direction display, 31:F
F・APS display, 32: REW・APS display, 33: Cue number display.

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim 1. A method for cuing up a cassette tape player with a cueing function, which is equipped with an operation section for cueing in the fast-forward direction and an operation section for cueing in the rewinding direction. A cueing address in the fast-forward direction is set in response to a predetermined operation on the operation unit to cue in the direction, and in a playback state, it corresponds to a predetermined operation on the operation unit to cue in the rewind direction. to set the cue address in the rewinding direction, and when the operation section for cueing in the rewinding direction is operated after setting the cueing address in the fast forward direction, the set cue address is set in response to that operation. When the operation section for changing the start address and performing start-up in the fast-forward direction after setting the start-up address in the rewind direction is operated, the set start-up address is changed in response to the operation, and then A method for locating a cue in a cassette tape player with a cueing function, characterized in that the cueing is performed at the set or changed cueing address. 2. The cueing method according to claim 1, wherein when a predetermined operation is performed during the setting or changing operation of the cueing address in the fast forward direction, switching is made to setting or changing the cueing address in the rewinding direction. How to find the beginning of a cassette tape player with functions. 3. The cueing method according to claim 1, wherein when a predetermined operation is performed during the setting or changing of the cueing address in the rewinding direction, switching is made to setting or changing the cuing address in the fast forward direction. How to find the beginning of a cassette tape player with functions.