JPH05210963A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize the condition of a present mode even for a user inexperienced in a device and to easily perform the confirmation of an operation error and the recognition of a next correct operation method. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a monitor output terminal 7 connecting to a monitor display device, a display information generation means 38 generating the display of a present mode and the display of an operation message as a display accompanying a figure and a synthesizing means 37 adding or synthesizing selectively the output signal of the display information generation means 38 to an output video signal. The output signal of the synthesizing means 37 is supplied to the monitor output terminal 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a household VTR, for example.
The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus such as the above, and particularly relates to a current mode display and an operation message display of this apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, many VTRs have a plurality of input sources for recording. For example, in the case of a model with a BS tuner (satellite broadcast tuner), the output of the BS tuner can be viewed on the monitor display device while recording the reception signal of the terrestrial tuner such as VHF broadcast or UHF broadcast. .. Therefore, if the screen displayed on the monitor display device is not sure whether it is the screen of the source during recording of the VTR, the user becomes uneasy.

Conventionally, in this case, the user himself or herself confirms which source is being monitored by the monitor display device based on the input selection state by the character display on the monitor display device and the input selection state of the VTR. ..

Further, conventionally, when an operation by the user is incorrect, an operation error is notified to the user, and an alarm sound for that purpose is issued and an error message is displayed on a liquid crystal display. It is being appreciated.

[0005]

As described above, in the case of the conventional VTR with a BS tuner, the user can confirm whether the image displayed on the monitor display device is a terrestrial wave or a satellite broadcast wave. It was troublesome because it had to be recognized from the input selection state of the monitor display device and the VTR.

In addition, a plurality of VTRs are provided in one housing.
A recording / reproducing apparatus provided with a section has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-61160
No.-80583), for example, a device provided with two VTR units is called a so-called double deck VTR.
In this double-deck VTR, the possible modes become very complicated. For example, there are simultaneous playback of different sources, simultaneous recording, a mode in which internal VTR units are connected, and the like. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to confirm what mode each VTR unit inside is currently in.

Further, in the case of a method of notifying an operation error of the user by an alarm sound or an error message, if the user does not recognize the operation button position of the recording / reproducing apparatus, the content of the warning may not be understood. is there. Moreover, simply
Since only a warning is issued, the user must decide for himself how to make a correct operation input.

In view of the above points, the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus in which even a user unfamiliar with the apparatus can easily recognize the state of the current mode and easily confirm the operation error and the next correct operation. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention has a monitor output terminal 7 to which a monitor display device is connected, and a monitor output terminal 7 to which a monitor display device is connected. A display information generating means 38 for generating the display of the mode and the display of the operation message as a graphic display, and a combining means for selectively adding or combining the output signal of the display information generating means 38 to the output video signal. 37, and the output signal of the synthesizing means is supplied to the monitor output terminal 7.

[0010]

The present mode is displayed on the screen of the monitor display device together with the display of not only the characters but also the figure showing the connection between the tuner section and the recording / reproducing system or the monitor.
Further, the error message is also displayed on the screen of the monitor display device as a display accompanied by a graphic of the error content. Further, for example, guidance of a correct operation procedure is also displayed as accompanied by a graphic display.

Therefore, even a user who is not familiar with the functions of the apparatus or a user who is unfamiliar with the operation can easily recognize the current mode and easily know the correct operation.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below. The example of FIG. 1 is an example of a double deck VTR system having a function of combining two VTRs.

In FIG. 1, 100 is a double deck VT.
R denotes the input and output terminals 1 to 9 of this double deck VTR. That is, 1 is a TV antenna terminal to which the TV antenna 41 is connected. The TV antenna reception signal from the TV antenna 41 is supplied to the TV tuner 31 through the terminal 1.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a BS antenna terminal, which is a BS antenna 4
2 are connected via a distributor 43. Then, the BS antenna reception signal from the BS antenna 42 is supplied to the BS tuner 32 through this terminal 2. The BS antenna reception signal from the distributor 43 is also supplied to the television receiver 44 with a BS tuner.

Reference numeral 3 denotes an input terminal for pay BS broadcasting, to which a pay broadcast signal output terminal of the television receiver 44 with a BS tuner is connected. And the television receiver 4
The BS pay television signal from 4 is supplied to one input terminal of the switch circuit 34 through this terminal 3. Further, the signal from the BS tuner 32 is supplied to the other input terminal of the switch circuit 34.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a BS signal output terminal to which an input terminal of the BS decoder 45 is connected. Then, the output signal of the switch circuit 34 is supplied to the BS decoder 45 through the terminal 4. Reference numeral 5 is an input terminal for the BS decode output, through which the decode output from the BS decoder 45 is input. The decode output of the BS decoder 45 is also supplied to the BS decode signal input terminal of the television receiver 44.

Reference numeral 6 is a first line input terminal to which the video output terminal of the television receiver 44 is connected. A monitor output terminal 7 is connected to the video input terminal of the television receiver. Reference numeral 8 is a second line output terminal, and 9 is a second line input terminal.

In the double deck VTR100, 10
Is a first VTR unit, which is compatible with, for example, the so-called VHS system. Reference numeral 20 is a second VTR unit, for example, 8
It is said to be compatible with mm video.

Reference numeral 30 is a mode controller composed of a microcomputer. Although not shown, the mode controller 30 is supplied with a remote control signal from a commander for remote control and a key input operation signal from the key input operation unit 36. From the mode controller 30, various mode switching signals for obtaining a mode in accordance with a remote control input from the remote control commander or a key input operation on the key operation unit 36 are obtained.

Reference numerals 11 and 21 are input select circuits for the first and second VTR units 10 and 20. The video signal from the tuner 31 is input to the input select circuit 11
And 21. The output video signal of the BS tuner 32 and the BS decode signal input through the input terminal 5 are supplied to one and the other input ends of the switch circuit 33. Then, the output of the switch circuit 33 is input to the input select circuits 11 and 21. Also, the first
The external input video signal from the line input terminal 6 is input to the first and second input select circuits 11 and 21.
Also, the external video signal input through the second line input terminal 9 is input to these input select circuits 11 and 21.

Further, the input select circuit 11 has a second
The output video signal of the VTR unit 20 is input. Also,
The output video signal of the first VTR unit 10 is input to the input select circuit 21.

The input select circuits 11 and 21 are brought into an input selected state according to the mode set by the select signal from the mode controller 30. Further, the switch circuits 33 and 34 are also switched according to the set mode by the switching signal from the mode controller 30.

An output video signal of the first VTR section 10;
The output video signal of the second VTR section 20 is supplied to one and the other input ends of the switch circuit 12. The switch circuit 12 is selectively switched to one of two input terminals by a switching signal from the mode controller 30, and one output video signal of the first VTR unit 10 or the second VTR unit 20 is switched by this switch circuit 12. Obtained from circuit 12.

The video signal obtained from the switch circuit 12 is the monitor output changeover switch circuit 35.
Is supplied to one of the input terminals. The BS signal from the switch circuit 33 is supplied to the other input terminal of the switch circuit 35. The output video signal of the switch circuit 35 is supplied to the monitor output terminal 7 via the synthesizing circuit 37. Then, the video signal obtained at the monitor output terminal 7 is supplied to the video input terminal of the television receiver 44.

An output video signal of the first VTR section 10,
The output video signal of the second VTR section 20 is also supplied to one and the other input ends of the switch circuit 22. The switch circuit 22 is also selectively switched to one of the two input terminals by a switching signal from the mode controller 30, and the first VTR unit 10 or the second VTR unit 20 is also switched.
One of the output video signals is obtained from this switch circuit 22. Then, the output video signal of the switch circuit 22 is led to the line output terminal 8.

From the mode controller 30, VT
A mode control signal is supplied to the R section 10 and the VTR section 20. The VTR unit 10 and the VTR unit 20 are
Each has a control microcomputer, and this control microcomputer (not shown) receives this mode control signal.
Each of the VTR units 10 and 20 is set to the instructed mode state.

In this example, a character generator 38 for generating a signal for displaying the mode display, error display, guidance display, etc. is provided on the monitor screen. The signal is supplied to the combining circuit 37 and is superimposed on the video signal to be monitored from the switch circuit 35. What kind of character signal is generated from the character generator 38 is determined by a control signal from a character generator controller (comprising a microcomputer) 39. The character generator controller 39 is the mode controller 30.
The control signal supplied from the mode controller 30 to the character generator 38 is determined from the signal corresponding to the mode.

In the double-deck VTR 100 having the above-described structure, when the user sets the mode by the key input on the key operation unit 36, the internal circuit of the double-deck VTR 100 receives the input select signal and the switch switching signal from the mode controller 30. The connected state is set according to the mode. Along with this, the mode controller 30
The signal from the character generator controller 39
The controller 39 controls the character generator 38 to generate a character signal for displaying the mode with a graphic on the monitor so that the user can visually recognize the mode. , And is superimposed on the monitor output video signal in the synthesizing circuit 37.

Then, the mode state at this time is displayed on the screen of the monitor receiver 44 as a mode display of a connected state accompanied by figures as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, for example.
This mode display may be displayed (superimposed) on the screen of the video output from the switch circuit 35, or may be switched and displayed on the video output screen.

2 to 4, reference numeral 51 is a graphic and channel selection display portion of the BS tuner 32, 52 is a graphic and channel selection display portion of the TV tuner 52, and 53 is a first.
Is a graphic and mode display section of the VTR unit 10, 54 is a graphic and mode display section of the second VTR unit 20, and 55 is a graphic display section of the monitor receiver 44. Reference numeral 56 denotes a graphic display unit of the special effect device which is connected between the output terminal 8 and the input terminal 9 when a duplicate tape is created between the VTR unit 10 and the VTR unit 20.

The state of the current mode of the double deck VTR 100 is represented by a connection display by arrows connecting the display units 51 to 55 and the display unit 56. In order to express a figure (excluding character characters) including these arrows, the character generator 38 is provided with 12 patterns of characters 501 to 512 shown in FIG.

For example, by the user, the BS tuner 32
15 channels are recorded by the first VTR section 10,
When the channel 12 of the tuner 31 is recorded by the second VTR unit 20 and the monitor receiver 44 is set to the mode for recording and monitoring the VTR unit 20, the switch circuit 33 is switched to the BS tuner 32 side. The select circuit 11 is set to select the output of the switch circuit 33, the switch circuit 12 is switched to the video output side of the second VTR unit 20, and the switch circuit 35 is switched to the output side of the switch circuit 12. Then, the mode graphic display of FIG. 2 is made on the display screen of the monitor receiver 44.

The mode display screen of FIG. 3 shows the BS tuner 3
11 is selected in 2 and 8 channel is selected in the TV tuner 31, the first VTR section 10 is in the reproduction mode, and the reproduction signal is supplied to the second VTR section 20 in the recording mode. , A duplicate tape is being created, and the monitor receiver 44 is monitoring the playback output of the first VTR unit 10 on the playback side. The internal circuit of the double deck VTR100 is
The connection state corresponds to this state.

Further, the mode display screen of FIG.
Special effect device is connected between 9 and 9, BS tuner 3
2 selects 9 channels, TV tuner 31 selects 1 channel, the second VTR unit 20 is in the reproduction mode, and the reproduction signal is in the recording mode via the special effect device. Supplied to part 10,
A duplicate tape is being created, and the monitor receiver 44
Shows the state in which the output of the first VTR section 10 on the recording side is being monitored. Double deck VTR100
The internal circuit of is in a connection state according to this state.

As described above, the user can easily recognize the current mode of the double deck VTR 100 only by looking at the monitor display screen. The mode display image can be erased as appropriate.

Next, the display screen of FIG. 6 is an example of an error display according to the present invention, which is inserted when the tape cassette is inserted into the VTR section for recording and the VTR section is set to the recording state. 7 shows an error display screen when the accidental erasure prevention tab of the tape cassette is broken.
According to the error display screen accompanied by the graphic display as in the example of FIG. 6, anyone can surely recognize the position of the erroneous erasure prevention tab and that it is broken.

The character generator 3 of the example shown in FIG.
8 can be used to display the screen as shown in FIG. 6, but in order to make the graphic display easier to see, the screen display shown in FIG.
It is better to use the configuration as shown in.

That is, in the example of FIG. 7, the output video signal of the switch circuit 35 of the example of FIG. 1 is supplied to the synthesizing circuit 85, the sync separation circuit 81, and the subcarrier generation circuit 82. Then, the horizontal separation signal H and the vertical synchronization signal V are obtained from the synchronization separation circuit 81, and these synchronization signals H and V are supplied to the display signal generation circuit 83. Further, a subcarrier signal SC of 3.58 MHz is obtained from the subcarrier generation circuit 82, and this is supplied to the display signal generation circuit 83.

The display signal generating circuit 83 has a microcomputer, and the data bus thereof is connected to the ROM 84. The display image pattern necessary for the display is stored in the ROM 84. Then, the image pattern data is appropriately read from the ROM 84 from the display signal generating circuit 83, and the display signal generating circuit 83 is read.
Then, the sync signal and the subcarrier are used to form a video signal in synchronization with the output video signal, and the video signal is supplied to the synthesis circuit 85, superimposed on the output video signal, and supplied to the monitor output terminal 7. It

The display signal generating circuit 83 is adapted to perform data communication (computer communication) with a controller 86 composed of a microcomputer via a communication path 89. The controller 86 is supplied with, for example, the detection output of the detection unit 87 indicating whether or not the erroneous erasure prevention tab is broken, and the operation input signal from the key operation unit 88.

When the detection section 87 detects that the erroneous erasure prevention tab is broken and the VTR section in which the cassette is inserted is set to the recording mode, the display screen of FIG. 6 is read from the ROM 84. Then, the graphic display portion 61 of the cassette, the arrow 62 indicating the position of the claw, and the error message portion 63 are displayed. Then, the arrow 62 is displayed in a blinking manner so that the viewer of this display screen is alerted to the position of the claw.

Further, in the example of FIG.
For example, it is also possible to store an image pattern of the operation panel of the double deck VTR 100 as shown in FIG. 8 and use the image pattern of the operation panel to display guidance for the next operation to the user.

In FIG. 8, 71 is the first VTR unit 10.
Display of cassette insertion window (so-called VHS system), 72
Indicates the cassette insertion window of the second VTR unit 20 (8 mm video), 73 and 74 indicate the tape editing direction setting button, 75 indicates the start button, 76 indicates the stop button, and 77 indicates the first. The selection button display of the VTR unit 10, 78 is the selection button display of the second VTR unit 20, 7
Reference numeral 9 is a display of an operation system shared by the VTR units 10 and 20.

In this example, the key operation unit 88 is shown in FIG.
When the help key is pressed, the guidance display of FIG. 8 is displayed on the monitor screen.

For example, an operation for editing a tape using the first and second VTR units will be described as an example. The basic operations of this tape editing are as follows.

The edit direction is specified by the tape edit direction setting button. The VTR section to be operated is selected by the selection button of the VTR section, and the reproduction start point and the recording start point are set by the operation system buttons of the VTR section. Start editing with the start button. Click the stop button to finish editing.

In this tape editing operation, if the help key shown in FIG. 9 is pressed at the point when the operation of is completed, the monitor display screen is displayed with the graphic display screen of the operation panel of FIG. Search for the starting point ・ The characters for searching the starting point for copying the playback tape are displayed. Therefore, the cursor is moved with respect to this character display, the mode is changed to the desired mode, and the execute key in FIG. 9 is pressed. Then, the stop button display 76 on the monitor display screen is instructed by blinking or an arrow, and a message prompting the user to press the stop button is displayed. When the user actually presses the instructed stop button, the operation system 79 is next instructed by blinking or arrow, and the contents to be operated are displayed as a message on the monitor screen.

In the same manner, since the operation message is displayed at the same time when the instruction of the button to be operated is given on the graphic display of the monitor display screen, the user only has to input the operation according to the guidance display. ,
The necessary operation input can be performed.

In the above example, the display accompanied by the graphic is displayed on the entire surface of the monitor display screen by superimposing or switching the screen, but about 1/2 to 1/3 of the entire screen, or It may be displayed in an area below that.

In addition, the voice is displayed with the above graphic,
Of course, you can add more.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display of the current mode and the operation display are performed by the display accompanied by the graphic, so that the state of the current mode can be properly and easily. In addition to being recognizable, a user who is unfamiliar with the operation can easily execute the necessary operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor display screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor display screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor display screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of characters required for screen display.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor display screen.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor display screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement of operation keys.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Monitor Output Terminal 10 First VTR Section 20 Second VTR Section 30 Mode Controller 31 TV Tuner 32 BS Tuner 37 Composite Circuit 38 Character Generator 39 Character Generator Controller 51-56 Graphic Display Section 71-79 Graphic Display Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A monitor output terminal to which a monitor display device is connected, a display information generating means for generating a display of a current mode and a display of an operation message accompanied by a figure, and an output signal of the display information generating means. And a synthesizing means for selectively adding or synthesizing to the output video signal, and the output signal of the synthesizing means is supplied to the monitor output terminal.