JPH05314578A - Magnetic recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily alter read information without necessity of repeating video recording program setting for the same broadcast time by storing the information of specific day of the week, time, channel and mode, etc., optionally reading it out and utilizing it again. CONSTITUTION:Day of the week for video recording, video recording starting and ending time and a video recording channel mode are set by a time setting switch 2, a selecting switch 5 and a setting switch 4. Then, the set information is stored in a memory by a memory storage switch 20, and when a timer switch 10 is turned on, the specified program can be recorded. Then, whenever a memory read switch 30 is pressed, the information is read out and displayed on a display device 15. When the read information is not altered, the switch 10 is turned on, so that the same program is recorded next week too. When an alteration is required, the alteration is specified by an input switch of information required for alteration, and then the switch 10 is turned on, so that the specfication of the video recording program can be altered.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus for timer recording a TV program on a video tape recorder (VTR).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various demands for recording television programs on a VTR, but for example, there are many demands for occasional timer recording of programs in the same time zone, although not every week. This is because the same program is often assigned to the same time period on the same day every week. In addition, there is a case where a timer recording is performed on a program in a time zone which is not the same time zone on the same day but is shifted before and after the time zone.

FIG. 5 shows an operating procedure of a conventional timer recording system. In the timer recording, a day of the week, a time zone, and a channel mode are set in order, and a timer switch is turned on to activate a timer recording circuit.

[0004]

However, when the conventional timer recording system as described above is used, even though the same time zone of the same day of the week is designated for each week, the information such as the time zone and the day of the week cannot be set. However, it had to be reset every time, and the operation was troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus which eliminates the need to input and set common information such as the day of the week and the time zone, and can easily cope with slight changes in information.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, in a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, a means for inputting information necessary for timer recording, a means for displaying the input information, and an input Means for storing the stored information,
And means for reading the stored information as the next timer recording information.

[0007]

When the timer recording is performed, information is stored in the memory, and when the same information is timer recorded, the information is read from the memory and the next timer recording is set based on the read information.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The timer recording input / output circuit shown in FIG. 3 is configured by connecting a switch 12, a display device 15, a memory 14, and a timer recording circuit 13 to a CPU 11 that performs input / output arithmetic processing.

The switch 12 is a switch for inputting information such as the day of the week, time, channel and mode of the program to be timer-recorded. The display device 15 displays the input information, and the CPU via the display driver 16.
11 is connected. The memory 14 stores input information and can be arbitrarily read. The timer recording circuit 13 is a circuit that operates when the timer switch is turned on and executes the information content after a predetermined time has elapsed based on the input information or the information read from the memory.

In FIG. 3, the information including the day of the week and the time zone for timer recording is input through the switch 12, the content of the information is displayed on the display device 15, and the timer recording circuit 13 is activated by turning on the timer switch. The operating procedure is the same as the conventional timer recording method. In the present invention, the function of storing the input information in the memory and the function of reading the information stored in the memory and displaying it on the display device are one of the functions incorporated in the CPU.

FIG. 4 shows an operation panel of the VTR main body.
In FIG. 4, recording mode switches 1 and 1 are used as switches.
A display device 15 is provided which has a time setting switch 2, a timer recording screen switch 3, a setting switch 4, a selection switch 5, a cancel switch 6 and a timer switch 10, and displays information contents when the switch is turned on.

In the present invention, a memory storage switch 20 and a memory read switch 30 are further added. The memory storage switch 20 is a switch for storing the information displayed on the display device 15 in the memory 14 through the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 3 when the other switches are turned on, and the memory read switch 20 is stored in the memory 14. This is a switch for reading out the existing information to the display device 15.

In the case of timer recording, the cassette is inserted into the VTR main body, and the recording mode switch 1 and the timer recording screen switch 3 are sequentially turned on in FIGS.
The display device 15 is switched to the timer recording screen.

Next, the time setting switch 2, the selection switch 5, and the setting switch 4 are handled to set the day of the week, the recording start time, the recording end time, the recording channel, and the recording mode in order.

Next, the memory storage switch 20 is handled to store the set information in the memory. When the timer switch 10 is turned on, the program of the designated day of the week, time zone, and channel is recorded in the cassette. FIG. 1 shows the above flowchart.

In the present invention, the memory read switch 3
By handling 0, the information stored in the memory 14 can be taken out to the display device 15. Every time the memory read switch 30 is pressed, the day of the week, the recording start time, the recording end time, the recording channel, and the recording mode information to be recorded are sequentially read and displayed on the screen of the display device 15.

When there is no change in the read information, if the timer switch 10 is turned on as it is, the timer recording circuit 13 operates and the program of the same time zone on the same day of the same channel is recorded in the next week. ..

When there is a change in a part of the information read on the display device 15, the timer switch 10 is operated after the input switch of the information requiring the change is handled and the change is designated.
If is input, the designation of the program to be recorded is changed.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, information such as a designated day of the week, time, channel, and mode can be stored in a memory, and can be read out arbitrarily and reused as it is. There is no inconvenience of repeating the same setting when trying to timer-record a program, and it is possible to easily respond to a change in the read information, which has the effect of simplifying the operability of timer recording.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an example of storing information in a memory and recording the image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for reading information from a memory and recording the information.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a timer recording input / output circuit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel of a VTR to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of conventional timer recording.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU 12 Switch 13 Timer Recording Circuit 14 Memory 15 Display 20 Memory Storage Switch 30 Memory Read Switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A means for inputting information required for timer recording, a means for displaying the input information, a means for storing the input information, and a means for reading the stored information as the next timer recording information. A magnetic recording / reproducing device having: