JPH06295573A - Infrared remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate a BS decoder through the remote controller appended to a magnetic recording and reproducing device as to a system in combination of the magnetic recording and reproducing device with the infrared remote controller with a liquid crystal display for operating the magnetic recording and reproducing device and a system in a combination of the BS decoder with an infrared remote controller for operating it. CONSTITUTION:The remote controller 1 appended to the magnetic recording and reproducing device is provided with a button 3 for use of BS decoder operation so as to perform BS decoding operation and a liquid crystal display panel 2 on which decoding operation can be set by timer reservation and provided with a microcomputer which controls them so that the BS decoder can be operated. Thus, the magnetic recording and reproducing device and BS decoder can be controlled through the remote controller appended to the magnetic recording and reproducing device to obtain convenience in operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for operating a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to a remote controller which enables control of a BS decoder and is effective for operating together with the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus and BS decoder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of viewing or recording a commercial broadcast program, it is possible to view or record the broadcast radio wave coming from a television antenna by directly inputting it to a television or a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus. However, at present, the magazine "Video SAL
ON ”(issued by Genkosha) Salon, May 1992, Issue 80
As described on the page, not only commercial broadcast programs but also BS
(Satellite broadcasting), CS (communication satellite broadcasting), and other paid broadcast programs have become available for viewing, and the multi-channel era has arrived. Therefore, when watching or recording a pay-TV program, the broadcast wave is scrambled, so the scramble is canceled by contracting with a pay-TV supplier B.
Since you will be watching using the S decoder,
In addition to the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, the power source of the BS decoder had to be turned on by pushing the power switch of the dedicated remote controller or the BS decoder body.

Further, when recording a program of the BS decoder by timer reservation, the power of the BS decoder must always be turned on.

[0004]

In the above prior art, the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus and the BS decoder must be turned on separately by their own remote controllers, and it is necessary to always have a plurality of remote controllers at hand. there were. Therefore, when watching a pay broadcast, the remote controller dedicated to the BS decoder or the BS decoder main body is turned on for preparation, but it is troublesome because there are a plurality of remote controllers. Regarding timer reservation, it was necessary to always turn on the BS decoder when recording a pay broadcast program.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art, to enable the BS decoder to be controlled by a remote controller attached to the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and to provide a BS decoder ON / OFF selection item in timer reservation setting. By doing so, a remote controller that can control the BS decoder by executing timer reservation is provided.

[0006]

The above object is to provide a storage device for storing a control code of a BS decoder and BS decoder ON / OFF information at the time of reservation setting in a remote controller attached to a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and at the time of timer reservation setting. This is achieved by providing a liquid crystal display for setting the BS decoder ON / OFF and a system control microcomputer for controlling these.

[0007]

With the remote controller attached to the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, the BS decoder for pay broadcasting can be operated, and the single remote controller can control the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus and the BS decoder.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a remote controller according to the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is an infrared remote controller with a liquid crystal display, 2 is a liquid crystal display unit, 3 is a BS decoder power ON /
The OFF toggle button 4 is a numeral button.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the remote controller of the present invention.

In the figure, 5 is a liquid crystal display unit, 6 is a button input, 7 is a remote control microcomputer, 8 is a system control circuit, and 9 is a transmission circuit.

The infrared remote controller 1 with a liquid crystal display shown in FIG.
When the S decoder power ON / OFF toggle button 3 is pressed, as shown in FIG.
The control code of the BS decoder power is output from the remote control microcomputer 7 of the system control circuit 8,
When it is transmitted via the transmission circuit 9, it is received by the remote control light receiving unit of the BS decoder and the power is turned on. B to turn off the power
Since the S decoder power supply is a toggle button, if the BS decoder power ON / OFF toggle button 3 is pressed with the liquid crystal display remote controller 1 shown in FIG. When the control code is output and transmitted via the system control circuit 8 and the transmission circuit 9, it is received by the remote control light receiving unit of the BS decoder and the BS decoder is powered off.

In the timer reservation setting, the reservation item is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2, and the BS decoder ON / OFF selection item is displayed only when the BS channel and the external input mode are selected in the channel setting.
When the BS decoder is turned on or off with the numeric buttons 4, it is stored in the storage device of the remote controller control microcomputer 7.

In timer reservation execution, in reservation setting,
When the power of the BS decoder is set to ON, when the timer reservation execution start time comes, the information of the power ON of the BS decoder is read from the storage device of the remote control control microcomputer 7 of the liquid crystal remote controller 1 and the BS decoder control code is output. To do. Then, the system control circuit 8 and the transmission circuit 9
, The remote controller light receiving unit of the BS decoder receives it, and the power is turned on. If the power of the decoder is set to OFF, when the timer reservation execution end time arrives,
When the control code of the BS decoder power supply is output from the remote control microcomputer 7 of FIG. 2 and transmitted through the system control circuit 8 and the transmission circuit 9, the remote control light receiving unit of the BS decoder receives it and the power of the BS decoder is turned off.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The power button of the BS decoder on the remote control, the control code of the BS decoder and the BS decoder power ON / OFF information at the time of timer reservation in the storage device of the remote control microcomputer, and the BS decoder power ON / OFF at the time of timer reservation setting on the liquid crystal display. By adding setting items,
The BS decoder can be controlled by the remote controller attached to the magnetic recording device. Also, in timer reservation, it is possible to control ON / OFF of the BS decoder at the start time and end time of the reservation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Infrared remote controller with liquid crystal display, 2 ... Liquid crystal display section, 3 ... BS decoder power ON / OFF toggle button, 4 ... Numeric buttons, 5 ... Liquid crystal display section, 6 ... Button input, 7 ... Remote control microcomputer, 8 ... System control circuit, 9 ... Transmission circuit.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A system in which a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus and an infrared remote controller with a liquid crystal display (hereinafter, abbreviated as a remote controller) for operating the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus are combined, a BS decoder (a device for decoding scrambled broadcast waves), and a system for the same. In a system in which an infrared remote controller for operation is combined, a function of controlling a BS decoder is stored in a storage device of a microcomputer of a remote controller for operating the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus, and the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus and the BS are controlled by the remote controller of the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus. An infrared remote controller characterized by being able to control both systems of the decoder. 2. The remote controller according to claim 1, when the timer reservation is set, the BS decoder ON / OFF is displayed on the liquid crystal part of the remote controller.
The infrared remote controller is characterized in that the BS decoder can be operated when the timer reservation execution is started by selecting the item.