JPH0664775B2 - Playback device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to a reproducing apparatus configured to operate a recording apparatus in response to the operation of the reproducing apparatus main body by using a remote controller during dubbing processing.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when performing a dubbing process, two recording / reproducing devices are prepared, and a reproduction signal generated by a recording / reproducing device on the reproducing side (hereinafter referred to as a master device) is recorded on the recording / reproducing device on the recording side (hereinafter referred to as a slave). It is supplied to the side device) to perform dubbing processing. In addition, in order to facilitate the dubbing process, there is a device in which the slave side device operates corresponding to the operation of the master side device. Specifically, when the master-side device is in play mode, the slave-side device is in recording mode in response to this, and when the master-side device is in fast-forward / rewind mode, the slave-side device is paused in response to this. Some were configured to be modes.

In this way, in order to properly operate the slave side device corresponding to the operation of the master side device, conventionally, the master side device and the slave side device are tied with a code, and the master side device supplies a control signal to the slave side device. Control the operation of the slave side device.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-described conventional configuration, it is necessary to connect the master side device and the slave side device with a cord, but the connectors and the like provided in the cord are not unified, and the connectors and the like are the same. However, there is a problem that the slave side device cannot be operated in correspondence with the master side device unless they are both specific devices.

Moreover, the control signals supplied from the master side device to the slave side device were not uniform and varied depending on the model, so that even with specific devices working together, it is not possible to achieve synchronized operation. There were challenges.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a playback device that solves the above problems by transmitting a control signal to a slave device using a remote controller instead of a code. And

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, there is provided a reproducing device including a reproducing device main body for supplying a reproducing signal to a remotely controllable recording device, and a remote controller. The main body has a first receiving unit that receives an operation instruction signal from the remote controller, and a first transmitting unit that sends a mode signal indicating its own operating state to the remote controller. Of the operation instruction signal or the operation of its own operation section, and the remote controller transmits an operation instruction signal according to the operation of its own operation section to the first receiving section of the playback apparatus body. 2, a second receiving unit that receives the mode signal transmitted from the first transmitting unit of the playback apparatus body, and the above-mentioned receiving unit. A signal converter for converting the mode signal into a control signal for causing the recording apparatus to perform an operation corresponding to the operation state of the reproducing apparatus body; and a third transmitting section for transmitting the control signal to the recording apparatus. It has been configured.

By configuring the action reproducing device as described above, the control signal is supplied to the recording device without using a code, so that the problem caused by the mismatch of the connectors and the like is solved.
Further, in the remote controller, since the mode signal transmitted from the reproducing apparatus main body is converted into a control signal for controlling the recording apparatus, the recording apparatus operates according to the signal transmitted from the remote controller. By providing the signal conversion function in the remote controller in this way, by changing the contents of this conversion operation as appropriate,
It is possible to cause any recording device capable of remote control to perform an operation corresponding to the operation of the reproducing apparatus main body.

Further, the remote controller is provided with two transmitting sections, a second transmitting section for the reproducing apparatus and a third transmitting section for the recording apparatus, and the recording apparatus is controlled by a control signal transmitted from the remote controller. Also in this case, the playback device can be operated by the operation unit of the remote controller. Therefore, the operation in the dubbing process can be performed by either the remote controller or the reproducing apparatus main body.

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First
The figure shows a reproducing apparatus 1 which is an embodiment of the present invention.
The playback device 1 is roughly composed of a playback device main body 2 and a remote controller 3. The figure shows a system when a dubbing process is performed using the reproducing apparatus 1.

A tape cut (master tape) to be subjected to a dubbing process is attached to the reproducing apparatus main body 2 and the reproducing process is performed. The reproducing apparatus main body 2 is operated in a reproducing mode by operating the remote controller 3 and the operation button 4 provided on the front panel 2a of the reproducing apparatus main body 2.
Each mode such as stop mode, fast-forward mode, rewind mode, etc. is performed, and the operation corresponding to each mode is performed.

Further, the reproducing apparatus main body 2 is provided with a receiving section 5 for receiving the instruction signal light (infrared ray) from the remote controller 3 and a mode signal transmitting section 6 which is one of the features of the present invention. The receiving section 5 has a well-known structure, and photoelectrically converts the signal light from the remote controller 3 into a control circuit provided in the reproducing apparatus main body 2 and outputs the optical signal.
It supplies a signal converted into electricity.

On the other hand, the mode signal transmission unit 6 detects what mode the playback apparatus main body 2 is currently in (playback, stop, fast-forward, and rewind modes), and outputs a mode signal corresponding to each mode to the remote controller 3 Is to be sent to. At this time, the mode signal is electro-optically converted and transmitted to the remote controller 3 in the infrared state.

When the reproduction apparatus main body 2 is set to the reproduction mode by operating the remote controller 3 or the operation button 4, the reproduction apparatus main body 2 reproduces the content recorded in the attached tape cut and generates a reproduction signal. This reproduction signal is transmitted through the cable 7 to the recording device
Is supplied to.

The recording device 8 is a tape recorder having a well-known structure, and is operated by operating a remote controller (not shown; a remote controller of the recording device 8 itself) and operating an operation button 9 provided on the front panel 8a. Stop,
The modes are fast forward, rewind, and pause. The front panel 8a is provided with a receiver 10 for receiving signal light from the remote controller.

The remote controller 3 is provided with a mode signal receiving section 11 for receiving a mode signal transmitted from the reproducing apparatus main body 2 and a control signal transmitting section 12 for transmitting a control signal to the recording apparatus 8 (see FIG. 2). ). As will be described later in detail, the remote controller 3 converts the mode signal received by the mode signal receiving section 11 to generate a control signal and transmits the control signal from the control signal transmitting section 12. Therefore, by switching the mode of the reproducing apparatus main body 2, it becomes possible to switch the mode of the recording apparatus 8 via the remote controller 3. The instruction signal transmitter 13 is provided so as to function as a normal remote controller.

Next, block diagrams of the respective receiving / transmitting units are shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, and the operation of the reproducing apparatus 1 and the recording apparatus 8 will be described using this. In this embodiment, photodiodes are used for the receivers 5, 10 and 11 and infrared light emitting diodes are used for the transmitters 6, 12 and 13 as shown in the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the remote controller 3. The circuit of the remote controller 3 is generally provided with a control circuit 14 and a storage circuit 15, which have a function as a signal conversion section, in addition to the reception section 11, the transmission sections 12 and 13.
It is composed of an input key 16 as an operation unit, a waveform shaping circuit 17, amplification circuits 18 to 20, and the like. Further, FIG. 3 shows a circuit incorporated in the reproducing apparatus main body 2, which includes an operation button 4, a receiving section 5, a transmitting section 6, a control circuit 21, an amplifier 22,
The detection / waveform shaping circuit 23 and a transistor Tr for driving the light emitting diode of the transmitter 6 are included. Further, FIG. 4 shows a circuit incorporated in the recording device 8, which includes a receiving section 10, an amplifier 24, a detection / waveform shaping circuit 2
5, the control circuit 26 and the like.

When performing the dubbing process using the reproducing apparatus 1 and the recording apparatus 8 having the above-described configurations, the master tape is mounted on the reproducing apparatus main body 2 and the recording tape is mounted on the recording apparatus 8, and then the reproducing apparatus main body 2 is set to the reproduction mode. Remote controller 3
The input key 16 of is operated. As a result, the control circuit 14 transmits the reproduction mode instruction signal from the instruction signal transmission unit 13 to the reproduction apparatus main body 2.

This instruction signal is received by the receiving unit 5 (see FIG. 3), passes through the amplifier 22, the detection / waveform shaping circuit 23, and the control circuit 21.
Is supplied to. The control circuit 21 receives the reproduction mode instruction signal and sets the reproduction apparatus main body 2 to the reproduction mode. As a result, the reproduction processing of the master tape is started and the reproduction signal is supplied to the recording device 8 via the cable 7 (see FIG. 1). However, the control circuit 21 causes the reproduction device main body 2 to enter the reproduction mode. When it is confirmed, a signal is given to the driving transistor and the reproduction mode signal is transmitted from the mode signal transmission unit 6 to the remote controller 3.

In addition, the above process is performed by the input key 6 of the remote controller 3.
When the operation button 4 of the reproducing apparatus main body 2 is directly operated without using, the same operation is performed and the reproduction mode signal is transmitted.

The reproduction mode signal is the mode signal receiving section 11 (see FIG. 2).
Is received by the control circuit 14 via the amplifier 20 and the waveform shaping circuit 17. The control circuit 14 converts the mode signal received by the mode signal receiving unit 11 into a control signal corresponding to the type.

A specific operation of this conversion will be described. Control circuit 1
When the mode signal is supplied to 4, the control circuit 14 accesses the storage circuit 15 with the control signal corresponding to the mode signal. The memory circuit 15 is a RAM, in which data in which the following mode signals and control signals are associated is stored in advance.

Therefore, when the reproduction mode signal is supplied to the control circuit 14 as described above, the control circuit 14 accesses the control signal (recording signal) corresponding to the reproduction mode signal from the storage circuit and converts the reproduction mode signal into the control signal. Then, the control signal (recording signal) is transmitted from the control signal transmitting unit 12 to the recording device 8.

In the above example, the case where the reproduction mode signal is supplied to the remote controller 3 as the mode signal is shown. However, even when another mode signal is supplied, the conversion processing similar to the above is performed to correspond to the mode signal. The control signal is transmitted to the recording device 8.

The control signal (recording signal) transmitted from the remote controller 3 is received by the receiving unit 10 of the recording device 8 (see FIG. 4), and is supplied to the control circuit 26 via the amplifier 24 and the detection / waveform shaping circuit 25. The control circuit 26 sets the recording device 8 in the recording mode by supplying the control signal (recording signal), and records the reproduction signal supplied from the reproducing device main body 2 via the cable 7 on the recording tape, so that the dubbing process is performed. Done.

Further, when the dubbing is finished and the reproducing apparatus main body 2 is in the stop mode, the stop mode signal is transmitted to the remote controller 3, and the converted control signal for instructing the recording pause is supplied to the recording apparatus 8 and the recording apparatus 8 is recorded. 8 is in the pause mode. Similarly, the playback device body 2 fast-forwards /
Even in the rewind mode, the recording device 8 is put in the temporary stop mode by the remote controller 3.

When performing the above-described dubbing process, the recording device 8
Is not limited to a specific model, and any type of recording device that is remotely operated by a remote controller can be combined with the reproducing device 1 to perform dubbing processing. However, the infrared signal used for remote operation of the recording device 8 varies depending on the manufacturer and model, and is not uniform, but the remote controller 3
Since the storage circuit 15 incorporated in is a writable / erasable RAM, it is possible to previously write in the storage circuit 15 control signals having eight recording device main bodies corresponding to the modes of the reproducing device main body 2. As a result, the recording device 8 of any type can be combined with the reproducing device 1 to perform the dubbing process.

In the above embodiment, the reproducing apparatus 1 is an apparatus which performs only the reproducing processing and the recording apparatus 8 is an apparatus which performs only the recording processing. However, both may be the apparatuses capable of performing the recording / reproducing processing. Of course.

Further, for example, when a digital audio tape recorder is used as the reproducing apparatus 1, the editing operation can be easily performed by using the music selection function using the ID code recorded on the equipped master tape. It is also possible to do so.

Further, in the above embodiment, the cordless remote control is performed by using the infrared signal as the means for transmitting and receiving the designation signal and the mode signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reproducing apparatus main body 2 and the remote controller 3 are connected by a cord. It may be configured. Further, the operation of the reproducing apparatus main body 2 is not necessarily limited to the operation of the input key 16 of the remote controller 3, but the instruction signal is not always necessary because the operation button 4 can be operated.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, as long as the recording device can be remotely controlled by the infrared remote controller, any recording device can be combined with the reproducing device according to the present application regardless of the function or the manufacturer. Since the recording device can be operated according to the mode of the reproducing device, the dubbing process can be easily performed, and the remote controller is provided with the transmitting unit for the reproducing device and the transmitting unit for the recording device. Since the playback device can be operated by the operation unit of the remote controller even when controlling the recording device, it is possible to perform the operation in the dubbing process with either the remote controller or the playback device main body. It has the feature that dubbing can be performed more easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system when performing a dubbing process using a reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration incorporated in a remote controller, and FIG. 3 is a reproducing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration incorporated in the main body, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration incorporated in the recording apparatus. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Playback device, 2 ... Playback device main body, 3 ... Remote controller, 5, 10 ... Reception part, 6 ... Mode signal transmission part, 8
... recording device, 11 ... mode signal receiving unit, 12 ... control signal transmitting unit, 13 ... instruction signal transmitting unit, 14, 21,
26 ... Control circuit, 15 ... Memory circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A reproducing apparatus including a reproducing apparatus main body for supplying a reproducing signal to a remote controllable recording apparatus and a remote controller, wherein the reproducing apparatus main body receives an operation instruction signal from the remote controller. It has a first receiving unit and a first transmitting unit that transmits a mode signal indicating its own operating state to the remote controller, and responds to an operation instruction signal from the remote controller or an operation of its own operating unit. The remote controller performs an operation, and the remote controller transmits to the first receiver of the reproducing apparatus main body an operation instruction signal according to an operation of its own operating section, and the first remote controller of the reproducing apparatus main body. A second receiving unit that receives the mode signal transmitted from the transmitting unit, and the received mode signal correspond to the operating state of the reproducing apparatus body. A signal converter for converting a control signal for causing the above recording apparatus work, the playback apparatus of the control signal, characterized by comprising a third transmission unit for transmitting to the recording apparatus.