JPH07261651A - Device for exercising languages - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To monitor a microphone sound by a teacher even when the microphone sound is not outputted to a headphone by using an existing line equipment. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a means outputting a sound signal of a master table 100 to respective headphone terminals 44, 45 of a booth tape recorder 200 through program lines 11-14, the means outputting the sound signal and an S channel reproduction output 42 from the microphone terminal 43 of the booth tape recorder to an S channel monitor terminal 47 for teacher of the master table through the program line 14 and the means outputting the sound signals or a T channel reproduction output 41 from the program lines 11-14 of the booth tape recorder to a T channel monitor terminal 46 for teacher of the master table through a communication line 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has two channels, a T channel for question presenters or teachers and an S channel for respondents or students.
The present invention relates to a language practice device having one channel and one teacher device and a plurality of student devices connected in parallel by a line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows the structure of a conventional language practice device of this type. 1 is a master table for teachers,
2 is a booth tape recorder for students, these are 4
It is connected to one program line 11, 12, 13, 14 and one communication line 15.
In addition, a communication line is connected between the master desk 1 and the booth tape recorder 2 so that the teacher can control the switches and tape deck of the booth tape recorder 2 for students. . Moreover, since one booth tape recorder is used for each student, usually, a plurality of booth tape recorders are connected in parallel to one master desk.

In the master desk 1 and the booth tape recorder 2, 16 to 24 are amplifiers and 25 to 3 are amplifiers.
Reference numeral 5 is a switch. 36 to 39 are program input terminals, and 40 is a teacher monitor terminal. Reference numeral 41 is a T-channel tape reproduction output, and 42 is an S-channel tape reproduction output. 43 is a microphone terminal, 44 is a T channel headphone terminal, and 45 is an S channel headphone terminal.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be described.
In normal use, for example, when listening to the sound from the program input terminal 36, the switches 25 to 29 of the master desk 1 are turned off and the switch 30 of the booth tape recorder 2 is turned off.
And 35 are turned on and switches 31 to 34 are turned off. The audio signal input from the program input terminal 36 is the amplifier 16, the program line 11, and the switch 30.
Is input to the amplifier 23 via. The T-channel tape reproduction output 41 is input to the amplifier 23 via the amplifier 20. The S-channel tape reproduction output 42 is input to the amplifier 23 via the amplifier 21. The respective signals input to the amplifier 23 are output to the respective headphone terminals 44 and 45.

When the teacher monitors the voice of the booth tape recorder 2, the switch 29 is turned on, and the switch 34 is turned on by the teacher's operation through the above-mentioned communication line. The output is the teacher monitor terminal 40 through the amplifier 24, the switch 34, the communication line 15, and the switch 29.
Is output from.

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional language practice apparatus, the program voice from the master desk 1, the microphone voice of the booth tape recorder 2 and the tape reproduction output are all output from the amplifier 23 to the respective headphone terminals 44 and 45.
Therefore, the teacher monitors the output of the amplifier 23 through the communication line 15,
You can hear the students' voices.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional language practice device, the switch 35 is turned off and the voice of the microphone is not output to the headphone and only the program voice and the tape playback voice are used in the training of simultaneous interpretation. When outputting to headphones, there was a problem that the teacher could not monitor the microphone sound. In this case, it is possible to monitor by adding a dedicated line to the communication line, but in this case, there is a problem that the existing line equipment cannot be used as it is.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem and is excellent in that the teacher can monitor the microphone sound even when the microphone sound is not output to the headphones by using the existing line equipment. The purpose is to provide a language training device.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a means for outputting an audio signal of a master console to a headphone terminal of each channel of a booth tape recorder through a program line, and a booth tape recorder. A means for outputting the audio signal from the microphone terminal and the S-channel reproduction output to the teacher's S-channel monitor terminal of the master console through one of the program lines, and the audio signal from the program line of the booth tape recorder or T
A means for outputting the channel reproduction output to the teacher's T channel monitor terminal of the master desk through the communication line is provided.

[0010]

According to the present invention, according to the above construction, the microphone voice is output to the teacher S channel monitor terminal of the master desk through one of the program lines, and the program voice or the tape reproduction voice is transmitted through the communication line to the teacher T channel of the master desk. Since it can be output to the monitor terminal, the teacher can monitor the microphone sound using the existing line equipment even if the microphone sound is not output to the headphones. In addition, there is an effect that stereo reproduction can be performed using two channels.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a language practice device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the same elements as those of the conventional example shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, 100 is a master table for teachers, and 20
0 is a booth tape recorder for students, these are 4
It is connected to one program line 11, 12, 13, 14 and one communication line 15.
In addition, master desk 100 and booth tape recorder 2
A communication line is connected to the booth tape recorder 20 for students from the teacher side.
It can control 0 switches and tape decks. Moreover, since one booth tape recorder 200 is used for each student, usually, a plurality of booth tape recorders 200 are connected in parallel to one master table 100.

In the master console 100 and the booth tape recorder 200, 16 to 24 are amplifiers,
Reference numerals 5 to 35 are switches. 36 to 39 are program input terminals. 41 is a T channel reproduction output,
42 is an S channel reproduction output. 43 is a microphone terminal, 44 is a T channel headphone terminal, and 45 is an S channel headphone terminal. The configuration so far is
It is the same as the above-mentioned conventional example except for a part of the connection. In the master desk 100, the configuration added to the above conventional example is a teacher T channel monitor terminal 46, a teacher S channel monitor terminal 47, and switches 48 and 49. In the booth tape recorder 200, the switches 50 to 58
And amplifiers 59, 60.

In the master console 100, the teacher T channel monitor terminal 46 is connected to the communication line 15 via the switch 48, and the teacher S channel monitor terminal 47 is connected to the other switch 2 via the switch 29.
5 to 28, and also to the communication line 15 via the switch 49 together with the switch 48.

In the booth tape recorder 200, 3
In the point changeover switch 50, the movable side terminals a, b and c are connected to the switch 30, the neutral and the switch 31, respectively, and the fixed side terminal d is connected to the amplifier 23. The other 3
In the point changeover switch 51, the movable side terminals a, b and c are connected to the switch 32, neutral and switch 33, respectively, and the fixed side terminal d is connected to the amplifier 59. Switch 52
Is connected between the program line 14 and the amplifier 60, and one input of the amplifier 60 has switches 53 and 5
6 is connected to the amplifier 59, and the other input of the amplifier 60 is connected to the amplifier 22. The switch 54 is connected between the amplifier 23 and the amplifier 59, and the switch 5
5 is connected between the amplifier 21 and the amplifier 23, and the switch 56 is connected between the amplifier 21 and the amplifier 59. The switch 57 is connected between the amplifier 59 and the S channel headphone terminal 45, and the switch 58 is connected between the S channel headphone terminal 45 and the T channel headphone terminal 44.

(Use Example 1) Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. First, an example of use in the case of outputting the sound of the microphone terminal 43 to the headphone terminals 44 and 45 will be described.

(1) In the case of monaural master desk 100
The switches 25 to 29, 48 and 49 are off, and the switches 30 to 34 and 53 of the booth tape recorder 200 are
56, 57 are off and the switches 35, 54, 55,
58 is on. When the audio signal from the program input terminal 36 is sent to the Booth tape recorder 200, the switch 30 is turned on and the switch 50 is switched to the a side. The audio signal input from the program input terminal 36 is input to the amplifier 23 via the amplifier 16, the program line 11, the switch 30, and the switch 50. On the other hand, the audio signal input from the microphone terminal 43 is input to the amplifier 23 via the amplifier 22 and the switch 35. When the audio signal is input from the program input terminal 37, the switch 31 is turned on, the switch 50 is switched to the c side, and the audio signal is similarly input to the amplifier 23. When an audio signal is input from the program input terminal 38, the switch 32 is turned on, the switch 51 is switched to the a side, and the same is input to the amplifier 23. When an audio signal is input from the program input terminal 39, the switch 33 is turned on, the switch 51 is switched to the c side, and the same is input to the amplifier 23. Amplifier 23
The respective signals input to the headphone terminals 44 and 45 are output to the headphone terminals 44 and 45, respectively.

When the tape is reproduced, the T-channel tape reproduction output 41 is output to the headphone terminals 44 and 45 via the amplifier 20 and the amplifier 23, respectively. The S channel tape reproduction output 42 is the amplifier 21 and the switch 5
5, each headphone terminal 4 via the amplifier 23
It is output to 4 and 45. In this case, the switches 50, 51
Is switched to the neutral position on the b side, and the program voice from the master console 100 is cut.

(2) In the case of stereo In the stereo use state, as shown in FIG. 2, the switches 25 to 29, 48 and 49 of the master table 100 are off. Booth tape recorder 200 switches 30-3
4, 52-55, 58 are off, switches 35, 5
6, 57 are on. Program input terminals 36, 38
When sending the audio signal of the above to the booth tape recorder 200, the switches 30 and 32 are turned on and the switches 50 and 51 are switched to the a side. The audio signal input from the program input terminal 36 is supplied to the amplifier 16, the program line 11,
It is input to the amplifier 23 via the switch 30 and the switch 50. The audio signal input from the program input terminal 38 is supplied to the amplifier 18, the program line 13, the switch 3
2. Input to the amplifier 59 via the switch 51. On the other hand, the audio signal input from the microphone terminal 43 is input to the amplifiers 23 and 59 via the amplifier 22 and the switch 35. When inputting audio signals from the program input terminals 37 and 39, the switches 31 and 33 are turned on,
The switches 50 and 51 are switched to the c side, and the signals are similarly input to the amplifiers 23 and 59. The signal input to the amplifier 23 is output to the T channel headphone terminal 44, and the signal input to the amplifier 59 is output to the S channel headphone terminal 45.

When reproducing a tape, the T-channel tape reproduction output 41 is output to the T-channel headphone terminal 44 via the amplifiers 20 and 23, and the S-channel tape reproduction output 42 is the amplifier 21, the switch 56, and the amplifier 5.
It is output to the S-channel headphone terminal 45 via 9. In this case, the switches 50 and 51 are switched to the neutral position on the b side, and the program sound from the master console 100 is cut.

(3) When the teacher monitors the teacher from the master desk 100 to the booth tape recorder 20
When monitoring the state of 0, the switches 34, 48,
Turn on 49. The output of the amplifier 23 is the amplifier 24,
Through the switch 34, communication line 15, switches 48 and 49, teacher monitor terminals 46, 4
7 is output. As a result, the teacher can input the audio from the program lines 11 to 14 of the booth tape recorder 200, the tape reproduction sound from the tape reproduction outputs 41 and 42,
The sound from the microphone terminal 43 can be monitored.

(Example 2 of use) Next, an example of use when the sound from the microphone terminal 43 is not output to the headphone terminals 44 and 45 will be described.

(1) In the case of monaural In a normal monaural use state, as shown in FIG. 3, the switches 25 to 29, 48 and 49 of the master console 100 are off, and the switches 30 to 30 of the booth tape recorder 200 are.
35, 52, 53, 55, 57 are off, the switches 54, 56, 58 are on, and the switches 50, 51 are switched to b-side neutral. When the audio signal from the program input terminal 36 is sent to the Booth tape recorder 200, the switch 30 is turned on and the switch 50 is switched to the a side. The audio signal input from the program input terminal 36 is input to the amplifier 23 via the amplifier 16, the program line 11, the switch 30, and the switch 50.
When the audio signal is input from the program input terminal 37, the switch 31 is turned on, the switch 50 is switched to the c side, and the audio signal is similarly input to the amplifier 23. When inputting an audio signal from the program input terminal 38, switch 3
2 is turned on, the switch 51 is switched to the a side, and the same is input to the amplifier 23. The program input terminal 39 cannot be used because it secures the program line 14 as a monitor line. The respective signals input to the amplifier 23 are output to the headphone terminals 44 and 45, respectively.
The voice signal from the microphone terminal 43 is not output from the headphone terminals 44 and 45 because the switch 35 is off.

When the tape is reproduced, the stereo state is set. As shown in FIG. 4, the switch 2 of the master desk 100
5 to 29, 48 and 49 are off, the switches 30 to 35, 52, 55 and 58 of the booth tape recorder 200 are off, the switches 53, 54, 56 and 57 are on and the switches 50 and 51 are It has been switched to neutral on the b side. The T channel tape reproduction output 41 is the amplifier 20.
And are output to the T-channel headphone terminal 44 via 23 and 23. The S channel tape reproduction output 42 is the amplifier 2
1, output to the S-channel headphone terminal 45 via the switch 56, the amplifier 59, and the switch 57. In this case, the switches 50 and 51 are switched to the neutral b side, and the program voice from the master console 100 is cut.

(2) When Teacher Monitors When the teacher monitors the state of the booth tape recorder 200, the switches 28, 29, 34, 48 and 52 are turned on. The T channel tape reproduction output 41 is the amplifier 2
It is output to the teacher's T channel monitor terminal 46 via 0, 23, 24, the switch 34, the communication line 15, and the switch 48. The voice input from the microphone terminal 43 is output to the teacher S channel monitor terminal 47 via the amplifiers 22 and 60, the switch 52, the program line 14, and the switches 28 and 29. The S-channel tape reproduction output 42 includes an amplifier 21, a switch 53, and an amplifier 6.
0, switch 52, program line 14, switch 2
It is output to the teacher's S channel monitor terminal 47 via 8 and 29. As a result, the teacher can use the booth tape recorder 2
The tape playback sound of the T channel tape playback output 41 of 00 can be monitored by the teacher T channel monitor terminal 46, and the audio input of the microphone terminal 43 and the S channel tape playback output 42 can be monitored by the teacher S channel monitor terminal 47. Can be monitored.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiment, the present invention outputs the microphone sound to the teacher's S channel monitor terminal of the master desk through the program line, and the program sound or the tape reproduction sound through the communication line of the master desk. Since it can be output to the teacher's T channel monitor terminal, the teacher can monitor the microphone sound using the existing line equipment even if the microphone sound is not output to the headphones. In addition, there is an effect that stereo reproduction can be performed using two channels.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a main part showing a configuration of a language practice device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a main part showing the operation of the language practice device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a main part showing the operation of the language practice device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a main part showing the operation of the language practice device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of essential parts showing a configuration of a language practice device in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 112, 13, 14 Program line 15 Communication line 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2
4, 59, 60 Amplifier 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 3
3, 34, 35, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 5
3, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 Switch 36, 37, 38, 39 Program input terminal 41 T-channel tape playback output 42 S-channel tape playback output 43 Microphone terminal 44 T-channel headphone terminal 45 S-channel headphone terminal 46 For teachers T channel monitor terminal 47 Teacher S channel monitor terminal 100 Master table for teacher 200 Booth tape recorder for students

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A teacher's master desk and a student's booth tape recorder have two channels, a teacher's T channel and a student's S channel, by a plurality of program lines and one communication line. Means for outputting the audio signal of the master console to the headphone terminal of each channel of the booth tape recorder through the program line, the audio signal from the microphone terminal of the booth tape recorder and the S channel reproduction output. A means for outputting to the teacher's S channel monitor terminal of the master desk through one of the program lines, and a program line or T channel playback output of the booth tape recorder to the teacher's T channel monitor terminal through the communication line. Means to output Language training device with. 2. Output to each headphone terminal 2
2. The language training device according to claim 1, wherein the language training device is provided with three amplifiers so that stereo reproduction can be performed using the T channel and the S channel.