JPH08329668A - Audio device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow a user to recognize a currently operating special operation even in a time-priority display mode displaying a time and further to surely prevent misoperation. CONSTITUTION: This audio device is provided with a cassette mechanism control part 12 executing a reproducing action associated with a set normal reproducing mode or a special operation associated with a special operation mode, and a microcomputer 17 setting the normal reproducing mode or the special operation mode corresponding to a specified input from the operation part 11 and also making a clock display on a display part 16 during the patinent normal reproducing mode. In this audio device, the microcomputer 17, when it is set to the special operation mode, makes the operation display concerned display in the display part 16 during the operation until the special operation has been completed which was set by the cassette mechanism control part 12, and also changes over the operation display in display to the clock to be displayed on the display part 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio device having a clock priority display function for displaying a clock display such as the present time during normal reproduction of a cassette tape or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a cassette player, a CD player and the like have been widely known as an audio device having such a clock priority display function.

The watch priority display function is to preferentially display the watch on the display unit during various operations related to the audio device.

For example, in a cassette player having such a timepiece priority display function, a reproduction command relating to a normal reproduction operation, a rewinding and fast-forwarding operation, a cueing operation and a repeat reproduction operation, etc. are executed in the timepiece priority display mode. Upon receiving the input of the related special operation command, after displaying the operation display capable of identifying the current operation related to the received operation command for a predetermined time, the operation display being displayed is switched to the clock display. I did it.

According to the audio device having such a clock priority display function, the user can always recognize the current time.

[0006]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional audio apparatus, when the special operation command is received in the priority clock display mode, the operation display related to the received special operation command is displayed for a predetermined time. After the display, the operation display in the display will be switched to the clock display.
There is a problem that the user cannot recognize what kind of operation the special operation is currently in operation after the predetermined time has elapsed, and may possibly cause an erroneous operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a user to recognize a special operation which is currently operating even in the priority clock display mode, and to force the user to do so. Is to provide an audio device capable of reliably preventing erroneous operation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an audio apparatus of the present invention comprises a medium driving means for executing a reproduction operation related to a set normal reproduction mode or a special operation related to a special operation mode, and a predetermined device. An audio device having a control means for setting the normal reproduction mode or the special operation mode in accordance with an input and for displaying a clock display on the display means during the normal reproduction mode, wherein the control means is the display means. If the special operation mode is set during the clock display in, the clock display in the display is switched, and the special operation mode operation is continued until the special operation related to the set special operation mode by the medium driving means is completed. The related operation display is displayed on the display means, and when the special operation is completed, the operation display being displayed is switched to A display characterized in that is displayed on the display unit.

[0009]

With this configuration, according to the audio apparatus of the present invention, when the special operation mode is set during the clock display, the clock display being displayed is switched to complete the special operation related to the set special operation mode. Until that time, the operation display relating to the operation in the special operation mode is displayed on the display means, and when the special operation is completed, the operation display being displayed is switched to display the clock display on the display means. Even in the priority clock display mode in which the clock is preferentially displayed, the user can recognize the special operation that is currently in operation, and thus the erroneous operation can be reliably prevented.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a cassette player to which the audio device of the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the inside of a cassette player to which the audio device of the present invention is applied.

In the cassette player shown in FIG.
An operation unit 11 for inputting various operation commands, a cassette mechanical control unit 12 for reproducing various audio signals recorded on the tape and controlling various mechanical operations relating to the cassette player, and the cassette mechanical control unit 12 Audio circuit 1 for performing audio processing on the audio signal reproduced by
3, an amplifier unit 14 that amplifies the audio signal that has been audio-processed by the audio circuit 13, a speaker 15 that outputs the amplified audio signal as a sound, and a display that is a display unit that displays various information. Section 16 and a microcomputer 17 which is a control means for controlling the entire cassette player.
And have. The microcomputer 17 has a timer function. Further, the medium driving means according to claim 1 corresponds to a mechanical mechanism of a cassette player (not shown).

The operation section 11 includes a playback key for inputting a playback command for instructing a normal playback operation, a fast forward / rewind key for inputting a fast forward or rewind command for instructing a tape fast forward or tape rewind operation, and a direct key. It has an APC key for inputting a cue command (hereinafter, simply referred to as APC) for selecting a desired music, a repeat key for inputting a repeat command for repeatedly reproducing the music currently being reproduced, and the like.

In the cassette player, a reproduction operation mode for causing the cassette mechanical control unit 12 to execute a normal reproduction operation, a special operation relating to a tape fast-forward or tape rewind operation, and a reproduction operation such as an APC mode or a repeat mode are involved. There is a special operation mode that causes the cassette mechanical control unit 12 to execute a special operation.

The operation of the cassette player will be described below. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the microcomputer 17 in the special operation display processing of the cassette player.

The special operation display process is such that, when an input for setting the special operation mode is received in the clock priority display mode for displaying the clock preferentially, the currently displayed clock display is switched to the special operation mode. Until the special operation related to the special operation is completed, the operation display related to the special operation is displayed on the display unit 1.
6 is switched and displayed, and after the special operation is completed, the operation display being displayed is switched to the clock display.

In FIG. 2, the microcomputer 17 determines whether or not the clock display is being displayed on the display unit 16 in the clock priority display mode (step S11). If the clock is being displayed, it is determined whether or not there is an input for starting the normal reproduction operation, that is, whether or not the reproduction key on the operation unit 11 has been input (step S12).

If there is a start input for the normal reproduction operation, the normal reproduction operation is started, the display timer is set to, for example, 5 seconds (step S13), and the currently displayed clock display is reproduced. The display is switched to the normal reproduction display indicating that the operation is in progress (step S14), and it is determined whether or not 5 seconds set by the display timer has elapsed (step S15). Although the set value of the display timer is set to 5 seconds, it is not limited to this value.

If the display timer has elapsed for 5 seconds, the operation display currently displayed, that is, in this case, the normal reproduction display is switched to the clock display (step S).
16) and the special operation display processing is ended.

If the clock is not being displayed in step S11, various normal operation displays are executed (step S17),
The special operation display process is ended.

If there is no input to start the normal reproduction operation in step S12, it is determined whether or not the normal reproduction operation is currently being performed (step S18). If the normal reproduction operation is being performed, the process proceeds to M1 in the figure.

If the normal reproduction operation is not being performed in step S18, it is determined whether or not there is an input for starting a special operation, for example, a rewind key or an APC key (step S19). If there is an input to start the special operation, the input special operation is started, and the currently displayed clock display is switched to the special operation display of the special operation related to the start input (step S20). Incidentally, step S
In 20, if the APC key is pressed in step S19, for example, the clock display being displayed is switched to the operation display related to the APC operation.

After the special operation display is switched and displayed in step S20, it is determined whether or not the special operation is completed (step S21). If the special operation is finished,
After the special operation is finished, it is determined whether or not the special operation is a special operation accompanied by a reproducing operation, for example, an APC operation or a repeat operation (step S22).

If the special operation is a special operation involving a reproducing operation, the normal reproducing operation is executed (step S23), and the process proceeds to M2 in the figure.

If there is no input to start the special operation in step S19, the process proceeds to M1 in the figure. If it is determined in step S22 that the special operation is not a special operation involving a reproducing operation after the special operation is completed, that is, if the operation is rewinding or fast-forwarding, the process proceeds to step S16.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, when the key input for setting the special operation mode such as the tape rewinding operation is received during the timepiece display in the timepiece priority display mode, the timepiece display in the display is switched. , Cassette mechanical control unit 12
The operation display related to the special operation mode operation is displayed on the display unit 16 until the special operation related to the set special operation mode is completed, and the operation display in the display is displayed after the completion of the special operation. Since the clock display is displayed on the display unit 16 by switching, it is possible to recognize the special operation that is currently operating even in the priority clock display mode, and it is possible to reliably prevent erroneous operation. .

Further, when a key input for setting a special operation mode accompanied by a reproducing operation, for example, a special operation mode such as an APC operation, is received during the clock display in the clock priority display mode, the clock display in the display is switched, Cassette mechanism control unit 1
In step 2, the operation display related to the special operation mode operation is displayed on the display unit 16 until the special operation related to the set special operation mode is completed, and after the special operation is completed, the normal reproduction mode is changed to the normal reproduction mode. After setting, the operation display being displayed is switched to display the operation display related to the normal reproduction mode on the display unit 16 for a predetermined time, and then the operation display being displayed is switched to display a clock on the display unit. As a result, similarly to the above, even when the priority clock display mode is set, the user can recognize the special operation accompanied by the reproduction operation that is currently in operation, and thus the erroneous operation can be reliably prevented.

Although the cassette player has been described in the above embodiment, it is needless to say that the same effect can be obtained by applying it to a medium reproducing device such as a CD player or an MD player or a radio tuner. In the case of a tuner, the seek operation may be displayed on the display unit as a special operation during seek by the auto store function.

In the above embodiment, the APC mode and the repeat mode have been described as examples of the special operation mode for executing the special operation accompanied by the reproducing operation. It may be a mode, a skip mode, or the like.

[0029]

According to the audio apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, when the special operation mode is set during the clock display, the clock display being displayed is switched to the set special operation mode. The operation display relating to the operation in the special operation mode is displayed on the display means until the special operation concerned is completed, and when the special operation is completed, the operation display being displayed is switched and the clock is displayed on the display means. Thus, even in the priority clock display mode in which the clock is displayed preferentially, the user can recognize the special operation that is currently in operation, and thus the erroneous operation can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a cassette player to which an audio device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the microcomputer in the special operation display processing of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 display unit (display means) 17 microcomputer (control means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A medium driving means for executing a reproduction operation related to a set normal reproduction mode or a special operation related to a special operation mode, and setting the normal reproduction mode or the special operation mode according to a predetermined input, An audio device having a control means for displaying a clock display on a display means during a normal reproduction mode, wherein the control means sets the special operation mode during the clock display on the display means, The display is switched to display the operation display related to the operation in the special operation mode on the display means until the special operation related to the set special operation mode by the medium driving means is completed, and the special operation is completed. An audio device characterized by switching the operation display during the display to display a clock display on the display means. 2. The special operation mode is a fast-forward mode or a rewind mode in which the medium driving unit executes a reproduction operation related to the normal reproduction mode after the special operation is completed. Audio equipment. 3. The special operation mode is a cue mode or a repeat mode in which the medium driving unit executes a reproduction operation related to the normal reproduction mode after the special operation is completed. Audio equipment. 4. The control means, when the cue mode or the repeat mode is set during the clock display on the display means, switches the clock display in the display to perform the set cue mode or repeat mode. The operation display relating to the operation in the special operation mode is displayed on the display means until the special operation is completed, and when the special operation is completed, the normal reproduction mode is set, and the operation display in the display is switched to change the operation. 4. The audio apparatus according to claim 3, wherein after the operation display relating to the normal reproduction mode is displayed on the display means for a predetermined time, the operation display being displayed is switched to display the clock display on the display means.