JPH09161180A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a KARAOKE device which is capable of notifying the kind of a generated abnormality by a panel display device. SOLUTION: At the time of starting turning on a power source, a self- diagnosis is performed. When a program is abnormal, an LED 10 for displaying musical program number is flickered and an LED 11 for displaying input program number is turned on. When a hard disk device is abnormal, the LED 10 for displaying musical program number is turned on and the LED 11 for displaying input program number is flickered. If the self-diagnosis decides normality, the diagnosis of a peripheral equipment is continuously performed. If a communication equipment is abnormal, the LED 10 for displaying musical program number is flickered. If a BGV equipment is abnormal, the LED 11 for displaying input program number is flickered. Thus, the notification of the abnormalities and that of the abnormal parts can be achieved by making the modes of lighting/flickering differ from each other for every abnormal part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus having a function of notifying an abnormality using a display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A karaoke apparatus performs a start-up operation when the power is turned on and also diagnoses an abnormality of itself and peripheral devices. When an abnormality is found, the operator is notified of it and the operation is stopped until the abnormality is recovered.

[0003]

However, in the conventional karaoke apparatus, since the notification of the abnormality is made by a single method, for example, by blinking all the display devices, the staff member has caused the abnormality by the display. However, there is a drawback in that it cannot take time to recover the failure because it is not possible to recognize what kind of malfunction the device has and what kind of malfunction the malfunction is.

It is also possible to use a monitor to display an abnormal portion, but this method is used when an abnormality occurs in the monitor itself or when the monitor is not yet connected when the device is installed. So I couldn't announce.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke device which can notify the type of abnormality by changing the display mode of the display.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a karaoke apparatus provided with one or a plurality of indicators for displaying karaoke song numbers and the like on a panel surface, when an abnormality occurs, the karaoke apparatus is provided with a mode corresponding to the type of abnormality. It is characterized in that a notification means for notifying the abnormality is provided by controlling the lighting state of one or a plurality of indicators.

According to the present invention, when an abnormality occurs, the display on the display is controlled in a mode according to the type of abnormality. For example, when there are a plurality of indicators, the type of abnormality is notified by changing the indicator to be turned on / blinking or changing the combination of lighting / blinking / extinguishing according to the type of abnormality. Further, the type of abnormality may be notified by the blinking interval or the display color. Here, the type of abnormality includes not only the abnormal portion but also the content of the abnormality at the specific portion.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A communication karaoke apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The communication karaoke device connects the center to a communication line and executes a karaoke performance by using a music file downloaded from the center. For this reason, the online karaoke device is a modem or ISDN.
A communication device such as a terminal is connected. In addition, since the karaoke performance has a function of generating a karaoke accompaniment sound and outputting it from a speaker and displaying lyrics and BGV (background image) from a monitor, an audio device and a BGV device for this purpose are connected.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a device configuration of a communication karaoke apparatus. The communication karaoke device comprises a main body device 1, an amplifier 2, an LD changer 3, a monitor 4, a speaker 5 and a microphone 6.

The main unit 1 has a microcomputer control unit built-in to control the karaoke performance and the peripheral devices. On the front panel of the main body device 1, a power switch 19,
In addition to a large number of key switches, an LED display 10 for displaying the number of the currently-playing song and a song number for displaying the song number currently input from the commander 51 or the ten-key pad 14 are displayed. An LED display 11 is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the main unit 1 of the communication karaoke apparatus. CPU3 that controls the operation of the entire device
Reference numeral 0 denotes a ROM 31, a RAM 32, a hard disk storage device (HDD) 37, an ISDN controller 36, a remote control receiver 33, a display panel 34, a panel switch 35, a sound source device 38, an audio data processing unit 39, via a bus.
The effect DSP 40, the character display unit 43, the display control unit 45, and the LD changer 3 are connected. The effect DSP 40 is built in the amplifier 2.

The ROM 31 stores a system program, an application program, a loader and font data. The system program is a program that controls the basic operation of the device and data transmission / reception with peripheral devices. The application program is a peripheral device control program, a sequence program, or the like. During karaoke performance, the sequence program is executed by the CPU 30 to generate musical tones and reproduce video based on the music file. The loader is a program for downloading music files from the center. The font data is for displaying lyrics, song titles, and the like, and stores fonts of a plurality of character types, such as Mincho and Gothic. Further, the RAM 32 is provided with a work area for reading a music file for performing a karaoke performance and an area for storing the contents of key setting and tempo setting. The HDD 37 is provided with a music file storage area for several thousand to 10,000 songs and a setting content storage area.

The ISDN controller 36 is a controller for controlling the ISDN terminal 20 and communicating with the center via the ISDN line. ISDN controller 3
Reference numeral 6 downloads music files and the like from the center.
Further, the ISDN controller 36 has a built-in DMA circuit, and downloads the music file to the CPU 30.
Write directly to the HDD 37 without going through.

The remote control receiver 33 receives the infrared signal sent from the commander 51 and restores the data. The commander 51 is equipped with command switches such as a music selection switch and a ten-key switch. When the user operates these switches, the infrared signal modulated with a code corresponding to the operation is transmitted. The display panel 34 is the LE described above.
A D display unit is included to display the song number to be played next, the song number currently input, and the reserved song number. The panel switch 35 includes various key switches as described above.

The tone generator 38 is a CPU for playing karaoke.
A tone signal is formed based on the event data input from 30. The event data is stored in the music track of the music file. The voice data processing unit 39 forms a voice signal having a designated length and a designated pitch based on the voice data which is the ADPCM data included in the music file. The voice data is obtained by directly digitizing and storing a signal waveform that is difficult to be electronically generated by the sound source device 38 such as a back chorus.

The singing voice signal input from the singing microphone 6 is amplified by the preamplifier 48 and is A / D converter 49.
After being converted into a digital signal by
Input to SP40. In addition to the singing voice signal, the tone DSP formed by the sound source device 38 and the voice signal formed by the voice data processing unit 39 are input to the effect DSP 40.
The effect DSP 40 imparts an effect such as reverb or echo to the input voice signal or tone signal.
The type and degree of the effect given by the effect DSP 40 are controlled based on the event data (DSP control data) of the effect track of the music file. The CPU 30 inputs the DSP control data to the effect DSP 40 at a predetermined timing based on the DSP control sequence program. The tone signal and voice signal to which the effect is added are converted into analog signals by the D / A converter 41 and then input to the main amplifier 42. The main amplifier 42 amplifies this signal and then outputs it to the speaker 5.

The character display section 43 generates a character pattern such as a song title or lyrics based on the input character data.
Further, the LD changer 3 reproduces the background image of the corresponding LD based on the input image selection data (chapter number). The video selection data is determined based on the genre data of the karaoke song or the like. The genre data is written in the header of the music file and is read by the CPU 30 at the start of karaoke performance. CP
U30 determines which background image is to be reproduced based on the genre data, and outputs image selection data designating the background image to the LD changer 3. The LD changer 3 has five laser disks built in,
Background images of 20 scenes can be played. One background video is selected from among them according to the video selection data, and is output as video data. The character pattern and the video data are input to the display control unit 45. Display control unit 45
Then, these data are combined by superimposing and displayed on the monitor 4.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main body device 1 when the power is turned on. First, a startup process such as a memory reset is executed (s1). After this, the self-diagnosis operation is executed (s2). The self-diagnosis operation is an operation for diagnosing whether the program is normal, whether the hard disk device 37 is normal, and the like. If an abnormality is found as a result of self-diagnosis, the process proceeds from s2 to s10. At s10, it is determined whether the abnormality is a program abnormality or an HDD 37 abnormality, and if the program is abnormal, the performance song number display LED10 is blinked and the input song number input LED11 is turned on (s11). ). HDD3
If 7 is abnormal, the LED 11 for displaying the input music number is blinked and the LED 11 for displaying the performance music number is turned on (s12).

If there is no abnormality as a result of self-diagnosis,
Proceed to s4 to diagnose the operating state of the peripheral equipment. This diagnosis is performed by a method such as sending a predetermined signal to the peripheral device to receive a reply or measuring the voltage of the terminal.
If there is no abnormality as a result, the operation mode is shifted to the karaoke performance in response to the input of the song number.

If an abnormality is found in the peripheral device diagnosis, the process proceeds from s5 to s13. At s13, it is determined whether the abnormality of the peripheral device is the abnormality of the communication device such as the ISDN controller 36 or the abnormality of the BGV device such as the LD changer 3 and the monitor 4. If the communication device is abnormal, the LED 10 for displaying the performance song number is blinked (s14). If the BGV device is abnormal, L for displaying the input song number is displayed.
The ED11 is blinked (s15).

In the above operation, when an abnormality is found, the operation does not proceed until the abnormality is recovered,
When the communication device is abnormal, it does not interfere with the business for the time being, and therefore the staff is reset (s16) before proceeding to the operation mode.

As described above, the abnormality found when the power is turned on is displayed in the display mode according to the type of the abnormality, so that the staff can be informed easily.

In this case, even if the monitor 4 is not connected or an abnormality occurs in the monitor 4, the L
By making the ED light / blink, it is possible to make a reliable notification.

In the above embodiment, communication equipment and BGV are used.
Although the LED is lit / blinked in the case of an abnormality of the device, an abnormality of the device other than this may be notified. Further, the display mode may be changed depending on not only the abnormal place but also the kind of abnormality.

Further, in the above embodiment, the kind of abnormality is informed by which LED blinks. However, the kind of abnormality is informed by, for example, the interval of blinking or the display color, or the kind of abnormality is combined by these. May be notified, and the change of the display mode is not limited to the change of the blinking LED.

Although the above embodiment has described the operation at the time of start-up, the same operation can be performed even when an abnormality occurs during the operation.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, when an abnormality is found, the lighting state of the display device is controlled in a manner corresponding to the type of the abnormality, so that the abnormal portion can be detected without increasing the number of devices. You can make an accurate announcement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication karaoke apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the communication karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the communication karaoke apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main unit, 2 ... Amplifier, 3 ... LD changer, 4 ...
Monitor, 5 ... Speaker, 6 ... Microphone, 10 ... Reservation number display LED display, 11 ... Input number display LED display, 19 ... Power switch, 20 ... ISDN terminal, 37 ...
Hard disk drive

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A karaoke device comprising one or a plurality of indicators for displaying a karaoke song number or the like on a panel surface, and at the time of abnormality, lighting of the one or more indicators in a manner corresponding to the type of the abnormality. A karaoke device comprising a notification means for notifying the abnormality by controlling the state.