JPH0922582A - Recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To equip the device with an operating panel capable of making a specific operation system of switches, etc., which are not used for usual operation of a VTR device invisible and also unoperable but operable only for operating the specific operation system with a lighting display. SOLUTION: The device has a control panel 5 which can be put in and out of a device main body of the VTR device, and the control panel 5 is equipped with an operation system 11 used for a usual operation and a timer reservation key as an operation system 12 used for a specific operation by blocks on its panel surface. Then, during the time of opening the usual operation system 11, the timer reservation key is not lit to be in the unoperable state, and at the time of operating the specific operation system 12, the timer reservation key is lit to be displayed in the operable state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video tape
The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing device suitable for use in a recorder (hereinafter referred to as a VTR device), and more particularly to a recording / reproducing device including an operation panel for operating the VTR device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As VTR devices have more functions, more buttons and switches have been operated,
For this reason, the operation of the VTR device becomes complicated and may cause an erroneous operation. On the other hand, it has been desired to make it possible to easily operate the VTR device, and therefore it is necessary to reduce the number of buttons and switches.

In order to realize such conflicts, conventionally, most of the operation buttons and switches are provided in the remote controller, or buttons and switches that are not normally used are provided on the panel of the VTR device. Some of them show the operation of the VTR device easily by closing it with the lid cover, but the buttons and switches closed with the lid cover are operated by opening the lid cover when operating them. There is also a problem that it becomes more difficult to use in operation.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and makes a specific operation system such as a switch not used in a normal operation of a VTR device invisible and makes it inoperable. An object of the present invention is to obtain a recording / reproducing apparatus equipped with an operation panel that can be lit up and displayed in an operable state only when the system is operated.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention has an operation panel which can be inserted into and removed from the apparatus body of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and is provided on the panel surface of the operation panel. A normal operation system and a specific operation system are provided for each block, and the specific operation system is set in an operable state when the specific operation system is operated.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, when operating the normal operation system, the switches of the specific operation system are inoperable without being visible on the operation panel surface. Even if the switch of the specific operation system is accidentally touched during the operation of, it does not operate.

In the operation of the specific operation system, the switches of the specific operation system are lit and displayed, and the existence of the switches can be recognized on the operation panel surface to enable the operation.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below by taking a VTR device as an example.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the VTR device viewed from the front panel side, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a control panel.

In FIG. 1, a device body of the VTR device is indicated by reference numeral 1. A front panel 2 of the apparatus main body 1 has a single cassette loading / unloading opening at the center of the upper portion thereof and is normally closed by a door panel 3.

A fluorescent display screen 4 of the VTR device is provided under the door panel 3, and a control panel 5 as an operation panel for operating the VTR device is provided under the fluorescent display screen 4.
Is stored. The control panel 5 is electrically pulled out by operating the push button 6, and is stored electrically by operating the push button 6 again.

The above-mentioned control panel 5, as shown in FIG. 2, is usually and frequently used in the operation of the VTR device. For example, a jog shuttle 7, operation buttons 8 such as a recording start button and a stop button, and a TV / video switching button. 9, normal operation system 11 such as the recording adjustment knob 10,
Below the normal operation system 11, a specific operation system 12 used for performing a specific operation other than the normal operation is arranged for each block. The specific operation system 12 is mainly an operation button group necessary for timer reservation in the embodiment.

The details of the timer reservation operation buttons related to the specific operation system 12 will be described below with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 13 is a timer reservation button, which is 1
Reference numeral 4 is a time setting button. First, there is a reservation start switch (hereinafter, the switch will be referred to as a key) 15 from the right side of the timer reservation button 13, and then "day of the week", "day",
A key 16a for selecting the "year" to the plus side and a key 16b for selecting the "-" side, and a key 17a for selecting the start time "hour" and "month" to the plus side and a key 1 for selecting the-side.
7b, and a key 18a for selecting the start time "minute" and "day" to the + side and a key 18b for selecting the-side,
Next, the key 19a for selecting the end time "hour" to the + side and-
The key to select to the side is 19b, and then the end time "minute"
Key 20a for selecting the plus side and key 20 for selecting the minus side
b, then key 2 to select "channel" to the + side
1a and a key 21b for selecting to the-side, next is a reservation completion key 22, next is a reservation confirmation key 23, and last is a reservation cancel key 24.

Each of the above-mentioned keys is a push button type key, and the structure of one of the keys is shown in FIG. On the circuit board 25, the key is provided with a key main body 26 and a key contact 27 that moves up and down in the center of the key main body 26 to turn on and off.
A movable member 28, which is continuously provided on the upper side of 7 by a hinge 28a and has an operation protrusion 28b on the back surface, is disposed. Then, on the upper surface of the movable member 28, there is provided a film 29 as a pressing surface on which a key shape is translucently printed on the back surface side. In addition, the key body 26 is provided on the circuit board 25.
A light emitting element 30 such as an LED is arranged adjacent to.
The light emitting element 30 may be formed integrally with a part of the key body 26.

In the key thus constructed, the movable member 28 is moved downward by pressing the portion corresponding to the position of each key, and the key contact 27 is switched by the operation protrusion 28b. Further, when the light emitting element 30 is turned on, the light can be transmitted through the transparent portion in the shape of the key printed on the film 29 to turn on and display the key. When the light emitting element 30 is turned off, the key is displayed on the surface of the film 29. You can't see any of the shapes.

FIG. 6 shows the control panel 5 and V described above.
It is a block circuit diagram of a connection state with a TR device.

Operation signals from the normal operation system 11, the specific operation system 12 as a timer reservation key, and the timer reservation button 13 are input to the control microcomputer 31, and the control microcomputer 31 is controlled by the signal from the timer reservation button 13 to control the light emitting element. 30 lights up.

The control microcomputer 31 is a mode control microcomputer 3
2, the mode control microcomputer 32 to the timer control microcomputer 33 and the mechanical control microcomputer 3
4 is connected. Then, from the timer control microcomputer 33, the display tube 35 of the liquid crystal display screen 4 and the C of the TV are displayed.
It is connected to a display 36 using RT. Further, the mechanical control microcomputer 34 has a mechanical mechanism section 37.
It is connected to the.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 is a power source power switch of the VTR device, and 41 is a part of operation keys provided on the front panel of the VTR device.

Next, a specific operation of the control panel 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to a block circuit diagram.

The normal operation of the VTR device is the normal operation system 11
Done in The signal from the normal operation system 11 is controlled by the control microcomputer 31 and input to the mode control computer 32, from which the operation of driving the mechanical mechanism section 37 via the mechanical control microcomputer 34 is performed.

Further, during operation of the normal operation system 11, each timer reservation key of the specific operation system 12 is inoperable by a signal from the control microcomputer 31, and the light emitting element 30 does not emit light, as shown in FIG. Moreover, the existence of each timer reservation key cannot be seen on the surface of the control panel 5. Therefore, even if the timer reservation key is accidentally pressed during the operation of the normal operation system 11, there is no problem in operation.

Next, a description will be given of the operation of making a timer reservation for program recording in the VTR device. First, when the timer reservation button 13 of the specific operation system 12 is operated, the control microcomputer 3
By 1, the timer reservation keys are made operable, and the light emitting element 30 is turned on so that the timer reservation keys are brightly displayed as shown in FIG. Here, as an operation procedure for timer reservation, first, the reservation start key 15 is operated, then the day of the week keys 16a and 16b, and the start time key 1
7a, 17b and 18a, 18b, end time key 19
After operating a, 19b and 20a, 20b, and the channel keys 21a, 21b, the completion key 22 is operated and finally the reservation confirmation key 23 is operated to enter the timer reservation setting mode state.

The timer reservation setting mode state is changed from the mode control man computer 32 to the timer control microcomputer 3
It is displayed on the display 36 through 3. The display state on the display 36 is shown in FIG. 3b.

After the timer reservation is set, the reservation cancel key 2
By operating 4, it is possible to cancel the timer reservation and also to cancel it by operating the timer reservation button 13 again when an incorrect reservation operation is performed during the timer reservation operation.

On the other hand, the time setting button 1 of the specific operation system 12
4 is operated when setting the correct time at the time of operation, and when the time setting button 14 is operated, "day" and "year" keys 16a and 16b related to the time setting, "hour" of the start time, "Month" key 17a, 17b and "minute",
"Day" keys 18a, 18b, "hour" key 19 for end time
Only a, 19b, the "minute" keys 20a, 20b, and the reservation completion key 22 are lit and displayed, and accordingly, the year, month, and day are fluorescently displayed on the fluorescent display screen 4. Based on this, after operating the corresponding keys to set the correct time, the completion key 22 is operated to complete the setting of the current time.

As described above, according to the present invention, the timer reservation key, which is the normal operation system 11 and the specific operation system 12, is provided on the surface of the control panel 5, but when the normal operation system 11 is operated, the timer reservation key operates. Since it is in the disabled state and is in a state in which it is turned off and cannot be seen on the surface of the control panel 5, there is an advantage that the normal operation of the VTR device is not complicated and the operability is improved.

Further, in the timer reservation operation, the timer reservation key is lit and displayed, and the timer reservation key is in an operable state. Therefore, it is sufficient to operate only the lit timer reservation key. Almost no erroneous operation of reservation setting operation can be performed easily.

Further, when the time adjustment button 14 is operated, only the keys required for time adjustment are displayed in a lighted state, so that operability can be improved without erroneous operation.

Further, since the timer reservation key uses a push button type switch, a reliable operation can be performed by simply pressing the key portion.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the embodiment, the timer reservation has been described as the specific operation system 12, but the present invention is not limited to this example, and another operation system may be used as long as it is an operation system that is not normally operated.

[0034]

As described above, the recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention has an operation panel that can be inserted into and removed from the apparatus body of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and a normal operation system and a specific operation system are provided on the panel surface of the operation panel. An operation system is provided for each block, and the specific operation system is set in an operable state when operating the specific operation system. Therefore, the normal operation of the VTR device is not complicated and the operability is improved. effective. Further, in this case, since the specific operation system is in an inoperable state, even if the specific operation system portion is erroneously pressed, there is no operational problem.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a VTR device of this example.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a control panel, showing an off state of a specific operation system.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a lighting display state of a timer reservation key which is a specific operation system.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a lighting display state of a time adjustment key which is a specific operation system.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the structure of a timer reservation key.

FIG. 6 is a block circuit diagram showing a connection state between a control panel and a VTR device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 VTR device main body 2 Front panel 3 Door panel 4 Fluorescent display screen 5 Control panel 11 Normal operation system 12 Specific operation system 13 Timer reservation button 14 Time setting button 26 Switch body 27 Switch contact 28 Movable member 29 Film 30 Light emitting element 31 Control microcomputer 32 Mode control microcomputer 33 Timer control microcomputer 34 Mechanical control microcomputer 36 Display 37 Mechanical mechanism section

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A recording / reproducing apparatus having an operation panel that can be inserted into and removed from the apparatus body, and a normal operation system and a specific operation system are provided in blocks on the panel surface of the operation panel.
A recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein the specific operation system is in an operable state when the specific operation system is operated. 2. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation system includes a first button, and a switch operation of the first button causes a lighted display and an operable state. A recording / reproducing apparatus characterized in that it is turned off when it is not operated and remains in an inoperable state. 3. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first button is a timer reservation button for recording. 4. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation system includes a second button, and a switch operation of the second button causes a part of the specific operation system to operate. The recording / reproducing apparatus is characterized in that only the display is lit up to be in an operable state. 5. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second button is a time setting button. 6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation system is an illuminated push-button switch.