JPS63244433A - Magnetic recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To correctly know of an alarm time without using an another alarm clock by providing an alarm function on a timer faculty, sounding an alarm time by a sounding means and displaying it by a display means. CONSTITUTION:A timer/microcomputer 13 receives a command by pushing the alarm time setting switch 1d of a program setting switch device 1 to change a display means 17 in alarm display mode. The selection of the set modes of forenoon, afternoon and alarm time is then done by a setting transfer switch 1b and the time setting is done by a set switch 1c. At the alarm time it is displayed by the display means 17 and meanwhile an informative signal is transmitted from the timer/microcomputer 13. Since the informative signal drives a speaker 15 by being amplified by an amplifier 14, the alarm time can be known even with the sound of the speaker 15. An alarm time can thus be known without prepg. an alarm clock separately.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus having a built-in clock means having a program reservation timer function, such as a video tape recorder.

[Conventional technology]

There is a conventional device of this type, such as a video tape recorder shown in FIG. In the figure, (1) is a switch device, which includes a setting transfer switch (1b) and a setting switch (1c) on the program switch Qa. (2) is a timer microcomputer that processes the mode set by the switch device (1);
It includes recording reservation processing means (3), clock means (4), and the like. (5) is a display means such as a display tube for displaying the current time and program contents, and (6) is a mechanical sequence microcomputer, which has functions such as starting recording at a scheduled time.

Next, the operation will be explained.

By pressing the program switch (1a) of the switch device (1), the timer microcomputer (2) receives a command, and the display means (5) enters a mode for displaying the current time and reservation details. Next, the settings transition switch (1b) is used to select morning, afternoon, ON and OFF times, channel, and daytime, etc., and then the settings switch (1c) is used to set the details of the subscription. The reservation details are displayed on the display means (5). Next, at the scheduled time, the timer microcomputer (2) issues a command to the mechanical sequence microcomputer (6) to start recording, and when the scheduled end time comes, the recording is stopped.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventional magnetic recording and reproducing devices are configured as described above, so the timer function can only be used to set the current time and scheduled recording, and if you want to have an alarm function, you must prepare a separate alarm clock. Must be.

However, with ordinary alarm clocks, there is an error in the order of tens of minutes with respect to the set time.

This invention was made in order to solve the problems of the conventional ones as described above, and by adding an alarm function to the conventional timer function and display means, it is possible to accurately wake up without providing a separate alarm clock. In addition to being able to set the time,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic recording/reproducing device that allows the user to visually and aurally know the wake-up time.

[Means for solving problems]

The magnetic recording/reproducing device according to the present invention includes a wake-up time setting switch added to the switch device, wake-up reservation processing means that is activated in response to a clock means by operation of the wake-up time setting switch, and outputs a notification signal at the wake-up time. and a sounding means that operates in response to the notification signal,
Furthermore, an alarm time display function is added to the display means having a program content display function.

[Effect]

In this invention, by operating the wake-up time setting switch in the switch device, the sound generating means emits a sound when the wake-up time arrives, and not only can this be known aurally, but also visually by the display means. It can be confirmed.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a video tape recorder to which a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is applied, and the same parts as in the conventional one are given the same reference numerals and the explanation thereof will be omitted. In the figure, (1) is a switch device, which has an alarm time setting switch (1d). θυ is a wake-up reservation processing means that responds to the clock means (4) by operating the wake-up time setting switch (1d) and sets the display means (to be described later) to a display mode, and (2) outputs a notification signal when the wake-up time is reached. This is a notification signal generating means. These notification signal generation means az, wake-up reservation processing means 0υ, and the recording reservation processing means (3) are implemented by a timer/microcomputer Q.
It consists of 3.

04) is an amplifier connected to the notification signal generating means @;
00 is a buzzer connected to the amplifier α→ or a speaker like this example, and both α4L (119) constitute the sounding means Q→. In addition to displaying program reservation details and current time, it also has the function of displaying alarm time.

Next, the operation will be explained.

The recording reservation and current time setting methods and display operations are the same as before. By pressing the wake-up time setting switch (1d) of the program setting switch device (1), the timer microcomputer receives a command and causes the display means α to enter the wake-up display mode. Next, press the settings migration switch (1b
) to select the morning, afternoon, and wake-up time setting modes, and use the setting switch (IC) to set the time. When the alarm time arrives, the time is displayed on the display means 0η, and a notification signal is sent out by the timer microcomputer.

Since the notification signal is amplified by the amplifier a→ and drives the speaker (G), the wake-up time can also be known by the sound produced by the speaker αQ. That is, it is possible to know the wake-up time without preparing a separate alarm clock, and since the wake-up time reservation process is performed in response to the clock means (4), the wake-up time can be accurately displayed, for example, in 1-minute intervals. will be done.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the alarm function is added to the timer function, and the alarm time is sounded by the sounding means and displayed by the display means, so that the alarm clock can be set without using a separate alarm clock. It has the effect of letting you know the time accurately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. (1)...Switch device-1 (1d)...Wake-up time setting switch, (4)...Clock means, aυ...Wake-up reservation processing means, 02...Notification signal generation means, OQ.
...Pronunciation means, Cl force...Display means. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a magnetic recording and reproducing device incorporating a clock means having a timer function for program reservation, a switch device having a wake-up time setting switch, and a wake-up reservation activated in response to the clock means by operation of the wake-up time setting switch. A processing means, a notification signal generation means for outputting a notification signal at the wake-up time, a sound generation means for generating a sound in response to the notification signal from the notification signal generation means, and a display means having a function of displaying the program reservation contents and the wake-up time. A magnetic recording and reproducing device characterized by comprising: