Display unit for operation state

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To make it possible to make sure of a commanded mode of a recording and reproducing device at 1st sight by displaying an operation state while displaying an operation item by several characters, symbols, etc., for confirmation and indication. CONSTITUTION:With tape recorder 1 put in a reproduction mode, the head and terminal signals of each music recorded on a magnetic tape are displayed on monitor 3, and when a basic word on monitor 3 is indicated by light pen 4 in accordance with a music number and music title, the music number and music title are displayed on monitor 3 and the required play time is also displayed on monitor 3 corresponding to the output of the tape counter of recorder 1. Display information on those is stored in the memory of microcomputer 5 and indicating the basic word on monitor 3 displays the operation state of tape recorder 1 on monitor 3 according to a read from the memory in addition to operation instruction items to make it possible to make sure of the commanded mode at 1st sight, so that dubbing, etc., to cassette tape recorder 2 will be performed easily and definitely. Further, the formation of labels by printer 6 and the state of a power supply can also be confirmed through monitor 3.

Inventors

• 👤 Yuji Hayakawa

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