Tape recorder with display showing tape travel direction
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorKenji Furuta
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Abstract
In the disclosed tape recorder, wherein separate sources of electric power actuate the tape drive and energize a display for showing the running direction of a tape, the display showing the running direction of the tape is disabled unless the source that energizes the drive is effective.
Claims14
A tape recorder, comprising a tape drive, tape counter means for counting tape, a tape direction switch, display means responsive to said tape counter means and said direction switch for displaying values indicative of the tape count when the tape counter means indicates that the tape is running, said display means including direction indicating markers, control means coupled to said tape drive and to said display means as well as said counter means and said direction switch for enabling the display of the markers only in response to both the tape drive and the tape counter being operative and for causing said display means to indicate one of said markers in response to said direction switch.
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