Recorded tape travel control system

A tape travel control system comprising:

• a motor and a capstan, said motor rotationally driving said capstan for transporting a tape;
• forward and reverse manipulation means for respectively generating forward and reverse signals responsive to a selective manipulation thereof;
• rotational direction changing means selectively responsive to said forward and reverse signals for selectively changing the rotational direction of the motor in order to rotate the motor in a forward direction in response to the forward signal generated by manipulating the forward manipulation means and to rotate the motor in a reverse direction in response to the reverse signal generated by manipulating the reverse manipulation means;
• speed changing means operating repeatedly in response to the number of the forward signals or the reverse signals which are generated by sequentially manipulating either the forward or the reverse manipulation means a plurality of times in a continuous succession, each of said manipulations changing the rotational speed of the motor in a step manner, said speed changing means operating in response to the sequence of forward and reverse signals generated by alternately manipulating the forward and reverse manipulation means in order to decrease the rotational speed of the motor in a step manner, said rotational direction changing means and said speed changing means being operated responsive to the signals generated by the forward and the reverse manipulation means;
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• means for independently stopping the rotation of the motor, whereby said manipulation means may be operated to bring the tape to a desired location and then the independent stopping means may be operated to bring the tape to rest at that desired location.