Slide projector control apparatus

Control apparatus for a slide projector comprising:

• local manually operable entry means disposed on the slide projector for entering slide address codes and command function codes, said manually operable entering means including a plurality of entry devices;
• remote manually operable entry means for entering slide address codes and command function codes, said remote manually operable entry means including a plurality of entry devices, said remote manually operable entry means being located remotely of the slide projector;
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• control means responsive to said local manually operable entry means and said remote manually operable entry means for controlling operation of the slide projector in accordance with the entries on said respective entry devices of said local manually operable entry devices and said remote manually operable entry means, said control means being responsive to a predetermined remote enable command code entered on said remote manually operable means and disabling said local manually operable means, said control means further being responsive to a predetermined remote disable command code entered on said remote manually operable means and reenabling said local manually operable means, said control means not being responsive to entries on said local manually operable entry means or said remote manually operable entry means when said respective entry means is disabled.

Control apparatus for slide projector apparatus comprising:

• manually operable means for entering slide address codes and predetermined mode command codes on a plurality of entry devices representing the respective numerals 0 through 9;
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• control means responsive to said manually operable means for controlling operation of the slide projector including slide tray transport, said control means comprising encoding means responsive to said operation of said manually operable means for generating encoded slide address signals and mode command signals at a tape transducing output, said control means further comprising decoding means responsive to said encoded slide address signals and said mode command signals at at tape transducing input for controlling operation of the slide projector and for controlling the slide projector to project the slides corresponding to the decoded slide address codes, said control means further comprising record mode control means responsive to entry of a predetermined record mode code on said manually operable means for controlling said encoding means in a record mode to encode signals at said tape transducing output in accordance with slide address codes and mode command codes subsequently entered on said manually operable means and for controlling the slide projector to project each of the slides corresponding to the slide address codes entered on said manually operable means as said signals are encoded, said control means further comprising manual random access means responsive to entry of slide address codes on said manually operable entry means for controlling the slide projector to project the slides corresponding to the slide address codes entered in a manual random access mode.

Control apparatus for slide projector apparatus comprising:

• manually operable means for entering slide address codes and predetermined mode command codes, said manually operable means including a plurality of entry devices, a first plurality of said entry devices corresponding to defined functions such that actuation of each of said entry devices in said first plurality corresponds to a defined functional representation, each of a second plurality of said entry devices representing a respective one of the numerals 0 through 9, said slide address codes and said command codes being entered on said second plurality of entry devices as numerical codes;
• control means responsive to operation of said manually operable means for generating predetermined control signals in response to said predetermined mode command codes, slide address codes and defined functions;
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• projection apparatus means responsive to said control signals for controlling predetermined projection functions including slide tray transport, one of said predetermined mode command codes being a maintenance code, said control means comprising means responsive to entry of said maintenance code for performing a self-diagnostic routine to determine proper operation of said control means.

Control apparatus for slide projector apparatus comprising:

• manually operable means for entering slide address codes and predetermined mode command codes, said manually operable means including a plurality of entry devices, a first plurality of said entry devices corresponding to defined functions such that actuation of each of said entry devices in said first plurality corresponds to a defined functional representation, each of a second plurality of said entry devices representing a respective one of the numerals 0 through 9, said slide address codes and said command codes being entered on said second plurality of entry devices as numerical codes;
• control means responsive to operation of said manually operable means for generating predetermined control signals in response to said predetermined mode command codes, slide address codes and defined functions;
• projection apparatus means responsive to said control signals for controlling predetermined projection functions including slide tray transport;
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• display means responsive to said control means for displaying entered slide address codes and command codes,
• said control means further comprising program tape encoding and recording means for encoding and recording predetermined mode command signals in a predetermined tone burst format in response to actuation of said manually operable means to enter said predetermined mode command codes and said slide address codes, said control means further comprising means for blanking the display of said displaying means during encoding and recording of said mode command codes and said slide address codes.

Control apparatus for slide projector apparatus comprising:

• manually operable means for entering slide address codes and predetermined mode command codes, said manually operable means including a plurality of entry devices, a first plurality of said entry devices corresponding to defined functions such that actuation of each of said entry devices in said first plurality corresponds to a defined functional representation, each of a second plurality of said entry devices representing a respective one of the numerals 0 through 9, said slide address codes and said command codes being entered on said second plurality of entry devices as numerical codes;
• control means responsive to operation of said manually operable means for generating predetermined control signals in response to said predetermined mode command codes, slide address codes and defined functions;
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• projection apparatus means responsive to said control signals for controlling predetermined projection functions including slide tray;
• said control means further comprising means for determining valid entries from said second plurality of entry devices, valid entries being defined as a slide address code corresponding to one of a predetermined number of defined slide positions of said projection apparatus means or one of said predetermined mode command codes;
• said projection apparatus controlling means further comprising means for carrying and transporting a slide tray and means for generating a tray type control signal to said control means to identify one of a predetermined number of tray tapes that is capable of being carried by said projection apparatus controlling means, said means for determining valid entries being responsive to said tray type control signal.