Recording apparatus with an indicator for indicating current recording conditions

A recording apparatus having a function of indicating current recording conditions, comprising:

• an input device including character keys corresponding to characters such as letters, numerals and symbols, and a plurality of selector keys corresponding to a plurality of recording conditions such as a recording direction, a size of the characters to be recorded, a color in which the characters are recorded, and a line spacing between adjacent lines of the characters, each of said selector keys being operable to select one of a plurality of recording modes for the corresponding one of said recording conditions;
• primary indicator means, responsive to an operation of said selector keys to change at least one of said plurality of recording conditions from one of said recording modes to another, for displaying a single special symbol equivalent to a single character, to indicate the change of said at least one recording condition, without specifying said at least one recording condition and the newly selected recording mode of each of said at least one recording condition;
• secondary indicator means, responsive to said operation of said selector keys, for displaying a mode indication symbol to indicate said at least one recording condition which has been changed, and said newly selected recording mode of each of said at least one recording condition;
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• indication control means for controlling said primary and secondary indicator means based on the operation of said selector keys, said indication control means commanding said primary indicator means to display said special symbol when the operation of one of said selector keys is followed by an operation of one of keys other than said selector keys, and not commanding said primary indicator means to display said special symbol when the operation of said one selector key is followed by an operation of another of said selector keys.

A recording apparatus having a function of indicating current recording conditions, comprising:

• an input device including character keys corresponding to characters such as letters, numerals and symbols, and selector means for selecting one of a plurality of recording modes for each of at least two recording conditions selected from a plurality of recording conditions such as a recording direction, a size of the characters to be recorded, a color in which the characters are recorded, and a line spacing between adjacent lines of the characters;
• primary indicator means, responsive to operations of said character keys, for displaying the characters entered through said character keys, said primary indicator means being also responsive to an operation of said selector means to change at least one of said at least two recording conditions from one of said recording modes to another, and displaying a single special symbol equivalent to a single character, to indicate the change of said at least one recording condition, without specifying said at least one recording condition and the newly selected recording mode of each of said at least one recording condition, said primary indicator means having a cursor movable to one of said characters and said special symbol which are displayed thereon;
• secondary indicator means, responsive to said operation of said selector keys, for displaying a mode indication symbol to indicate said at least one recording condition which has been changed, and said newly selected recording mode of each of said at least one recording condition;
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• indication control means for controlling said primary and secondary indicator means based on the operation of said selector keys, said indication control means commanding said secondary indicator means to display said mode indication symbol for each of said at least two recording conditions, upon positioning of said cursor at said special symbol, to indicate said newly selected recording mode which has been established at a position of said special symbol, said newly selected recording mode being changed to another recording mode by operating said selector means while said cursor is located at said position of said special symbol.

A recording apparatus having a function of indicating current recording conditions, comprising:

• an input device including character keys corresponding to characters such as letters, numerals and symbols, and selector means for selecting one of a plurality of recording modes for each of at least two recording conditions such as a recording direction, a size of the characters to be recorded, a color in which the characters are recorded, and a line spacing between adjacent lines of the characters;
• primary indicator means, responsive to an operation of said selector means to change at least one of said at least two recording conditions from one of said recording modes to another, for displaying a single special symbol equivalent to a single character, to indicate the change of said at least one recording condition, without specifying said at least one recording condition and the newly selected recording mode of each of said at least one recording condition;
• secondary indicator means, responsive to said operation of said selector keys, for displaying a mode indication symbol to indicate said at least one recording condition which has been changed, and said newly selected recording mode of each of said at least one recording condition;
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• indication control means for controlling said primary and secondary indicator means based on the operation of said selector keys, said indication control means comprising a program memory for storing a control program for controlling said primary and secondary indicator means, a mode register for storing mode-symbol data indicative of said newly selected recording mode of each of said at least two recording conditions, a special-symbol flag register for storing a special-symbol flag commanding said primary indicator means to display said special symbol, a display pattern memory for storing pattern data representative of a pattern of said special symbol, and a central processing unit cooperating with said mode register, said special-symbol flag register and said display pattern memory, to execute said program stored in said program memory.