One button control system for telephone answering device
AssigneeHashimoto Corporation
InventorKazuo Hashimoto
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Abstract
At least two operation buttons are arranged to set one of a plurality of operation modes of a recording/reproducing apparatus. When each operation button operated a plurality of times within a predetermined period of time is detected by a microprocessor, a switching circuit sets a recording medium in a predetermined operation mode determined by the operation/non-operation and the number of operations of each operation button. In the predetermined operation mode, at least one recording medium mounted in the recording apparatus is erased while being rewound or fast forwarded.
Claims7
A recording/reproducing apparatus having a housing and at least one recording medium and operable in a plurality of modes, comprising:
- operation selection means comprising a manual input means on the housing for selecting an operation mode of said recording/reproducing apparatus, said operation selection means being provided with recording medium drive control operating means for controlling selectively play and drive of the recording medium, and recording control operating means for controlling selectively recording and erasure of the recording medium;
- means for establishing a predetermined period of time;
- detecting means for detecting the number of successive operations of said manual input means occurring within the predetermined period of time;
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- switching means for switching the operation mode in response to an output from said detecting means,
- wherein said switching means selectively sets the recording medium in a play, rewind or fast forward mode in response to the number of successive operations of said manual input means detected by said detecting means within the predetermined period of time, and said switching means selectively sets the recording medium in a record mode, or at least one of either a rewind erasure mode or a fast-forward erasure in response to the operation of said recording control operating means and predetermined numbers of successive operations of said manual input means detected by said detecting means within the predetermined period of time, thereby selectively erasing contents of the recording medium at a speed higher than a recording or play speed.
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