Disc player for playing different types of discs which automatically identifies the type of a currently loaded disc

A disc player capable of playing discs of different types comprising:

• reproduction means in which a reproduction process is carried out in any one of a first reproduction mode in which a signal is reproduced form a first format in which only a digital audio signal is contained in a first frequency band, a second reproduction mode in which a signal is reproduced from a second format in which only an analog audio signal is contained in a frequency band other than said first frequency band, a third reproduction mode in which a signal is reproduced from a third format in which a digital audio signal and an analog audio signal are contained in said first frequency band and said other frequency band, respectively;
• and
• selection control means for causing said reproduction means to select any one of said first, second, and third reproduction modes, wherein said selection control means comprising:
• decision means for deciding the recording format of a disc loaded in said player;
• initialization means for instructing an initialization operation to select any one of said first, second, and third reproduction modes, in accordance with a decision outputted from said decision means;
• inhibiting means for inhibiting the initialization operation of said initialization means when said decision means decides that a disc, which was loaded immediately prior to and replaced by a currently loaded disc, and said currently loaded disc are recorded in a same format.