Optical disc reproducing apparatus having displayed mode control key functions which are controlled by detection of the type of disc being reproduced

An optical disc reproducing apparatus comprising:

• optical disc reproducing means for reproducing an optical disc on which only audio digital information is recorded or an optical disc on which non-audio digital information is recorded in addition to the audio information,
• a pointing device for generating a command signal corresponding to one of a plurality of operational modes of the optical disc reproducing means in response to a selection input by a user of the optical disc reproducing apparatus, provided with an X-Y device and trigger buttons,
• display means provided in the pointing device for indicating the operational modes which can be selected by the pointing device,
• disc discriminating means connected to the optical disc reproducing means for discriminating the type of the optical disc being reproduced by the optical disc reproducing means,
• reproduction controlling means connected to the pointing device for designating the operational modes which are selectable by the pointing device depending on the type of the optical disc designated by a discriminating output of the disc discriminating means, the reproduction controlling means, upon receipt of a command signal from the pointing device, controlling the operation of the optical disc reproducing means to perform a selected operational mode, and
• display controlling means for changing the display on the display means depending on the type of the optical disc designated by the discriminating output of the disc discriminating means.