Tape cassette with memory device including memory and antenna for wireless communication with another antenna in audio/image recording and reproducing system

An audio/image recording and reproducing apparatus for use with a tape cassette having magnetic tape and a memory device, said audio/image recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a reading element operable to read information recorded in the memory device of the tape cassette when the tape cassette is mounted in said audio/image recording and reproducing apparatus;
• and
• a writing element, wherein, when a stop and still operation is performed for the magnetic tape, said writing element calculates a total time for stop and still operations at a portion of the magnetic tape where the stop and still operation has been made and then memorizes a time code and a tape residue for a frame of the portion and a total time and a number of stop and still operations performed at the frame of the portion, and wherein, when an error has occurred in a portion of the magnetic tape during reproduction, said writing element records a time code and a tape residue for a frame of the portion and then records an error rate, a record format, and a warning message in the memory device.