Disc device

A disc device comprising:

• a plurality of magazines each having a tray that stores a plurality of discs;
• a plurality of disc drives that each perform recording or reproducing of information on or from a disc, respectively;
• a picker that draws out the magazine tray from one magazine selected from the plurality of magazines and that conveys the magazine tray to a position near the plurality of disc drives;
• and
• a disc separating and supplying device that, at the position near the disc drives, holds the plurality of discs stored in the magazine tray, that separates at least one disc from the held plurality of discs, and that supplies the separated disc to the disc drive;
• wherein the plurality of discs are stored in the magazine tray in a state where the plurality of discs are stacked in close contact with one another, and
• wherein the disc separating and supplying device includes;
• a separator that holds the plurality of discs in the magazine tray, and that separates the held plurality of discs so as not to be brought into contact with one another, and
• a carrier that receives the plurality of discs from the separator in the separated state, to insert the discs into the plurality of disc drives.