Recording/reproducing apparatus with dual display capability
US4789973A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for recording and reproducing includes a first instruction and display device, a second instruction and display device separably electrically connected with the first such device and sensing apparatus for detecting whether the second device is connected to or disconnected from the first device. A recording/reproducing controller is operably responsive to instructions generated by the devices to operate a recorder/reproducer unit and is dependent on the sensing apparatus for controlling the displays of the first and second devices. In a VTR application, the first device is included in the body of the VTR and the second device is a remote controller. The sensing apparatus detects when the remote controller is operatively connected to the VTR and the controller provides for activation of the display of the remote controller under such condition.
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