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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1989
Masami Tsuchida, Saitama, JP;
Kiichiro Koguchi, Saitama, JP;
Hisashi Yagi, Saitama, JP;
Toshio Ohtani, Saitama, JP;
Kiyoshi Iwai, Saitama, JP;
Fumihiko Miyamoto, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A digital audio tape recorder and a method for operating the same, especially in a music program jump selecting mode. In one embodiment, the state of an erasure-preventing tab is detected, and TOC (Table-Of-Contents) information is transferred from the tape to a TOC information memory only when the erasure-preventing tab is set to an indicate an unrecordable state. In accordance with another embodiment, when the music program number of the music selection presently being reproduced is known and the program number is aligned, a target music program number is calculated and displayed.