Recording/reproducing apparatus

Claim 2

A reproducing apparatus (1) having reproducing means (5, 7, 8, 11) for reproducing information from a first recording medium (3) and providing the reproduced information to a recording apparatus (2), the first recording medium (3) holding plural pieces of main information prerecorded in a predetermined sequence, control information including at least address information designating the recording start position of each main information being prerecorded thereon in an area preceding the plural pieces of main information while in an area where main information is recorded, having address information prerecorded identifying the area, the reproducing apparatus (1) comprising: setting means (9), based on the address information pertaining to the main information to be reproduced, for setting prescribed positions before the recording start position as output positions of a plurality of control signals for controlling the operations of the reproducing and the recording apparatus; and control signal output means (9), based on the address information, for outputting the corresponding control signal when each of the control signal output positions is detected.

Claim 3

A recording apparatus (2) having recording means (12, 13, 17, 18, 19) for recording an output signal from a reproducing apparatus (1) reproducing a first recording medium (3) onto a second recording medium (26), the first recording medium (3) holding plural pieces of main information prerecorded in a predetermined sequence, control information including at least address information designating the recording start position of each main information being prerecorded thereon in an area preceding the plural pieces of main information while in an area where main information is recorded, having address information prerecorded identifying the area, the recording apparatus (2) comprising: control signal detection means (14) for detecting a record directing signal for directing the recording of start position identifying information pertaining to the main information or for detecting a plurality of control signals for controlling the operation of the recording means (12, 13, 17, 18, 19); control information recording means (13, 15, 17, 18) for recording the start position identifying information on the second recording medium (26) in response to an output from the control signal detection means (14); or recording control means (15, 19) for controlling the recording operation in response to an output from the control signal detection means (14) and in accordance with the detected control signal.

Claim 4

A recording/reproducing apparatus (1, 2) having reproducing means (1) for reproducing information from a first recording medium (3) and recording means (2) for recording an output signal from the reproducing means (1) onto a second recording medium (26), the first recording medium (3) holding plural pieces of main information prerecorded in a predetermined sequence, control information including at least address information designating the recording start position of each main information being prerecorded thereon in an area preceding the plural pieces of main information while in an area where main information is recorded, having address information prerecorded identifying the area, wherein the reproducing means comprising (1): setting means (9), based on the address information pertaining to the main information to be reproduced, for setting a prescribed position before the recording start position as an output position of a muting off signal for muting off the recording means (2) and for setting a prescribed position after the recording end position as an output position of a muting on signal for muting on the recording means (2); and control signal output means (9), based on the address information, for outputting the muting off or the muting on signal when the muting off signal or the muting on signal output position is detected during reproduction, and the recording means (2) comprising: control signal detection means (14) for detecting the muting off and the muting on signal; and recording control means (15) for controlling the muting operation of the recording means (2) in response to the control signal detection means (14).

Claim 5

A recording/reproducing apparatus (1, 2) having reproducing means (1) for reproducing information from a first recording medium (3) and recording means (2) for recording an output signal from the reproducing means (1) onto a second recording medium (26), the first recording medium (3) holding plural pieces of main information prerecorded in a predetermined sequence, control information including at least address information designating the recording start position of each main information being prerecorded thereon in an area preceding the plural pieces of main information while in an area where main information is recorded, having address information prerecorded identifying the area, the recording/reproducing apparatus (1, 2) comprising: control means (9c) for setting the main information to be reproduced and controlling the reproduction thereof; control signal output means (9f), based on control information supplied to the control means (9c), for outputting a plurality of control signals for controlling the operations of the reproducing and the recording means (1, 2); selecting means (10, 16) for selecting the operation mode of the reproducing and the recording means (1, 2); display means (21) for displaying the operating states; and display control means (9g) for controlling the display means (21) in accordance with the control signals and the selected operation mode.

Claim 6

A recording/reproducing apparatus (1, 2) having reproducing means (1) for reproducing information from a first recording medium (3) and recording means (2) for recording an output signal from the reproducing means (1) onto a second recording medium (26), the first recording medium (3) holding plural pieces of main information prerecorded in a predetermined sequence, control information including at least address information designating the recording start position of each main information being prerecorded thereon in an area preceding the plural pieces of main information while in an area where main information is recorded, having address information prerecorded identifying the area, wherein the reproducing means (1) comprising reproduction display means (21) for displaying reproducing states and the recording means (2) comprising record display means (22) for displaying recording states, the reproducing display by the reproduction display means (21) being synchronized with the record display by the record display means (22).

Claim 7

A recording/reproducing apparatus (1, 2) having reproducing means (1) for reproducing information from a first recording medium (3) and recording means (2) for recording an output signal from the reproducing means (1) onto a second recording medium (26), the first recording medium (3) holding plural pieces of main information prerecorded in a predetermined sequence, control information including at least address information designating the recording start position of each main information being prerecorded thereon in an area preceding the plural pieces of main information while in an area where main information is recorded, having address information prerecorded identifying the area, wherein the reproducing means (1) comprising: settin1g means (9), based on the address information designating the recording start position of the main information to be reproduced, for setting a prescribed position before the recording start position as an output position of a record directing signal for directing the recording means (2) to record the start position identifying information and for setting output positions of a plurality of control signals for controlling the operations of the reproducing and recording means (1, 2); and control signal output means (9), based on the address information, for outputting the record directing signal when the preset record directing signal output position is detected during reproduction, and for outputting the corresponding control signal when each of the preset control signal output positions is detected during reproduction, and the recording means (2) comprising; control signal detecting means (14) for detecting the record directing signal for directing the recording of the start position identifying information pertaining to the main information and for detecting the plurality of control signals for controlling the operation of the recording means (2); control information recording means (13, 15, 17, 18) for recording the start position identifying information on the second recording medium (26) in response to an output from the control signal detecting means (14); and recording control means (15, 19) for controlling the recording operation in response to an output from the control signal detecting means (14) and in accordance with the detected control signal.