Recording and reproducing apparatus

Claim 1

A recording and reproducing apparatus (1) for record carriers (6, 7) in the form of tapes accommodated in cassettes (4, 5), comprising a first deck (8) for driving and scanning a first record carrier (6) which deck is constructed for reproduction only and can be set to at least the "stop", "stand-by" and "normal reproduction" modes, and comprising a second deck (19) for driving and scanning a second record carrier (7), which deck is constructed for recording and reproducing and can be set to at least the "stop", "stand-by", "normal reproduction" and "normal recording" modes, which decks each comprise a drive means (27) for driving the relevant record carrier (6, 7), which drive means each comprise a plurality of drive elements (32, 33, 38, 42, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52), a scanning device (74) for scanning the relevant record carrier (6, 7) and a positioning device (36) which can be set to a stop position, a stand-by position and a normal-transport position, for positioning the scanning device (74) and at least one drive element (38, 42) of the drive means (26) of the relevant deck (8, 9) in conformity with the mode to which said deck is set, and which each comprise a keyset (10, 11) comprising a plurality of keys (79, 81, 82, 83, 84), (97A, 97B) for selecting the modes of operation of the relevant decks (8, 9), the positioning device (36) of each deck (8, 9) being movable by actuation of at least one key (79, 81, 97A, 97B) of the keyset of each deck and both decks (8, 9) being switchable to a "successive normal reproduction" mode by actuation of a key (97A) of the keyset (10) of the first deck (8) and at least the key (81) for the "normal reproduction" mode of the keyset (11) of the second deck (9), in which "successive normal reproduction" mode first the positioning device (36) in the first deck (8) is set to its normal-transport position to obtain the "normal reproduction" mode and the positioning device (36) in the second deck (9) is set to its standby position to obtain the "standby" mode, subsequently the positioning device (36) in the first deck (8) is set to its stop position to obtain the "stop" mode and the positioning device (36) in the second deck (9) is set to its normal-transport position to obtain the "normal reproduction" mode, and after this the positioning device (36) in the second deck (9) is also set to its stop position to obtain the "stop" mode, and comprising a control lever (106) which extends from the first deck (8) to the second deck (9), which lever in the "successive normal reproduction" mode, when the first deck (8) is in the "stop" mode, controls the start of the "normal reproduction" mode in the second deck (9), characterized in that the keysets (10, 11) of the two decks (8, 9) comprise equal numbers of keys (79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 97A, 97B), in that the "successive normal reproduction" mode can be started by actuating the key (97A) of the keyset (10) of the first deck (8), which corresponds to the key (97B) for the "normal recording" mode of the keyset (11) of the second deck (9), and the key (81) for the "normal reproduction" mode of the keyset (11) of the second deck (9), and in that by actuating the key (97A) of the keyset (10) of the first deck (8), which corresponds to the key (97B) for the "normal recording" mode of the keyset (11) of the second deck (9), the positioning device (36) in the first deck (8) is set to the normal-transport position to obtain the "normal reproduction" mode and via the control lever (106) which is movable by actuation of said key (97A) in the second deck (9) the positioning device (36) of this deck is set to its stand-by position to obtain "stand-by" mode.