JPH08186772A - Television unified with video tape recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To decrease the switch operation frequency and to improve the operability of a TV set unified with a video tape recorder VTR by performing the rewind, reproduction and video recording reservation operations just with push of the rewind, reproduction and video recording reservation switches respectively. CONSTITUTION: When a rewind switch 28 is pushed, a main switch 23 and a TV mode switch 25 are turned on via a main switch operation part 22 and a TV mode operation part 24 respectively. Then a video mode switch 26 is turned on via a video mode operation part 27 and the power is supplied to a VTR 21. Thus a rewind operation is carried out. When a reproduction switch 29 is pushed, the switches 23, 25 and 26 are turned on like the function of the switch 28 and the power is supplied to the VTR 21. Thus a reproduction operation is carried out just with push of the switch 29. Under such conditions, the data read by the video head of the VTR 21 are sent to a TV 20 and displayed on a screen as long as the TV 20 is kept in an ON state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a TV having a built-in VTR.
In the above, the present invention relates to a video-integrated television in which the video operation procedure is simplified and the operability is improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, a video-integrated television has a TV 1 and a VTR 2 integrally formed.

Generally, a video-integrated television has a monitor screen 3, a video tape cassette insertion slot 4, and a cassette pull-in switch 4a on its front surface, as shown in FIG. 4, for example.
, Cassette eject switch 4b, and main switch 5
A television mode switch 6, channel changeover switches 7 and 8, a video mode switch 9, a reproduction switch 10, a rewind switch 11, a stop switch 12,
It has a fast-forward switch 13, a recording reservation switch 14, and a display 15 for recording reservation.

The monitor screen 3 is commonly used for both television broadcasting and video images. The video tape cassette insertion port 4 is a doorway for loading the VTR 2 with the video tape cassette.

The front end of the video tape cassette is inserted into the video tape cassette insertion slot 4 and the cassette pull-in switch 4 is inserted.
Pressing a automatically loads the videotape cassette into the VTR2. When the cassette eject button 4b is pressed, the video tape cassette loaded in the VTR 2 is automatically pulled out.

The main switch 5 is, as shown in FIG.
It is a push button switch for turning on / off the main power of the video-integrated television.

As shown in FIG. 3, the television mode switch 6 is connected in series with the main switch 5, and when the main switch 5 is on, the television mode switch 6 is turned on to supply power to the TV 1. A push button switch for turning the mode on.

The channel changeover switches 7 and 8 are push button switches for switching the receiving channel of the television, and one of them changes the channel number in ascending order and the other changes the channel number in descending order.

As shown in FIG. 3, the video mode switch 9 is connected in series with the television mode switch 6, and when both the main switch 5 and the television mode switch 6 are on, power is supplied to the VTR 2 to switch the video mode. It is a push button switch for turning on.

The reproduction switch 10 is a push button switch for reproducing a video tape in the video mode.

The rewind switch 11 is a push button switch for rewinding the video tape loaded in the VTR 2. By pressing this rewind switch 11,
The video tape drive motor of the rewinding circuit of the VTR 2 operates to rewind.

The stop switch 12 is a push button switch for stopping the video tape loaded in the VTR 2 and being played back, rewound, or fast-forwarding.

The fast-forward switch 13 is a push button switch for running the video tape being reproduced at a speed higher than the reproduction speed.

The recording reservation switch 14 is a push button switch that is pressed when recording a television broadcast on a video tape. The recording reservation method includes inputting the recording date, the day of the week, the recording start time, and the recording end time by numbers, the G code method, and displaying the menu on the monitor screen 1 and selecting from this menu. There is.

The display unit 15 is for displaying the input values of the above setting items at the time of recording reservation for confirmation.

The video-integrated television set as described above can be used in both the television mode and the video mode. Hereinafter, in each mode, the operating state is referred to as ON and the non-operating state is referred to as OFF. Then, switching the mode to either on or off is referred to as on / off.

In the television mode, a voltage is applied to each circuit of the TV 1 and the cathode ray tube, and a television operation such as channel selection of UHF / VHF broadcasting and satellite broadcasting is performed by using the channel switches 7 and 8 or the remote controller to perform television operation. Monitor screen for video of any channel of TV broadcast input via antenna or cable 3
Can be displayed on.

In the video mode, power is supplied to each circuit of the VTR 2, a video tape is loaded into the VTR 2, and then the various push button type switches 10 to 14 described above.
Or, using the remote control, play video tape, rewind,
Video operations such as pause and fast forward can be performed.

In the television mode and the video mode, common speakers are used.

In the conventional video-integrated television, the main switch 5, the television mode switch 6 and the video mode switch 9 are connected in series, and the control of these switches 5, 6, 9 is a flow chart shown in FIG. It is done as shown.

While the main switch 5 is off, the standby state is maintained (step ST1), and when the main switch 5 is on, the process proceeds to step ST2.

At step ST2, the state of the television mode switch 6 is checked (step ST2). If it is off, the process returns to step ST1. If it is on, the process goes to step ST2.
Go to 3. In step ST3, the video-integrated television is set to the television mode, and a desired television program can be viewed by performing television operations such as channel selection.

While the television mode is on, the state of the video mode switch 9 is checked (step ST
4) If off, return to step ST2 and repeat the television mode. If the video mode switch 9 is turned on, the video mode is turned on and the video operation relating to the recording and reproducing of the video tape can be performed (step S).
T5).

[0024]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional video-integrated television, the main switch 5 is used.
Since the video mode switch 9 can be turned on only when both of the television mode switch 6 and the television mode switch 6 are turned on, the following operational inconvenience has been a problem.

(1) When the video tape is played back and the video is finished, it is often desired to rewind the video tape even after the main switch 5 and the television mode switch 6 are both turned off. The problem is that you can't.

(2) In order to play back the video tape, the main switch 5, the television mode switch 6, and the
A problem that the video mode switch 9 and the reproduction switch 10 must be operated a plurality of times to turn them on.

(3) Even when a recording reservation is made, the main switch 5, the television mode switch 6, the video mode switch 9, and the recording reservation switch 14 must be turned on a plurality of times. The problem that must be done.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a video-integrated television which solves all the above problems, and there is a problem in the control method of each switch.

[0029]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a video-integrated television according to the present invention comprises a main switch for turning on / off a main power source and a television mode switch for supplying power to the TV to enter a television mode. And a video switch group capable of driving and operating the VTR in the TV mode, the operation of a specific switch of the video switch group, and the VTR via the TV switch group. Power to
In addition, the drive operation is performed based on the operated specific switch.

The specific switch is at least VT.
A video mode switch for supplying power to R, a rewind switch for rewinding a video tape, a playback switch for playing a video tape, and a recording reservation switch for making a video recording reservation; By the operation of, the power is supplied to the VTR via the main switch and the rewinding operation is performed; by the operation of the reproduction switch, the power is supplied to the VTR via the main switch and the reproduction is performed. The video-integrated television is configured so that the VTR is supplied with power through the main switch and the recording reservation operation is performed by operating the recording reservation switch.

[0031]

With the video-integrated television having the above-mentioned structure, even if the TV is in the television mode, that is, the video-integrated television can drive the VTR when the TV is in the ON state, it is possible to turn on the rewind switch of the VTR. The video tape can be rewound, the playback operation of the video tape can be performed only by turning on the playback switch, and the recording reservation operation can be performed only by turning on the recording reservation switch.

[0032]

Embodiments of the video-integrated television according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the connection state of the switch groups required in this embodiment. The video-integrated type television has a television switch group for operating the TV 20 and a VTR2.
1 and a video switch group for driving operation.

The TV switch group is connected to the power supply terminal T and has a main switch 23 having a main switch operating section 22 for controlling ON / OFF of the main power supply, and is connected in series to the main switch 23 to turn on / off the TV 20. It is composed of a television mode switch 25 having a television mode operation section 24 for controlling.

The main switch operating section 22 is connected to the TV 20 and the VTR 21, and is basically turned on / off by operating a main power switch of the TV 20, although not shown. Further, the main switch can be turned on / off by operating a rewind switch, a reproduction switch, and a recording reservation switch which are specific switches of the VTR 21.

The TV mode operation section 24 is connected to the TV 20 and the VTR 21, and is basically turned on / off by operating a TV power switch of the TV 20 although not shown.
Turn off. Further, it has a structure in which the television mode switch can be turned on / off together with the main switch by operating the rewind switch, the reproduction switch, and the recording reservation switch of the VTR 21.

That is, when both the main switch 23 and the television mode switch 25 are turned on as in the prior art, power is supplied to the TV 20.

The video switch group includes a video mode switch 26 which is connected to the television mode switch 25 to supply power, a video mode operation section 27 which controls the video mode switch 26, and a rewind switch which controls the drive operation of the VTR 21. 28, a reproduction switch 29, and a recording reservation switch 30. The rewind switch 28, the reproduction switch 29, and the recording reservation switch 30 constitute a specific switch.

That is, the main switch 23 and the video mode switch 26 are connected to the power supply terminal T via the television mode switch 26, and the main mode switch 23 and the television mode switch 25 are turned on. When 26 is turned on, power is supplied to the VTR 21.

In the video-integrated television having such a structure, first, when the rewind switch 28 of the specific switch is pressed, the main switch 23 is turned on via the main switch operating section 22, and the television mode operating section 24 is operated. The television mode switch 25 is turned on, the video mode switch 26 is turned on via the video mode operation unit 27, power is supplied to the VTR 21, and the rewinding operation is performed.

When the reproduction switch 29 of the specific switch is pressed, the main switch 23, the television mode switch 25, and the video mode switch 26 are turned on to supply power to the VTR 21, similar to the function of the rewind switch 28. Drive the playback operation. Playback switch 29
The playback operation can be driven by simply pressing. This playback operation is performed by the VTR 21 when the TV 20 is on.
The read data from the video head is sent to the TV 20 and displayed on the screen.

When the recording reservation switch 30, which is a specific switch, is pressed, the main switch 23, the television mode switch 25, and the video mode switch 26 are turned on in the same manner as the functions of the rewind switch 28 and the reproduction switch 29, and V
Power is supplied to the TR 21 to drive the recording reservation operation.

The overall operation of the video-integrated television will be described below. This video-integrated television is controlled as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 when the main switch 23 is off.

When the main switch 23 is off (step ST10), the rewind switch 28 is checked (step ST11), and if it is on, the main switch operating section 22 is controlled to turn on the main switch 23,
The TV mode operation unit 24 is controlled to turn on the TV mode switch 25, the video mode operation unit 27 is controlled to turn on the video mode switch 26, and the power source is set to VTR2.
Feed to 1. Then, the rewinding operation is performed (step S
T12). When the rewinding is completed, the process returns to step ST11.

As described above, even when the main switch 23 is off, the rewinding can be performed only by pressing the rewinding switch 28 regardless of whether the television mode switch 26 and the video mode switch 26 are on or off.

If the rewind switch 28 is off in step ST11, the television mode switch 25 is checked (step ST13), and if it is on, the main switch 23 is turned on to supply power to the TV 20. It becomes possible to perform the TV operation such as the channel selection being performed (step ST1).
4).

Next, when the television mode switch 25 is on, the video mode switch 26 is checked (step ST15). If this is on, power is supplied to the VTR 21, so that the normal reproduction, rewind, Various video operations such as recording reservation and fast forward can be performed (step ST16).

If the video mode switch 26 is off in step ST15, the process returns to step ST11. That is, the television mode is continued until the video mode switch 26 is pressed.

If the television mode switch 25 is off in step ST13, the process jumps to step ST17 to check the reproduction switch 29. Play switch 29
If is on, the main switch 23, the television mode switch 25, and the video mode switch 26 are turned on to perform a reproducing operation.

As described above, even if the main switch 23 and the television mode switch 25 are off, the reproducing operation can be performed only by pressing the reproducing switch 29.

If the reproduction switch 29 is off in step ST17, the process jumps to step ST19 to check the recording reservation switch 30. If the recording reservation switch 30 is turned on, the main switch 23, the television mode switch 25, and the video mode switch 26 are turned on to perform the recording reservation operation (step ST20).

As described above, even if the main switch 23 and the television mode switch 25 are off, the recording reservation operation can be performed by simply pressing the recording reservation switch 30.

[0053]

As described above, in the video-integrated television according to the present invention, the video tape can be rewound by pressing the rewind switch even when the television mode is off. Also, the video tape can be played back by simply pressing the playback switch. Further, since the recording reservation can be made only by pressing the recording reservation switch, the number of button operations is reduced as compared with the conventional one, and it is possible to provide a video-integrated television with extremely improved operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a video-integrated television according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a conventional video-integrated television.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of switches of a video-integrated television.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of a conventional video-integrated television.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 TV 21 VTR 22 Main switch operation unit 23 Main switch 24 TV mode operation unit 25 TV mode switch 26 Video mode switch 27 Video mode operation unit 28 Rewind switch 29 Play switch 30 Recording reservation switch

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A television switch group comprising a main switch for turning on / off a main power source and a television mode switch for supplying power to a television to enter a television mode, and a video switch capable of driving and operating a VTR in the television mode. And a power supply to the VTR through the TV switch group by operating a specific switch of the video switch group, and a drive operation based on the operated specific switch. A video-integrated television that is characterized by 2. The specific switch comprises a video mode switch for supplying power to at least a VTR, a rewind switch for rewinding a video tape, a reproducing switch for reproducing a video tape, and a recording for making a video recording reservation. The video-integrated television set according to claim 1, comprising a reservation switch. 3. The video-integrated television according to claim 2, wherein the rewinding switch is operated to supply power to the VTR through the main switch and to perform a rewinding operation. . 4. The video-integrated television according to claim 2, wherein the VTR is supplied with power through the main switch and a reproducing operation is performed by operating the reproducing switch. 5. A recording reservation operation is performed by supplying power to the VTR via the main switch by operating the recording reservation switch.
TV with integrated video as described in.