Abstract:
THE INVENTION CONCERNS DICTATING AND TRANSCRIBING APPARATUS USING A MAGNETIC BELT RECORD MEDIA AND HAVING A VARIETY OF AUTOMATIC AND SEMIAUTOMATIC FEATURES. THE DICTATING UNIT HAS AN ASSOCIATED MICROPHONE WITH CONTROL BUTTONS FOR ESTABLISHING MODES OF OPERATION, INITIATING FORWARD AND BACKSPACING MOVEMENTS, CONTROLLING THE MARKING OF AN INDEX SLIP, AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. THE TRANSCRIBING UNIT HAS AN ASSOCIATED HEAD SET AND FOOT CONTROL AND VARIOUS OPERATING CONTROLS, PROVIDED ON THE FRONT OF THE TRANSCRIBING UNIT. TRANSCRIBING OPERATIONS ARE UNDER CONTROL OF A FOOT PEDAL AND INCLUDER STARTING AND STOPPING OF THE BELT MOVEMENT, A SYMMETRICAL FORWARD AND REVERSE REVIEW WHICH IS REPEATABLE, AND OTHER OPERATIONS REQUIRED FOR TRANSCRIBING. EACH UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH INDEPENDENT MECHANISMS FOR RESTORING THE SOUND TRANSDUCER WHEN A BELT IS UNLOADED, CONTROL MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING ONE INITIAL MARGIN DURING RECORDING AND ANOTHER INITIAL MARGIN DURING PLAYBACK, AND MEANS FOR RAPIDLY ALIGNING THE SOUND HEAD IN RELATION TO THE RECORD MEDIA FOLLOWING A MANUAL SCAN OPERATION. APPROPRIATE WARNING SIGNALS TO INDICATE END OF BELT, BELT POSITIONING, ETC. ARE PROVIDED.
Abstract:
A dictating unit has an associated microphone with control buttons for establishing modes of operation, and otherwise controlling the unit. The dictating unit is arranged for loading and unloading of a magnetic belt from the side. A transcribing unit has an associated headset and foot control and is arranged for loading and unloading of the magnetic belt from the front of the unit. However, each unit makes use of the same basic frame and common operating mechanisms. For maximum convenience, the common mechanisms are oriented in a preferred direction, differing by 90*. In each unit, the microphone or headset, as the case may be, is retractable into a storage compartment. A media (belt) eject control feature enables rapid ejection of the media but in a controlled manner to prevent excess belt speed near the end of the eject operation.
Abstract:
The invention concerns dictating and transcribing apparatus using a magnetic belt record media and having a variety of automatic and semiautomatic features. The dictating and transcribing units are arranged for loading and unloading of a magnetic belt and have an automatic phasing feature for establishing initial synchronism of the driving lead screw and the belt for accurate tracking of a signal transducer in relation to the belt during recording and transcribing operations Certain procedures are provided to insure compatibility of the units with different kinds of record media.