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:
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.
Abstract:
THE INVENTION CONCERNS DICTATING TRANSCRIBING APPARATUS USING A MAGNETIC BELT RECORD MEDIA AND HAVING A VARIETY OF AUTOMATIC AND SEMIAUTOMATIC FEATURES. THE TRANSCRIBING UNIT HAS AN ASSOCIATED HEAD SET AND FOOT CONTROL AND IS ARRANGED FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE MAGNETIC BELT FROM THE FRONT OF THE UNIT. VARIOUS OPERATING CONTROLS ARE ALSO PROVIDED ON THE FRONT OF THE TRANSCRIBING UNIT. TRANSCRIBING OPERATIONS ARE UNDER CONTROL OF A FOOT PEDAL AND INCLUDE STARTING AND STOPPING OF THE BELT MOVEMENT, A MEASURED REVIEW WHICH IS REPEATABLE, A FORWARD REVIEW, AND OTHER OPERATIONS REQUIRED FOR TRANSCRIBING. THE UNIT FEATURES AUTOMATIC RECALL STRUCTURES AND CIRCUITS FOR RELATIVELY REPOSITIONING THE SOUND HEAD AND BELT UP TO FIVE (5) WORDS OF PRIOR DICTATION FOLLOWING RELEASE OF THE FOOT CONTROL IN A PLAYBACK OPERATION IN ORDER TO REPEAT THE WORDS WHEN STARTED AGAIN. A RACK AND TIMER COOPERATE WITH RELAY CIRCUITS TO CONTROL THE EXTENT OF RECALL.