Recording and reproducing apparatus for recording a program start signal

摘要

In a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus such as DAT, when recording an acoustic signal which is a series of recording information on a magnetic tape, a program start signal is recorded automatically at the start of recording. This program start signal indicates a program recording start position on an acoustic signal or the like. This program start signal can be additionally recorded in a magnetic tape in which a program has been already recorded. When the program start signal record button is pressed while reproducing the magnetic tape, plural recording areas including the recording area which has been reproduced at the time of pressing are reproduced repeatedly. A recording area to be recorded additionally may be arbitrarily specified in such plural recording areas being reproduced repeatedly. The front-rear relation of the specified recording area may be confirmed by lighting an indicator or by the change of reproduction level during repetitive reproduction action. Therefore, the program start signal may be easily and accurately recorded in the recording area desired by the operator.