Recorder and cassette containing recording medium

摘要

A recording apparatus capable of recording data either in a current-used format and a new format on both of recording medium accommodated in a current-used tape cassette 50 B and a new tape cassette 50 A is provided. The recording apparatus comprises a first writing prohibition detection switch 12 to be inserted to an discrimination hole 50 Ah 3 formed on the cassette 50 A and receded in accordance with an open/close state of a writing prohibition discrimination hole provided on the current-used cassette, a second writing prohibition detection switch 10 to be receded in accordance with an open/close state of a writing prohibition discrimination hole 50 Ah 1 provided on an upper cassette 20 , and a 11 to be inserted to an discrimination hole 50 Ah 2 provided on the upper cassette 50 A and receded by a side surface of the current-used cassette. A control circuit 5 discriminates a new tape cassette 50 A from the current-used tape cassette 50 B in accordance with a state of the switches and performs data recording processing in accordance with the discriminated cassette.