Recording medium cassette

摘要

A recording and reproducing apparatus includes connection means (24) for contact with electrical terminals (12) of a record medium cassette (1) set in the recording and reproducing apparatus and incorporating a memory containing audio/video data and record data, such as the length of the tape in the cassette, whether it contains recorded data, or whether it is a rental video, wherein the record medium cassette (1) does not have to be loaded in the apparatus for contact with the connection means (24); means for reading the data; and means (22,23) for communicating the read data to a second recording and reproducing apparatus for dubbing.