Video signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a function of carrying out assembled recordings

摘要

A video signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprises a switch for interrupting a recording when manually turned ON and for resuming the recording when manually turned OFF, a circuit for moving a tape in a forward direction during a recording mode, stopping the tape after moving the tape in a reverse direction over a predetermined distance responsive to an ON state of the switch and moving the tape in the forward direction responsive to an OFF state of the switch, a circuit for generating a joint indication signal and a recording interruption indication signal responsive to the ON state of the switch, a circuit for recording the joint indication signal on the tape and for reproducing the joint indication signal from the tape when the tape moves in the forward direction after being moved in the reverse direction and stopped, a circuit for producing a recording start command signal responsive to a detection of a reproduced joint indication signal, and a circuit for interrupting a recording of a video signal on the tape responsive to the recording interruption indication signal and for resuming a recording of another video signal on the tape responsive to the recording start command signal.