Patent ID: 6320827
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical disc reproducing apparatus capable of accommodating a plurality of different kinds of optical discs, comprising:disc detection means for detecting the kind of optical disc;disc selection means for selecting an optical disc to be reproduced from among the accommodated optical discs; andmode receiving means for receiving a reproduction instruction, including at least one of a random-reproduction mode for continuously reproducing the accommodated optical discs at random and a programmed-reproduction mode for selectively reproducing the accommodated optical discs in a predetermined order, wherein:said disc selection means only selects optical discs from among the accommodated optical discs which is detected by said disc detection means to be a CD-DA (Compact Disc-Digital Audio), when a reproduction instruction in said random-reproduction mode or programmed-reproduction mode is received by said mode receiving means.