Patent ID: 6347186
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A disc playback device for reproducing either a video disc or an audio disc that is loaded therein, comprising:digest playback means for reproducing each track of the video disc for a predetermined time in a digest playback mode; scan playback means for reproducing each track on the audio disc for a predetermined time in a scan playback mode; a single special playback key for instructing the disc playback device to reproduce each track of the loaded disc for a predetermined time; disc type judging means for auto-judging the type of disc to be reproduced in response to the instruction from said special playback key; and special playback control means for operating said digest playback means in the digest playback mode if the result of judgment by said disc type judging means shows a video disc, and for operating said scan playback means in the scan playback mode if the result of the judgment by said disc type judging means shows an audio disc.