Patent ID: 6728058
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A cassette tape recorder for recording signals on a magnetic tape wound on a pair of reels of a tape cassette or reproducing signals from the tape, the cassette tape recording including a tape transport mechanism for unwinding the tape from one of the reels and winding the tape on the other reel, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the tape transport mechanism, the control circuit comprising:remainder detecting means for detecting the amount of the tape remaining unwound and extending to a tape trailing end; speed control means for controlling the speed of movement of the tape during rewind and fast-forward modes based on a tape position corresponding to the detected amount of the remaining tape to bring the tape into an accelerated movement, a constant-speed movement and a decelerated movement, successively; and estimating means for estimating the thickness of the tape, wherein the speed control means comprises deceleration starting position adjusting means for altering the tape position where the deceleration of the tape is to be started, in accordance with the estimated thickness of the tape.