Patent ID: 6169712
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recorded medium reproducing apparatus comprising: a stocker capable of accommodating recording media; reproducing means for reproducing a recorded medium; first transport means for transporting the recorded medium between the inside of said stocker and the outside of an apparatus housing; second transport means for transporting the recorded medium between the inside of said stocker and a reproduction position; positioning means for determining a relative position between the recorded medium and said first or second transport means; recorded medium detecting means provided on a transport path of the recorded medium being transported by said first transport means; a display unit for displaying information supplied from said recorded medium detecting means; and a control unit for controlling the recorded medium detecting means to detect a presence/absence of the recorded medium transported to said stocker by said first transport means and controlling said display unit to display information relating to the presence/absence of the recorded medium during transport, detected by said recorded medium detecting means, if said first transport means transports the recorded medium between the inside of said stocker and the outside of the housing while said second transport means has transported the recorded medium to the reproduction position.