Patent ID: 6215953
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A duplication apparatus comprising: a reproduction unit for reproducing a first signal recorded on a loaded first recording medium and signal-processing a reproduced first signal, to output the reproduced first signal and a second signal obtained via signal-processing of the first signal;a recording unit for selecting one of the first signal and the second signal output from the reproduction unit, and recording the selected signal on a loaded second recording medium; anda control unit for controlling a selecting operation of the recording unit based on the second signal output from the reproduction unit, wherein the control unit controls the recording unit such that the first signal is recorded on the second recording medium when a signal of a first mode is recorded on the first recording medium, and the second signal is recorded on the second recording medium when a signal of a second mode is recorded on the first recording medium.