Patent ID: 7191455

Claim:
A disc-type recording and/or reproducing apparatus configured to load a disc-shaped recording medium at a recording/reproducing position by pulling a tray in on which the disc-shaped recording medium is mounted, and to perform a recording and/or a reproducing with a head, characterized by including: on a pull-in path of the tray, tray detection means for detecting a predetermined portion of the tray; and disc detection means for detecting the disc-shaped recording medium, wherein the tray detection means includes a target section of detection which is provided, along the pull-in direction of the tray, at a predetermined position and the disc detection means directly detects the disc-shaped recording medium, and a combination of a detection by means of the disc detection means and a detection by means of the tray detection means allows to detect whether or not the disc-shaped recording medium is properly mounted on the tray, or of a size of the disc-shaped recording medium, and characterized in that: a reflective foil is attached, alone the pull-in direction of the tray, on a back surface opposite to a mounting surface for mounting the disc-shaped recording medium; a black portion is formed where the reflection foil is absent corresponding to a size of the disc-shaped recording medium; and it is judged such that the disc-shaped recording medium is properly mounted if the tray detection means detects the black portion and if the disc detection means detects the disc-shaped recording medium; while in cases other than the above, it is judged such that the disc-shaped recording medium is not properly mounted.