Tape recorder with means for displaying a time by normal and stopwatch modes

Claim 1

A tape recorder with means for displaying a time by normal and stopwatch modes wherein the time of normal mode is defined as the time indicated by a timepiece, and the time of stopwatch mode is defined as the time elapsed between a starting time and a stopping time, said tape recorder comprising: a tape recorder body; a display control switch group which is provided on said tape recorder body and includes a first switch actuated when said tape recorder is operated in record and play modes and a second switch for changing a normal mode time display over to a stopwatch mode time display and vise versa; time signal generating means; first time data generating means which is coupled with said time signal generating means and produces first time data of normal mode; second time data generating means which is coupled with said time signal generating means and produces second time data of stopwatch mode; decoding means which selectively receives said first and second time data and decodes the date received into display time data; a time display unit for displaying the output of said decoding means; a first control circuit in which, when said second switch is turned to the normal mode time display side, said first time data is supplied to said decoding means and said normal mode time data is displayed by said time display unit; a second control circuit which, when said second switch is turned to the stopwatch mode time display, resets said second time data generating means; and a third control circuit in which, when said first switch is operated in a state that said second switch remains turned to the stopwatch mode time display, said second time data is supplied to said decoding means and the time elapsed from the time point when said first switch is operated is displayed by said display unit.