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Abstract

In an audio/video information recording/playback apparatus with repeating monitor function which includes an endless type recording medium T-1 of about twenty seconds for one cycle and a main recording medium T-2 with tape ends, while both media are driven simultaneously in a recording mode to record broadcasting or other external information, if a viewer wants to repeatedly monitor a part of this information, he can set the T-1 to a repeating playback mode by pushing a playback button of a remote control box and the desired part can be repeatedly played back for repeated monitoring by a TV set. During this playback of T-1, T-2 is continuously driven in the recording mode to continuously keep recording the information. Further, while the viewer is monitoring the playback of the T-2 of a VTR-2 by the TV set, if he wants to repeatedly monitor a part of the playback information, the VTR-2 is stopped by switching to a playback mode the T-1 of a VTR-1 which has already recorded the part of playback of VTR-2, so that this part can be repeatedly played back on VTR-1 for about twenty seconds so as to enable the viewer to learn well the part recorded. When the viewer finishes learning, he pushes a recording button again to switch the VTR-1 to the recording mode again, and then the VTR-2 is driven in the playback mode again from the stopping position. The VTR-1 is continuously driven to record repeatedly the playback information of the VTR-2.

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