a2) United States Patent
`US 6,771,568 B2
`(10) Patent No.:
`Hochendoner
`Aug.3, 2004
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US006771568B2
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`DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`(54)
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`(75)
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`Inventor:
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`David Hoc
`(US)
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`hendoner, Allison Park, PA
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`(73)
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`Assignee:
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`Sima Products Corporation, Oakmont,
`PA (US)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 737 days.
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`Appl. No.:
`Filed:
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`09/760,058
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`Jan. 12, 2001
`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2002/0093884 Al Jul.
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`18, 2002
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`Mis CT? soccer saseseasecessnscausroasicsie
`coc. GLB 21/08
`cess 369/30,06; 369/30.08;
`710/301; 711/111
`Field of Search.........
`seuusevssesee 369/24.01, 30.04,
`369/32.01, 30.06, 30,05, 30.08, 30.09, 30,03,
`30.07, 30.19, 2, 6; 711/111; 710/301, 62,
`10, 13; 707/104.1; 455/66.1; 703/24; 709/219
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`References Cited
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`U.S. PATENT
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`DOCUMENTS
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`5,161,251 A
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`6,356,971 Bl
`6,542,445 B2"
`6,629,197 Bl
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`11/1992
`3/2002
`4/2003
`9/2003
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`Mankovitz ............. 455/66.1
`Katz etal. ....
`we 710/301
`Tjichi et al...
`. 369/30.08
`Bhogal et al.
`............ 711/111
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`Disclosure made by Sima Products of an I-Mix Productin
`an advertisement in Electronic Consumer Daily News, Fri-
`day, Jan. 7, 2000, p. 39.
`“Sima in the News” Press Release dated Jan. 6, 2000.
`Display pages for the Consumer Electronics Show.
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`* cited by examiner
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`Primary Examiner—Ali Neyzari
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—BuchananIngersoll, P.C.
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
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`A digital audio recorder having a compact disk player for
`playing at least one compactdisk having multiple tracks also
`has a hard drive and associated memory. The memory
`contains a database containing data relating to specific CD’s
`such as album name, artist name, song title, and track, and
`may also contain playlists. The playlists can be loadedby the
`manufacturer or created by the user. There are correlations
`among the data. A central processor is connected to the
`compact disk player, the hard drive and associated memory,
`a second memory, display, audio output and buttons or
`knobs. Turning knobs or pushing buttons directs signals to
`the central processor and enables a user to operate the
`compact disk player, store in the second memory audio
`selections from a disk placed in the compact disk player,
`select and create playlists, and output audio selections
`contained in the second memory in an order according to a
`selected playlist. A keyboard communicates with the player
`through infrared signals.
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`DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER
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`FIELD OF INVENTION
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`The invention relates to products that record, store and
`play audio selections from a compact disc or other audio
`source.
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`BACKGROUNDOFTHE INVENTION
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`Audio programs are routinely recorded and stored in
`digital form. Many compact discs contain songs, musical
`compositions and other audio programs in digital form.
`There are many types of compact disk players. Some are
`contained in large audio systems with amplifiers and speak-
`ers, Other compact disk players are portable and connected
`to headphones. Most compact disks are prerecorded at a
`recording, studio.
`Compact disks can also be played on the CD drive of
`many computer systems. Since the audio programs on the
`CD are in digital form it is possible to copy those digital
`programsand save them as digital audio files in the memory
`of the computer system. Furthermore, it is also possible to
`transfer those digital audio files to other computers.
`Recently, portable audio players have been introduced
`that contain a memory into which digital audio files can be
`loaded. Some popular players called RIOs or MP-3 players
`allow the owner to store within a memory in the player
`music programsin digital form copied from a CD player or
`computer memory. The owner may then select and play
`audiofiles from the memory ofthe portable player.
`There are now available in the marketplace enhanced
`CD's that contain not only tracks of audiofiles but also other
`information such as artist name, song title, length of song,
`track associated with each song, and even lyrics. Some audio ~
`players have hardware and associated software that can read
`this information and display it on a display. Consequently,as
`a song is playing the user can see the song title and artist
`name on the display.
`Radio broadcasters have had similar equipment that dis-
`play text information about audio selections being played
`since the early 1990's. One such system is disclosed in U.S.
`Pat. No. 5,161,251 to Mankovitz. That system relies upon a
`digital code unique to each audio selection being present on
`the disk with the audio selection. The information can be
`displayed during, immediately after or immediately prior to
`the audio selection being played. Mankovitz also teaches
`that the text information and associated audio files can be
`selected and played in any desired order.
`Although the system disclosed in the ‘251 patent and the
`enhanced CD players work well, they rely upon CD’sthat
`contain information about the audio selections on the disk
`Yet, many people have CD’s that do not contain this
`information. Although these CD’s could be played on these
`devices, no text information can be displayed.
`Databases have been compiled that contain artist name,
`album or CD titles,
`track location and song length for
`hundreds of recordings. Some of these databases are avail-
`able to the public over the internet and are searchable. One
`such database is owned by the Free Software Foundation,
`Inc. and can be accessed at web site www.freedb.org.
`Standard CD audio recordingsthat are not enhanced have
`been available in the market for many years and are still
`being sold. ‘There is a need for a digital audio player that can
`not only read enhanced CD’s but
`that can also provide
`similar information to the user about CD's that are not
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`enhanced, That information may include artist name, song
`title, track location and other data.
`There is also a need for a digital audio recorder that can
`receive audio programs in analog form, record them in
`digital form and store the recorded programs along with
`associated text information.
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`There is also a need for a digital audio recorder that can
`receive audio files from a personal computer or another
`digital audio player.
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`I provide a digital audio recorder having analog inputs,
`digital inputs and a compactdisk player for playing at least
`one compact disk having multiple tracks as well as a hard
`drive and associated memory. The memory contains a data-
`base containing data relating to specific CD’s such as album
`name, artist name, songtitle, and track, and may also contain
`playlists. The playlists can be loaded by the manufacturer or
`created by the user. There are correlations among the data
`such as album name to artist name, album nameto songtitle,
`album name to playlist, artist name to song title, artist name
`to playlist, song title to playlist, and song title to track.
`I
`prefer to provide a second memoryin whichthe digital audio
`files are stored. The player also has a display or external
`video output to a TV that can display selected album name
`and song to be played as well as other data selected from the
`database, Of course there is an audio output
`to which a
`speaker, amplifier or headphone can be connected andal
`least one button or knob for operating the player. A central
`processor is connected to the compact disk player, the hard
`drive and associated memory,
`the second memory,
`the
`display, the audio output and the buttons or knobs. Turning,
`knobs or pushing buttons directs signals to the central
`processor and enables a user to operate the compact disk
`player, store in the second memory audio selections from a
`disk placed in the compact disk player or from an analog to
`digital data stream, select and create playlists, and output
`audio selections contained in the second memoryin an order
`according to a selected playlist. I also provide a keyboard
`removably connected to the central processor in a manner to
`enable a user to input data into the database. A preferred
`keyboard communicates with the player through infrared
`signals.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 is a front view ofa present preferred embodiment
`of the digital audio recorder of the present invention.
`FIG, 2 is a rear view thereof.
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`FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of the digital audio
`recorder shown in FIG. 1.
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`FIGS. 4A and 4B together contain a flow chart of searches
`that can be made with a present preferred embodiment with
`present preferred displays being shownin detail in FIGS. 5
`through 14.
`FIG. 5 illustrates the initial search display in a present
`preferred embodimentofthe digital audio recorder.
`FIG. 6 shows a present preferred search menu display.
`FIG. 7 shows a present preferred playlist search display.
`FIG. 8 shows a present preferred artist search display.
`FIG. 9 shows a present preferred display of albums
`associated with a selected artist.
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`FIG. 10 shows a present preferred display of tracks in a
`selected album.
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`FIG. 11 shows a present preferred display of all tracks for
`a selected artist.
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`FIG. 12 shows a present preferred album search display.
`FIG. 13 shows a present preferred track search display.
`FIG. 14 showsa present preferred save playlist display.
`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
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`interface. This windowis the target for the IR transmitter in
`the keyboard. There are five function buttons 36 below the
`LCD display 30. A PLAY button starts playing of selected
`music. LED 37 next to the PLAY button is illuminated when
`music is playing. There are stop button pause buttons below
`the PLAY button, as well as fast forward and reverse buttons
`below the PLAY CD button. A scroll/select knob 42 is
`A present preferred embodiment of my digital audio
`provided in the center of the front panel. Rotating this knob
`recorder I shown in FIGS. 1 and2 is contained ina generally
`42 causes various menus to be displayed on the LCD display
`rectangular housing 2 having a front display panel 4 anda
`30. A menu is selected by pushing the knob. A RECORD
`back panel 6 containing input and output jacks. As indicated
`button below the scroll knob 42 will direct the audio player
`by FIG. 3 within the housing there is a memory containing
`to record in memory input from the internal CD player or
`hard drive 10, CD drive 11, LCD panel drive 12, FLASH
`input from an external analog or digital source. The CD
`memory 13, RAM memory 14, IR interface 15 that can
`player is activated by the PLAY CD button. LED 41
`communicate with a keypad or keyboard 15a, an RS-232
`illuminates when the CD is being played. The stop, pause,
`interface 16 and a USB interface 17 for connection to a
`reverse and fast forward buttons are located between the
`computer, another digital audio recorder or other peripheral
`scroll/select knob 42 andalso can be used for the CD player.
`device (not shown) and several ports 19, 21, 23 and 25 that
`The CD eject button is to the right of the door 40. A
`allow input from a CD player or other digital source, output
`headphone jack 51 and headphone volume control 52 are
`located below the door. The connector 54 for USB interface
`to a television or display monitor and connection to a stereo
`receiver. Each port may have more than one jack associated
`17 is next to the headphone volume control. Above and to
`either side of the seroll/select knob 42 are the search button
`with it. Connected to port 19 is an optical
`to electrical
`converter 18, Interface electronics 20 that enable connection
`and edit button.
`to a television (not shown)are connected to port 21. Adigital
`The rear panel 6, shown in FIG. 2, contains an RS-232
`to analog converter 22 associated with port 23 and an analog
`port 60, input jacks for digital audio devices 62, a second IR
`to digital converter 24 associated with port 25 permit
`input 63, a second USB port 64, output jacks 65 for a video
`connection to a stereo receiver. All of these electronic
`device such as a television and audio input and output jacks
`66 to enable the device to be connected to a stereo receiver.
`devices and circuits are connected to a central processor 26
`that controls the operation of the device.
`The power cord connects to the back panel at plug 67.
`The present preferred embodiment could store hundreds
`A present preferred embodiment of the digital audio
`of hours of music and other audio programs in digital files
`player may be sold with music pre-recorded and stored as
`within the hard drive. Those digital files may have come
`digital files in memory. These music files are identified in a
`from not only CD’s placed in the CD drive, but also fromold
`playlist. Consequently, the digital audio player can be oper-
`albums played on a turntable and input
`through a stereo
`ated to play this pre-recorded music, to play music on a CD
`system. Other sources of suchdigital files are tape players,
`placed in the CD player or to play music that has been
`a computer or other device containing digital music files and
`recorded by the user. The CD player is operatedin the same
`even from microphones used in live performances.
`manner as conventional CD players using the play, stop,
`Furthermore, programs and associated databases within the
`pause, fast forward, and reverse buttons. However, when a
`FLASH memory, RAM memory and hard drive allow the
`CD is placed in the CD drive the audio player looks to see
`if it is a CD with text data or has other identification. If the
`user to identify, select and organize the audio programs into
`user created playlists.
`CD has information, the audio player reads the information
`Within the hard drive memory and other memories there
`on the CD and displays album title, artist and track infor-
`are databases containing lists of albums, artists, song titles
`mation on the LCD display. If it is not a CD with text data
`and tracks as well as program rules that correlate the data.
`but can still be identified the audio player checks its memory
`I prefer to preloadafile of such data for albums that have
`for information about the CD in its memory and displaysthat
`been popularin the past even though the audio selections on
`information on the LCDdisplay. If the player cannot identify
`that album are not recorded in memory. When a user inputs
`the CD it will query the user with the LCD display and allow
`that album he can merely identify it. From that identification
`the user to provide album name, artist name, and track
`all of the informationrelating to that album and contained in
`information using the front panel knob or keyboard. If the
`memory is automatically associated with that audiofile. This
`songs are stored in memory this information will be stored
`audio player recorder has the ability to identify, read and
`in memory and associated with the stored songs. The audio
`store information from CD’s with data text. For some CD’s
`player will follow a similar query and storage procedure
`that do not contain text data, some digital
`identification
`when music files are input from a stereo or other source and
`stored in memory.
`feature applied by the manufacturer, the CD drive readsthat
`feature. Then the processor determines if data about that CD 55
`The procedure that is followedto play musicthat has been
`is contained in memory. If so,
`the information is then
`recorded by the manufacturerorthe user is illustrated by the
`associated with any audio selections from the CD that are
`flow chart of FIG. 5. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the user
`stored in memory.
`begins the process by pressing the SEARCH button. Doing
`that causes a search screen 70 shownin detail in FIG. 6 to
`Referring now to FIG. 1, the present preferred digital
`recorder 1 has a front panel 4. The front panel 4 containsall
`appear on the LCD display. The search screen, as well as
`the buttons and knobs required to operate the device as well
`most other screen display, is divided into a large block or
`field 71 abovefive smaller blocks 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76. The
`as the door 40 for the CD drive 11 and an LCDdisplay 30
`used for searching and creating playlists. To the left of the
`smaller blocks tell the user the function that is performed by
`LCD display is the power switch, a zoom button and
`pressing the function button 36 below that box.
`In this
`brightness button. These buttons permit selection of larger
`embodiment pressing the first function button identified as
`text size and change the brightness on the LCD display 30.
`“NEW P-LIST” clears the currently selected music and
`Below those buttons there is a window 34 for the IR
`allows the user to look for new music and optionally to
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`If a user wants to save one or more particular songs or
`tracks in a playlist the user selects that track and then returns
`to the search menu 78. Then he pushes the fourth function
`button causing the save playlist menu 86 to appear. That
`menu is shown in detail in FIG. 14. At that point the user can
`press the function button below the “SAVE” box to save the
`track in the playlist identified on the screen.
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`Throughout this disclosure the term album has been used
`to identify a set of songs sold bythe artist under a selected
`name. These songs could have been offered on any medium
`including CD's, tapes and pressed phonograph albums.
`I claim:
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`1. A digital audio recorder comprising:
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`create a playlist. These opportunities are reported on the
`search menu 78 that appears when thefirst function button
`is pushed. That menu is shown in detail in FIG, 6. Pressing
`the second function button labeled “ADD P-LIST” also
`causes the search menu of FIG. 6 to appear on the LCD
`display 30 and allows the user to look for additional music
`to the current selection. The third function button is identi-
`fied as “SELECT P-LIST”andlets the userselect a playlist
`that he has already created. Pushing this button causes the
`playlist search screen 79, shownin detail in FIG. 7 to appear.
`The fourth function button is ADD TO P-LIST to add
`additional songs to a playlist. The fifth function button is
`labeled “MAIN”. Pressing this button returns to the main
`menu, which indicates the status of the device. That menu
`may say “NO CD IN TRAY OR NO PLAYLIST
`SELECTED” if that is the status. If music is then playing the
`display will identify the song being played.
`As can be seen on the playlist search screen shownin FIG.
`7 this search screen contains a list of the playlists that are
`stored in memory. One ofthe playlists will be highlighted.
`To select that playlist the user presses the scroll/select knob
`42. To select another playlist the user turns the knob 42 until
`the desired playlist is highlighted then he pushed the knob.
`Whenthis screen appears the user can call up an alphabetat
`the top of the display by pressing the fourth function button
`under the block labeled “ALPHA SEARCH”andsearch for
`playlists alphabetically. Letters are selected by using the
`scroll/select knob 42. Pushing the fifth function button under
`the box labeled “ABORT SEARCH”returns the user to the
`“INITIAL SEARCH” menu 70 shown in FIG, 5.
`The search menu shown in FIG. 6 allows the user to
`search for music stored in memory by artist, by album, by or
`track and also allows him to save a playlist
`that he has
`created by pushing the function button located below the
`. an audio output;
`box containing the desired function.
`f. at least one button or knob;
`If the user presses the first function button labeled “BY;
`g. a central processor connected to the compact disk
`ARTIST”while the search menu is displayed the “ARTIST
`player,
`the at
`least one hard drive and associated
`SEARCH”screen 80 will appear. That screen is shown in
`memory,
`the second memory, the display, the audio
`detail in FIG. 8. That screen 80 displays a list of artists by
`output and the at least one button or knob to enable a
`namein alphabetical order. For purposes ofillustration these
`user lo operate the compact disk player, store in the
`artists are named“Artist #” followed by a numberin FIG. 8.
`second memory audio selections from a disk placedin
`The desired artist is selected using the scroll/select knob 42.
`the compactdisk player, select and create playlists, and
`After the artist is selected the function buttons can be used
`output audio selections contained in the second
`to obtain a list if albums by that artist screen 81, oralist of
`memory in an order according to a selected playlist;
`tracks and associated album screen 83. Other function
`and
`buttons will allow the user to return to the search menu,
`search artists alphabetically or return to the main menu. If
`the user selects the second function button, below the “LIST
`TRACKS”box a display of the tracks on the selected album
`will appear as shown in block 87 which is similar to block
`82. That display is shown in detail in FIG. 10. Should the
`user press the “LIST TRACKS” button while the artist
`search menu 80 is being displayed a list ofall tracks by the
`selected artist and the album associated with each track 83
`will appear on the LCD display. That menu is shown in
`detail in FIG. 11.
`
`a. a compact disk player for playing at least one compact
`disk having multiple tracks, each track containing an
`audio selection;
`the
`. at
`least one hard drive and associated memory,
`memory containing a database containing types of data
`selected from the group consisting of album name,
`artist name, songtitle, track playlist and correlations
`amongthe data, at least one of the correlations selected
`from the group consisting of album name to artist
`name, album nameto songtitle, album nameto playlist,
`artist name to song title, artist name to playlist, song
`title to playlist, and song title to track;
`. a second memory for digital audiofiles each audiofile
`associated with at least one type of data;
`. a display sized and configured to display data selected
`from the database;
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`. a keypad removably connected to the central processor
`in a manner to enable a user to input data into the
`database.
`2. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`an audio input connectedto the central processor.
`3. The digital audio recorder of claim 2 also comprising
`an analog to digital converter attached to the audio input.
`4. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`an RS 232 input connected to the central processor.
`5. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`at least one USB port connected to the central processor.
`6. The digital audio recorder ofclaim 1 also wherein the
`database contains album, artist and song titles associated
`with audio selections no contained in the second memory.
`7. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising:
`a. an infrared transmitter connected to the keypad; and
`b. an infrared receiver connectedto the central processor
`for receiving data from the infrared transmitter.
`8. The digital audio recorder of claim 1 also comprising
`a digital to analog converter connected to the audio output.
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`Another option that the user has at the search menu 78 is
`to search by album. He does this by pressing the second
`function button causing the album search menu 84 to appear.
`One of the albumson thelist of albumsis highlighted. The
`scroll/select knob is used to select the desired album. The
`user can obtain a list of the tracks on the selected album by
`pressing the third function button. That will cause the screen
`shown in FIG. 10 to appear.
`Auser can also do a track search from the search menu 78
`by pushing the third function button. That will cause a track
`search menu 85 to appear. That menu is shown in detail in
`FIG. 13.
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