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A data recording and reproducing apparatus has a reproduction-only mode capable of reproducing a voice file and a recording and reproducing mode capable of recording and reproducing a voice file as an operating mode. An operating mode switching section automatically switches the operating mode to th

A data recording and reproducing apparatus has a reproduction-only mode capable of reproducing a voice file and a recording and reproducing mode capable of recording and reproducing a voice file as an operating mode. An operating mode switching section automatically switches the operating mode to the recording and reproducing mode when an instruction to record a voice file is given in the reproduction-only mode. A recording section records the voice file after the operating mode is switched to the reproduction-only mode.

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1. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a reproduction-only operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file and a recording and reproducing operating mode capable of recording and reproducing a voice file, comprising:operating mode switching means for switching the operating mode to

1. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a reproduction-only operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file and a recording and reproducing operating mode capable of recording and reproducing a voice file, comprising:operating mode switching means for switching the operating mode to the recording and reproducing mode when an instruction to record a voice file is given in the reproduction-only mode; andrecording means for recording the voice file after the operating mode is switched to the recording and reproducing mode. 2. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of control related to both reproducing and recording a voice file coded by a first coding scheme and a second operating mode capable of control related to only reproduction out of reproducing and recording a voice file coded by a second coding scheme, comprising:operating mode switching means for switching an operating mode to the first operating mode when an instruction to record a voice file is given in the second operating mode; andrecording means for recording the voice file by the first coding scheme after the operating mode is switched to the first operating mode. 3. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising restoring means for restoring the operating mode to the second operating mode when the voice file is completely recorded. 4. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:an operating mode setting member which sets an operating mode manually;detecting means for detecting the operating mode set by the operating setting member when the voice file is completely recorded; andoperating mode setting means for setting the operating mode accordance with a detection result of the detecting means. 5. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:detecting means for detecting whether a voice file can be recorded on a recording medium; andinhibiting means for inhibiting the operating mode switching means from switching the operating mode to the first operating mode when the detecting means detects that the voice file cannot be recorded on the recording medium. 6. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a player mode serving as an operating mode related to control of only reproduction out of reproducing and recording voice data and a recorder mode serving as an operating mode capable of control related to both reproducing and recording voice data, comprising:search means for fast-forwarding or fast-reversing voice data;reproducing means for reproducing voice data; andcontrol means for controlling reproduction of voice data during operation of fast-forwarding or fast-reversing voice data by the search means, in accordance with the operating modes. 7. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control means controls whether the fast-forwarded or fast-reversed voice data is reproduced in accordance with the operating modes, during the fast-forwarding or fast-reversing operation. 8. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the control means controls the reproduction so as to reproduce the voice data when the voice data is fast-forwarded or fast-reversed in the recorder mode, during the fast-forwarding or fast-reversing operation. 9. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of control related to both reproducing and recording a voice file and a second operating mode capable of control related to only reproduction out of reproducing and recording a voice file, comprising setting means for setting an upper limit of a reproduction level when audio data is reproduced in the second operating mode. 10. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of processing first coded data and a second operating mode capable of processing second data whose sound q uality is higher than that of the first coded data, comprising:warning means for giving a warning when a volume value is a given value or more when an operating mode is shifted to other operating mode; andinhibiting means for inhibiting voice data from being reproduced until a given operation is performed when the volume value is the given value or more when the operating mode is shifted to other operating mode. 11. The data recording and reproducing apparatus of claim 10 wherein the warning means gives the warning and the inhibiting means inhibits the reproduction only when the first operating mode is shifted to the second operating mode. 12. A data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising releasing means for releasing inhibition of reproduction of the voice data when the volume value is set to the given value or less while the reproduction of voice data is being inhibited. 13. A data reproducing apparatus having a first operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file coded by a first coding scheme and a second operating mode capable of reproducing a voice file coded by a second coding scheme comprising:time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;reproducing means for reproducing a voice file;control means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode in which the set time comes corresponds to an operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file; andwarning means for giving a warning when the operating mode in which the set time comes differs from the operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file. 14. The data reproducing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising alarm output means for outputting an alarm and wherein the control means for performing control to output an alarm when the set time comes and then reproduce the selected voice file in the mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file after a given operation button of the data reproducing apparatus is depressed. 15. The data reproducing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein when the operating mode differs from the mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file, the control means inhibits the selected voice file from being reproduced until the operating mode becomes equal to the mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file and ends the warning when the operating mode becomes equal to the mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file. 16. A data reproducing apparatus capable of recording a first voice file processable only in a first operating mode and a second voice file processable only in second operating mode, comprising:time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;reproducing means for reproducing a voice file;control means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode in which the set time comes corresponds to an operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file; andwarning means for giving a warning when the operating mode in which the set time comes differs from the operating mode capable of reproducing the selected voice file. 17. The data reproducing apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising alarm output means for outputting an alarm and wherein the control means for performing control to output an alarm when the set time comes and then reproduce the selected voice file in the operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file after a given operation button of the data reproducing apparatus is depressed. 18. A data reproducing apparatus capable of recording a first voice file processable only in a first operating mode and a second voice file processable only in second operating mode, coeprising:time setting means for setting arbitrary set time;selecting means for selecting an arbitrary voice file;reproducing means for reproducing a voice file; an dcontrol means for performing control to reproduce the selected voice file when an operating mode is an operating mode corresponds to the selected voice file when the set time comes, and changes the operating mode to the operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file when the operating mode is not the operating mode corresponding to the selected voice file and then reproducing the selected voice file. 19. The data reproducing apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising operating mode restoring means for restoring the operating mode after the selected voice file is completely reproduced when the control means changes the operating mode. 20. The data reproducing apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising operating mode shifting means for determining a state of an operating mode setting means after the selected voice file is completely reproduced and shifting the operating mode to an operating mode corresponding to a setting of the operating mode setting means. 21. A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a recording and reproducing operating mode capable of recording and reproducing first audio information and a reproducing-only operating mode capable of reproducing second audio information, comprising:operating mode switching means for switching the operating mode to the recording and reproducing mode when a command to record first audio information is given while in the reproducing-only mode and for switching the operating mode to the reproducing-only mode while in the recording and reproducing mode;recording means for recording the first audio information; andreproducing means for reproducing the first and second audio information. 22. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the first audio information is voice information, and the second audio information is music information. 23. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the first audio information is recorded using a coding scheme suitable for at least one of high compression and long playing recordings. 24. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the coding scheme is implemented using a DSS system. 25. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the second audio information is in at least one of a format and a coding scheme capable of high-quality audio reproduction. 26. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the at least one of a format and a coding scheme is at least one of WMA and MP3. 27. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the command to record first audio information given while in the reproducing-only mode is generated by at least one depression of a single switch. 28. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the switching means from the recording and reproducing mode to the reproducing only mode includes an automatic switching means. 29. The data recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the automatic switching means switches from the recording and reproducing mode to the reproducing only mode when no storage space is left in an allocated memory area. 30. The data recoding and reproducing apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the automatic switching means switches from the recording and reproducing mode to the reproducing only mode at a stored pre-set time.