Abstract

A recording and/or reproducing device, such as a cassette tape player, records data on the cassette in advance of the recorded material, to identify the recorded selections by artist, title, etc., and also to identify the position at which each of the recorded selections begins. When the tape is played back, this header data is read from the tape, and the artist, title and location data are stored in memory. The stored title and artist data are displayed, and can be scrolled by a user. The user then selects a desired one of the recorded selections based on the displayed artist and title data. The player automatically advances the tape or other record medium to the beginning of the desired selection based on the location data stored in the memory. A number of selections can be automatically played in this fashion in the order desired. The apparatus can be an automotive tape player, wherein the associated display unit is a heads-up display reflected in the vehicle windshield.