Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for electromagnetically imparting stylus force for sound reproducing device comprising an inhibit circuit for shock noise of the reproducing stylus. A selected one of start switches is actuated to start a motor to drive a recorded disc. A rotary contact provided on the rotating recorded disc engage a plurality of fixed contacts arranged such that there is a predetermined positional relationship between the fixed contacts and a position toward which a pickup is lowered so that the pickup may engage the reproduction start point of a specified one of recorded grooves provided circumferentially on the recorded disc, whereby an electromagnetic actuator is actuated in accordance with the timing of engagement between the rotary contact and the specified fixe contact which corresponding to the selected start switch. When the actuator is actuated, an armature of the actuator imparts stylus force upon the pickup. The actuator is held in its actuated status by a self holding transistor circuit.

Abstract: A plurality of record grooves (2) are formed on a record disc (3) starting point (4). The grooves are positioned at radially different points of the record disc. When a pickup (6) is returned to each starting point (4) of the record groove (2) by means of a return spring (7) acting on a tone arm (8), the pickup (6) is positioned so as to be able to select one of the starting points of the record grooves. The selected groove corresponds to the planar position of this device, i.e., whether vertical or horizontal. The pickup 6 is positioned by means of a movable stopper 9 (a) correlated with a weight means (10).An upright concentric cam (20) is provided near the center of the record disc (3) for releasing the record disc (3) from a stylus force applied thereto. This enables a sound transmitting member (22), which urges the pickup toward the record disc in playing, to be raised up and released from the stylus force when the pickup reaches the end or terminal point of sound reproduction.