Control panel for a tape recorder

A control panel for a tape recorder includes wind and rewind buttons, recording button, a playback button and a stop button. On actuation of the recording button or of the playback button, the respective tape position is automatically stored in a main memory. Under the stop button a location button is arranged. On actuation of the location button the magnetic tape is stopped, the tape location stored in the memory is read, and the tape rewound to this tape location. On a simultaneous actuation of the locations button and of the stop button, the tape is stopped and rewound to the tape location "zero". On simultaneous actuation of the location button and of the playback button, the tape is stopped, the tape location stored in the memory is read, the tape is rewound to this tape location, and in automatic repeat played back between this tape location and the stopped location.