A reel braking apparatus for a tape recorder selectively brakes a reel disk assembly, which includes a reel disk and a reel gear installed on a deck, according to an operational mode. In the server, a dictionary management unit looks up an identifier table to determine a recognition dictionary corresponding to the dictionary management information received from a client from a plurality of kinds of recognition dictionaries. An imaging device creates a digital image of the printed reticle patterns. The condensing apparatus may be configured to include various internal features, such as a vapor distribution region andor a plurality of liquid flow control weirs andor chambers within the apparatus having an aspect ratio of at least 1. Each compression spring resiliently rebounds to partial compression when the seat cushion is not compressed.