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You can record stereo audio on your VCR for longer play times, or use the VCR as
an extra tape deck for dubbing.
Hookup
Stereo System Hookup Illustration
To make this hookup, you need to be familiar with the options on your stereo system.
Look at the back of your receiver. Probably you have
AUDIO IN and OUT jacks for a second tape deck - labeled Tape 1 and 2, or AUX 1
and 2. Consult your stereo owner's manual for further information.
You will need two audio cables - the kind with two color-coded plugs on each end (for
left and right audio channels). With the power off:
Connect the right (red) and left (white) AUDIO OUT on the VCR to the right and left
AUDIO IN on the stereo system.
Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT on the stereo to the right and left AUDIO IN
on the VCR.
The AUDIO IN (left) on the front of the VCR handles the left-channel or monaural
sound. If you connect an audio source only to AUDIO IN (left), both left and right hi-fi
tracks record as monaural.
Recording from Your Stereo System
With the hookup just shown, you can use your VCR to record a custom program of
selections from your stereo library. The videotape recording will give you excellent
stereo quality and a long-running tape. In this case no video will be recorded, so you
can do the whole thing without turning on the TV.
Assemble the selections you want to record on the stereo, and insert a blank VHS
cassette into the VCR. Be sure that HIFI is selected in the Initial Setup screen of the
Easy Guide System.
Press TAPE SPEED on the remote control to select SP or EP. The EP setting gives
you reasonable quality and a longer tape program.
Press INPUT on the remote control to turn the LINE (L1) indicator on.
Press REC/LENGTH on the VCR and start the stereo playing.
To stop recording, press STOP. To play back the recording, rewind the tape and
press PLAY.
Advanced Operations (Second VCR)
Integrating a Second VCR
With another VCR hooked up, you can copy videotapes as needed, and you can get
fancy with multimedia programming. For this discussion, we refer to the model VT-
S772A Hitachi as VCR2 and the other unit as VCR1.