Hitachi VT-F370A Benutzerhandbuch

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There are several reasons to consider hooking up your stereo system with your TV and VCR. 

 If your TV does not have stereo, you can get stereo quality from your VCR by hooking it to your stereo 

receiver. 

 Even if your TV does have stereo, you can get better sound by taking advantage of your stereo's better 

speakers. 

 You can record stereo audio on your VCR for longer play times, or use the VCR as an extra tape deck 

for dubbing. 

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. 

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 AVX on the remote control to turn the LINE  indicator on. 
 Press REC/IRT on the VCR and start the stereo playing. 

To stop recording, press STOP.  To play back the recording, rewind the tape and press PLAY.