Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus which accomodates different tape types
 A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprises a cassette discriminating circuit for discriminating whether a loaded tape cassette accommodates a standard tape or a high performance tape in a recording mode, a mode discriminating circuit for discriminating from a signal reproduced from the tape in a reproducing mode a mode with which the tape was recorded at the time of the recording, and a switching circuit for automatically switching the operation mode to a predetermined mode responsive to the discrimination made by the cassette discriminating circuit in the recording mode and responsive to the discrimination made by the mode discriminating circuit in the reproducing mode. The high performance tape is playable either in a standard mode or a high quality mode. 
Victor Company of Japan Ltd.
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Yutaka Hiroshi Masahiko Koichi Kenji
Isobe Yamada Tsuruta Kido Shibayama