Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus

摘要

A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a recording signal processing section, a head section, and a reproduced signal processing section. The recording signal processing section comprises a plurality of recording signal processing circuits each for converting a video signal to one or more recordable signals, and a first switch circuit for selectively connecting one of the recording signal processing circuits to the head section. The head section has a plurality of magnetic heads mounted on a single rotary cylinder for recording the recordable signals on a magnetic tape and reproducing the recorded signals from the magnetic tape. The reproduced signal processing section comprises a plurality of reproduced signal processing circuits each for converting the reproduced signals to the original video signal, a second switch circuit for selectively connecting one of the reproduced signal processing circuits to the head section, and a recognition circuit for recognizing what kind of signals are reproduced from the head section and producing a control signal for controlling the second switch circuit.