Automatic tape loading type recording and/or reproducing apparatus having magnetic tape fast-forwarding and rewinding modes

摘要

An automatic tape loading type recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprises a tape loading mechanism having tape guide members for drawing out a magnetic tape from a tape cassette which is loaded into the recording and/or reproducing apparatus, and for wrapping the magnetic tape around the peripheral surface of a guide drum over a predetermined angular range, a half loading state setting mechanism for setting the tape loading mechanism to a half loading state so that each tape guide member assumes a predetermined position between a loading start position and a loading completed position, and a tape fast-forward and/or rewind mechanism for performing a tape fast-forwarding operation and/or a tape rewinding operation in a state where the tape loading mechanism is set to the half loading state. The magnetic tape moves under guidance of the tape guide members during fast-forward and rewind modes of the recording and/or reproducing apparatus.