Hitachi VT-F494A Owner's Manual page 67

Advanced Operations (Stereo System)
setting gives you reasonable quality and a longer tape program.
Press AVX on the remote control to turn the LINE (L1) 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.
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