Recording
Using Audio and Video Functions
The audio and video function menus allow you to set things such as listening to the stereo track of your recording, or setting the tape length to have the remaining time display function work properly. The VCR will display the functions and settings on your TV screen. The first section describes the functions, the next section tells you how to adjust the functions.
Audio functions audio monitor normal record
Video functions |
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tape (length) | repeat playback |
PerfecTape Select | PerfecTape¨ |
counter zero stop | Search to blank |
Descriptions of Audio Functions
Audio monitor (Listen to:)
This allows you to listen to the various audio tracks that your VCR is capable of recording.
¥Choose Stereo to listen to both stereo channels.
¥Choose L to listen to the left channel of a stereo track.
¥Choose R to listen to the right channel of a stereo track.
¥Mono track is lower in quality than the others. The audio monitor is automatically set to Mono if you are watching a tape that was not recorded in VHS
IMPORTANT
Surround Sound systems: If you have your VCR connected to a surround sound system, set the audio monitor to Stereo. Surround sound requires both left and right channels to create the rear channel effects.
While the VCR is not playing a tape, you will see the following displays on the TV screen for 3 seconds when you change the channel or press DISPLAY.
If you change the channel to: | Display |
stereo broadcast | Stereo |
SAP broadcast | SAP |
stereo and SAP | Stereo+SAP |
While the VCR is playing a tape, you will see the following displays on the TV screen for 4 seconds when you press DISPLAY.
The audio monitor you listen to | Display |
Stereo | Audio Stereo |
L | Audio L |
R | Audio R |
Mono | Audio Mono |
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