RCA VR651HF manual Audio Set-Up Features, Tape Playback, Reception, To Display the Audio Menu

VCR Features

AUDIO

1 Reception: STEREO

2 Tape Playback: HI-FI

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Audio Set-Up Features

Your VCR’s audio setup features affect both tape playback and recordings. The features in this section are accessed through the AUDIO menu.

To Display the Audio Menu:

1.Press the MENU button to bring up the VCR MAIN MENU.

2.Press 7 to choose AUDIO.

With the AUDIO menu displayed, you are ready to select an item from the menu to set up.

Reception

Some TV programs are broadcast with stereo audio or a Second Audio Program (SAP) which offers a second language. The Reception feature lets you select the type of audio you want to record. Press 1 repeatedly to switch between Reception: STEREO, MONO, or SAP.

•STEREO– used for normal or stereo broadcast TV recording. The HI-FI indicator lights on the VCR front panel when the VCR’s tuned station is broadcasting in stereo.

•MONO– used if the stereo signal is weak or the sound is too noisy.

•SAP– used to hear/record a Second Audio Program instead of the normal audio on both the Hi-Fi and linear tracks.

Tape Playback

The VCR records the same audio on both the Hi-Fi stereo and linear tracks on the tape. Hi-Fi sound is recorded on separate left and right stereo channels. Monaural sound is recorded on the linear track. In the AUDIO menu, press the 2 button repeatedly to switch between Tape Playback: Hi-Fi, LINEAR, and MIX.

To enjoy Hi-Fi sound, connect your VCR to a stereo television or amplifier/ receiver using the audio jacks. The Tape Playback feature lets you select which audio you play back.

•Hi-Fi– use to play back sound recorded on the Hi-Fi tracks and for normal use.

•LINEAR– use to play back the sound recorded on the linear monaural track, such as a Second Audio Program, or a dubbed voice-over.

•MIX– used to play back the sound recorded on both the linear track and the Hi-Fi track, sound-on-sound. The Hi-Fi indicator lights when MIX is active.

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