JVC HR-DD857MS specifications 20EN, RECORDINGcont, Receiving Stereo And Bilingual Programmes

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Receiving Stereo And Bilingual Programmes

Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) as well, making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.

When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds.

Type of Broadcast		On-screen Display
Being Received
A2	Stereo	ST
A2	Bilingual	BIL
Regular Monaural		(none)
NICAM Stereo		ST NICAM
NICAM Bilingual		BIL NICAM
NICAM Monaural		NICAM

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●To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until "" and

"" appear on the front display panel or "HIFI L R" appears on the screen.

●To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until "" or "" appears on the front display panel, or "HIFI L " or "HIFI R" appears on the screen (as required).

●To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until "NORM" appears on the front display panel or on the screen.

NOTE:

"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays will not appear (☞ pg. 8).

To Record Stereo And

Bilingual Programmes (A2)

●Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on the Hi-Fi audio track (with the normal audio track recording mixed L and R channel sound).

●Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual on the Hi-Fi audio track. The main soundtrack will be recorded on the normal audio track.

To Record NICAM Stereo And

Bilingual Programmes

The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi audio track, and the Standard audio programme on the normal audio track.

NOTES:

●If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.

●Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection" (☞ pg. 15).