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RECORDING/PLAYBACK ON VHS DECK (cont.)

 

 

Receiving Stereo and Bilingual

 

 

Programmes

 

 

 

Your recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound decoder

 

 

(NICAM) 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 Being

On-screen Display

 

 

Received

 

 

 

 

?

Regular Monaural

(none)

 

NICAM Stereo

ST NICAM

 

 

 

 

NICAM Bilingual

BIL. NICAM

 

 

NICAM Monaural

NICAM

● To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until “HIFI L j h R” appears on the TV screen.

● To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until “HIFI L j” or “HIFI h R” appears on the TV screen (as required).

● To listen to the standard (Regular Monaural) audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until “NORM” appears on the TV screen.

NOTE:

“O.S.D.” must be set to “ON” or the on-screen displays will not appear ( pg. 82).

To Record NICAM Stereo and BilingualProgrammes

The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi audio track, and the standard audio programme will be recorded 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” on page 41.